Please help me. I'm very frustrated with my situation and I would like for people to read thoroughly before helping me.
Yesterday, I finally received my Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB DDR5 OC Edition graphics card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168.... About two weeks ago I built a new computer, but I postponed the graphics card because I was still deciding which one to get. My last graphics card was just an Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics. I uninstalled the drivers from that.
I was very excited, and decided to put that monster into my motherboard. After about 20 minutes, the graphics card was installed, but I soon found out that I had encountered another problem:
I didn't have sound anymore!
The first thing I did was to snoop around the forums seeking for answers. The first thing I found was that when most people install their video card, the computer changes the default audio from the sound card to the graphic card, and said that you should enable it. So I restarted my computer, and checked my BIOS, and this is what I see:
The options:
Then, I went to Integrated Peripherals and found this:
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It seems like it's already enabled.
If it helps, I also found the integrated graphics:
I went poking around forums again, and found a a few answers that were pretty similar to each other.
Before, I go on, I should probably give you my computer specs:
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz 40% Oc
GPU
Radeon HD 7850 Sapphire OC Edition
RAM
12GB DDR3 1600MHz (Some is Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz, and the other 4GB is taken from my old computer made from Samsung (1333Mhz)
OS
Win 7 64
HDD
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
Monitor
Acer AL2216W 22inch
1680 x 1050
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G41
PSU
Topower TOP-1000WG 1000W
The sound card is an onboard soundcard, and it's called "Realtek High Definition Audio" according to Device Manager.
Now, let's continue with the problem I have. Here are some more screenshots:
Device manager:
I've disabled the High Definition Audio Device thing, which is made by Microsoft. I've already uninstalled AMD's HDMI audio thing from Catalyst.
Realtek HD Audio Manager:
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(No audio devices on the list)
I went poking around the forums AGAIN, and I found out that some people were able to resolve their problem by selecting "Disable front jack detection". When I did this, it appeared that an audio device was plugged in. I tested for sound, and I heard absolutely nothing. Even when I unplugged my speakers, it said that I had a device plugged in. Speaking of which, my speakers have absolutely no problem. They were working perfectly fine the day before I got my GPU, and I tested it on another computer.
Finally, I went to Sound manager via Windows, and here's what I found:
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I've re-downloaded the Realtek drivers over and over again, and I'm still unable to get any sound. In Device Manager, it reads that the Realtek High Definition Audio is working.
Also, I'm sure this isn't true, but maybe the integrated graphics have something to do with the Realtek High Definition Audio. I'm thinking right now that maybe I should completely uninstall the graphics card, both on the computer and physically, then re-install it.
Please help me. I will provide any images if it helps to solve this problem. I've posted a thread on forums a little bit back, and I haven't gotten a good answer.