Specs:
Intel 4670k
MSI z87-g45
Gigabyte GTX 770 OC
Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Seagate 1TB barracuda
Corsair h100i
EVGA 750w semi modular PSU
Cooler Master Storm Troopper Case
Crucial Ballistix XT 8GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Problem:
All drivers installed and on-board HD audio is Realtek ALC1150, when booting to desktop, volume icon in system try shows Red 'X' icon, Hovering over that says 'The Audio Service is not running.' if i click that it attempts to 'fix the problem' and the X goes away, i can then view all my HD audio ports in my Realtek HD Audio Manager, if i attempt to play ANY sound (Pandora, system sounds, audio manager tests, anything) the audio manager will say 'reloading audio devices', the screen goes blank, and i get the red x again, I have installed the newest drivers from MSI, i have downgraded drivers, i have gone from bios 1.5 to 1.6 to an experimental build 1.71b (which, incidentally has lengthened my boot time by about 100%). I am hoping i done have to RMA this board but i am at my whits end, i am competent with Computers, i have a A.S. in Computer Science, technical certificates in Software engineering, and i work as a database admin, but with all my google-foo, i can't seem to come up with a fix, If any of you guys have a suggestion, fix, or point me in the direction of something that gets this working, i would be in your debt. Thanks in advance.
Intel 4670k
MSI z87-g45
Gigabyte GTX 770 OC
Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Seagate 1TB barracuda
Corsair h100i
EVGA 750w semi modular PSU
Cooler Master Storm Troopper Case
Crucial Ballistix XT 8GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Problem:
All drivers installed and on-board HD audio is Realtek ALC1150, when booting to desktop, volume icon in system try shows Red 'X' icon, Hovering over that says 'The Audio Service is not running.' if i click that it attempts to 'fix the problem' and the X goes away, i can then view all my HD audio ports in my Realtek HD Audio Manager, if i attempt to play ANY sound (Pandora, system sounds, audio manager tests, anything) the audio manager will say 'reloading audio devices', the screen goes blank, and i get the red x again, I have installed the newest drivers from MSI, i have downgraded drivers, i have gone from bios 1.5 to 1.6 to an experimental build 1.71b (which, incidentally has lengthened my boot time by about 100%). I am hoping i done have to RMA this board but i am at my whits end, i am competent with Computers, i have a A.S. in Computer Science, technical certificates in Software engineering, and i work as a database admin, but with all my google-foo, i can't seem to come up with a fix, If any of you guys have a suggestion, fix, or point me in the direction of something that gets this working, i would be in your debt. Thanks in advance.