Let's try this. it's new, never worked. Warranty issue.
For a while, I haven't been able to get my built-in microphone to work. I've checked for updates and the driver is up to date. I've even uninstalled and reinstalled the driver multiple times with no avail. Any other ideas that might help me?

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