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post #21 of 30
8/14/05 at 9:10pm
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Originally Posted by Gold Beater
No kidding... Where is it located on the 9100?
Just below the screen, little hole is the microphone...funny when I think you guys did not find it :P
It's right in the moddle but it just does not say what it is and I found it so practical!

I will send u a screenshot if you'd like to.
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post #22 of 30
8/14/05 at 9:37pm
Thread Starter 
That'sa sensible location.
Too bad they did away with it.
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post #23 of 30
8/16/05 at 11:56pm
I have a 9200 also and only just realized a few weeks ago that there was no microphone. Even dug into the manual to be sure I wasn't just missing it somehwere. I am very interested in any details and photos you have of the mod when you are done. I build compouters but I am always nervous about opening up one of these while in warranty. I cannot understand why Dell woudl drop this fetaure, especially with VoIP and other technologies becoming more common place.
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post #24 of 30
8/17/05 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by Gold Beater
The XPS should've had it's own forum to begin with, just like I friggin said! It was obviously geared towards kids who want a serious gaming laptop
The counterproductive thing is, the people who you alienate with statements like this are the people who may have otherwise responded.

I used to read the forum several times a day, but I've just moved to Brazil and I won't have regular connectivity for a while. Of all the new threads since I last checked the forum a few days ago, yours was one of the few that I opened. While I'm still interested in the origianl content because I was just lamenting the absence of a built-in mic on my XPS the other day, some of your posts have sort of spoiled my desire to get involved. (But not completely, because I understand your frustration.)

I'm definitly the "XPS Type": I love games, I want the best performance I can get without getting ripped off in the process, and I don't care what anyone thinks regarding the way my laptop looks. (And that goes both ways. I don't care if kids think it looks cool, and I don't care if a suit thinks it looks silly.)

As for your project, you might want to look into a noise-canceling mic as well. I use a headset with one and it makes a huge differece. (People can't hear the air conditioner in the background when I talk to them.)

-Doc
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post #25 of 30
8/17/05 at 2:58pm
Thread Starter 
I went into Radio Shack looking for mic elements, and they had zip! (-They used to be cool! )
Now it looks like ifI want a decent mic I may have to "harvest" it from something like a headset as you describe.
It'll be a while before I wanna chomp into my laptop again. At least by then this thread will be buried. Congratulations on being a mature XPS owner. I guess this is gonna keep on keepin' on, huh?
I stand by what I said regarding the intended market for the XPS, as well as my belief that the XPS should've had it's own section, and the 9x00s should have shared a seperate section.
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post #26 of 30
8/17/05 at 3:12pm
I always found that Raido Shack carries what I need, but will nearly ALWAYS be out of it when I need it. I kid you not; that really seems to be a pattern with me. Bastards.

It would be pricy to cut into a headset and find out the mic won't fit into the laptop chassis.

Don't worry about stepping in a bit of crap; it'll scrape off.

-Doc
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post #27 of 30
9/1/06 at 1:33am
I've been searching the threads for just this. I have an i9300 and want to integrate a mic into. I'm up for the challenge to pull the board and and solder. One thing though, I want the internal mic to kick off when I insert an external one. I guess this is called opening the circuit to the internal mic? Obviously you can tell I don't know enough about circuits and such.

Gold Beater, do you have a wiring diagram of some sorts that was going to allow such a thing or anyone else?

I just modded the 9400 synaptics touchpad into my 9300 and now I'm mod happy!

Thanks
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post #28 of 30
9/1/06 at 1:50am
Well, I've been trying for a while to get into that little black box on the underside of my laptop which houses the mic in/hphone out (due to a broken laptop jack) and it seems damn near impossible. But if you can, this mod could be a snap. I would recommend setting the mic unit itself as far from the fans as possible. The low-frequency hum can be dealt with using a hardware crossover on the leads of the mic unit to cut the lows, but it would only probably cause a boxiness to the mic's sound. Using the mic from another laptop would make the most sense, or even finding a usb-powered mic and stripping the guts and laying it into the laptop might even be better as long as there isn't too much headwork and a simple internal usb connection is available. Anyone? I've got my mic setup tied into something a little more "external" so I'm set but this would be a nice mod for the road for stuff like, as the original poster stated, recording silly stuff to add to emails.

<shrug>
Seems worthy of a nod,

-sqrl
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post #29 of 30
9/1/06 at 2:06am
Thanks for your ideas. Yea, I think I may try to install the mic on the LCD bezel near the top next to the latch possibly. I just need to figure out how to wire it so when I do ever use an external mic this new internal one woud turn off.
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post #30 of 30
9/1/06 at 2:37am
well definately keep us posted and definately get some construction pics in, I might just try this one while I AS5 my 6800. Long overdue.

that and a pinmod...
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