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{{NOTE|Lots of ThinkPads have '''AC'97''' or '''HD Audio''' controllers. Those controllers are paired with a simple codec chip which are listed below.<br>* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC%2797 Wikipedia article on AC'97]<br>* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_High_Definition_Audio Wikipedia article on HD Audio]}}
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|{{NOTE|All ThinkPads manufactured since the year 2000, have '''AC'97''' or more recently '''HD Audio''' controllers. Those controllers are paired with a simple codec chip which are listed below.<br>If you have Audio problems with such a ThinkPad they are most likely due to problems with the codec support, not the AC'97 or HD Audio controller itself.<br>* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC%2797 Wikipedia article on AC'97]<br>* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_High_Definition_Audio Wikipedia article on HD Audio]}}
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Revision as of 14:42, 3 March 2010

NOTE!
All ThinkPads manufactured since the year 2000, have AC'97 or more recently HD Audio controllers. Those controllers are paired with a simple codec chip which are listed below.
If you have Audio problems with such a ThinkPad they are most likely due to problems with the codec support, not the AC'97 or HD Audio controller itself.
* Wikipedia article on AC'97
* Wikipedia article on HD Audio

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