Recently, when I try to open the realtek hd sound manager, a warning pops up claiming that the version installed on my computer is designed for windows vista only. The strange thing is that I have used the sound manager without any problems in the past... Anyway, I try to install a windows 8 realtek hd driver, but it does nothing and says my driver is up to date. I also tried to completely remove realtek from my computer and then reinstall it completely, but when I run the Realtek Hd setup, at the end, an error pops up and says "Realtek Hd audio driver failure." I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of, and I have googled the subject with not much luck. Please, I'm in need of a miracle.
Realtek HD Sound Manager Broken
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photonboy
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Please provide a little more detail.
Did you have a laptop, then manually installed Windows 8?
You can also try obtaining the drivers from the Realtek website. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
You probably follow the High Definition Codec link, then for 64-bit the file size is 7992K, file is R2.71.
Did you have a laptop, then manually installed Windows 8?
You can also try obtaining the drivers from the Realtek website. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
You probably follow the High Definition Codec link, then for 64-bit the file size is 7992K, file is R2.71.
photonboy
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What's "obvious" to you may not be to others. Not sure you realize but that came off a little rude.
Anyway, I built my own PC with a Z77 motherboard, Windows 8 64-bit, as well and probably the same or similar Realtek chip (though I bought a sound card later). I used the Realtek drivers originally from the motherboard support site, AND the more recent ones from the above Realtek link with no problems.
Not sure what else to tell you except may try to manually do it this way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqtwt_NiqAM
photonboy
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Putting aside our negative comments, can you clarify you did the following:
1. Installed Windows 8 64-bit
2. Installed latest motherboard BIOS
3. CPU and RAM to default settings (for Intel, use XMP).
4. Run MEMTEST and Prime95 (#3 and #4 are to ensure no coding issues with unstable memory)
5. Main Chipset driver installed from motherboard support site, for Windows 8 64-bit
6. Realtek HD audio software installed FROM MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT SITE, for Windows 8 64-bit
7. Realtek HD codec from realtek.tw also tried
*If all the above still fails, I suggest:
1. Reinstall Windows (#1 to #5)
2. Test the audio WITHOUT installing the new codec (not sure if default audio codecs would work.. maybe).
3. Try the software package from the Realtek site first.
I've seen reinstallations of Windows fix the problem of a corrupted driver install that couldn't be properly removed.
I doubt it's damaged hardware, likely a corrupted driver as I stated, but if you finally get fed up and reinstalling Windows doesn't help then I suggest a dedicated audio card.
a) disable onboard audio in BIOS
b) shut off PC and physically install card, connect audio cable
c) Install audio software package for card
Even the $30 Asus Xonar DGX would likely be better than the latest Realtek chip:
http://techreport.com/review/23358/asus-budget-xonar-dgx-and-dsx-sound-cards-reviewed
*QUOTE from above link:
"Although it fared better than any other integrated audio implementation we've tested, the Realtek codec was clearly inferior to the DGX and DSX overall... "
(Of course, you still need half decent speakers/headphones or the quality difference might be hard to spot. I love my M-Audio AV40 stereo speakers and noticed a HUGE difference between my Auzentech X-Fi Forte. The realtek solution was actually painful to listen to after two years of my dedicated sound card (was troubleshooting).
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132052
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