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Topic # 112536 11-Dec-2012 22:49
hey there, i recenty put windows 7 on my pc as a dual boot with xp with the ultimate goal to move all my xp files to win 7 . i have been having one issue, that the sound keeps not working- i have re installed the sound drivers twice now, and re downed them from realtek with what looks to be the latest drivers- question is why does it keep happening and how can i get around this??

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Reply # 730943 11-Dec-2012 22:57
Download drivers from the manufacturer, not Realtek, and try again. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 730944 11-Dec-2012 22:59
they were the original divers i tried, from gigabyte- they are the same as the realtek drivers. sound is working now, but as soon as i shut down, same issue will arise

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Reply # 730945 11-Dec-2012 23:00
Firstly - welcome to Geekzone. Secondly - can you post details of your system such as the graphics card make model etc. This sort of info is needed to allow people to help you :-) EDIT: Fixed swiftkey flow retarded autocorrections Chuck Norris has abolished the periodic table of elements. The only element he recognises is the element of surprise!

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Reply # 730951 11-Dec-2012 23:06
thanks buddy, i just used belarc to get this info Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) (build 7600) Install Language: English (United States) System Locale: English (New Zealand) Installed: 2/12/2012 3:47:01 p.m. Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2 Enclosure Type: DesktopProcessor a Main Circuit Board b2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (2 total) Not hyper-threaded Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F3a 05/08/2008Drives Memory Modules c,d640.13 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 177.33 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 ATA Device [Optical drive] ST332062 0AS SCSI Disk Device (320.07 GB) -- drive 1, s/n 9QF8QRPB, SMART Status: Healthy WDC WD32 00AAKS-61L9A SCSI Disk Device (320.07 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAV2H063026, SMART Status: Healthy 4096 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 2048 MB Slot 'A1' has 2048 MB

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Reply # 731023 12-Dec-2012 01:20
I guess your not running anything like HP power assistant ver over 2.0.36 seems to kill the audio if not produces annoying click sounds every 10 seconds.. fix is to roll back the application to older version or just get rid of it but maybe its something similar on your setup other soft you wouldnt expect messing the audio up.. who would think its was HP power control soft.

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Reply # 731151 12-Dec-2012 09:53
When this happens is there an exclamation mark on the driver in device manager?

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Reply # 734024 18-Dec-2012 00:08
update.. hey guys, ive had massive issues with win 7 sound, now im close to resolving most- i have fixed the no sound in games- but that created another problem- now audio in media is dropping out- im fresh out of ideas , help please! Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2 Enclosure Type: Desktop Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F3a 05/08/2008 Realtek High Definition Audio also i i somehow disabled the enhancement tab, so nothing is showing in there, how does one "go back" and have it reappear?

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Reply # 734028 18-Dec-2012 00:43
MaYbe an obvious one but check out under control panel->sound devices. Check which output is active.. I had trouble with this when I switched to 7. There are 2 options..i think its default and active sound device .might explain iT..