Speakers not working, Drivers installed, ...ect

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

list of things: Realtek drivers installed and re-installed, set to default device, plays sound when 'test'ed, went to services.msc and made sure 'windows audio' is restarted and set to automatic, speakers work on friends laptop, I swear to god I plugged it in right (the color coded plugs and ports make it easy). what. the hell. Please help, I have absolutely no idea why these wont work, seems like I've tried everything.

Mobo: Asus VI Hero
Speakers: CyberAcoustics 5402 speakers
OS: Windows 7

any ideas?

M Dangiwa · Mar 21, 2014

Whic system pls?

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

Hi spindoc,
are you getting any sound at all ? , only when you test them? , i gather you are using the onboard audio , what motherboard are you using ?
and are you using a 32bit or 64bit operating system?
just need a little more info to help diagnose your problem.

brarboy · Mar 21, 2014

check out this guide, let me know if it helps you out.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2036994/audio-driver-updated-headphones.html

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

64-bit windows 7, yes onboard audio, and as mentioned: I have a Asus Maximus VI HERO motherboard, Sound only when I test them otherwise nothing

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

do you have nvidia audio enabled aswell , sometimes that is a problem

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

I'm not sure that I have that installed, is that another driver or?

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

yes it is , also you might want to check the playback properties of your speakers and see what volume your speakers are set at

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

How to check playback properties? Though I thought I have checked this and found they weren't on mute, but definitely could be wrong. I will try installing that driver when I get home, could you provide link?

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

right click desktop/personalise/sounds/playback tab/ highlight your speakers go to properties tab then levels tab
nvivda drivers would have been installed when you installed drivers for your graphics card

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

I can re-install my graphics drivers but I think I would have that installed then. I checked, I recognize the menu and know the playback properties arent on mute

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

realtek is your default playback device , your speakers are working ,you have installed realtek drivers, you get audio when you test speakers , do you get audio on startup and shutdown ?

brarboy · Mar 21, 2014

here is some advise worth checking out:
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-101353-5-1-not-working-in-windows-7
Hope that solves your problem

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

Definitely have not tried the 'speaker fill' option. Seems like a very possible solution! thanks, will try!

brarboy · Mar 21, 2014

Spindoc :

keep us posted

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

I do not have the 'Speaker fill' option under enhancements tabs. I have: enviornment, voice cancel, pitch shift, equalizer, swap center/sub speaker, loudness equalization, bass management, room correction, DTS connect.

Also all levels have been turned on,m with exception of microphone

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

turned bass management on and now my sub works

Spindoc · Mar 21, 2014

Problem fixed. dunno what was wrong, fixed it by fiddling. Thank you for all your responses though!

brarboy · Mar 21, 2014

Spindoc :

glad you worked it out, anyway

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