How do I re-enable internal Realtek speakers?

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jamaud

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I lost sound to my pc a while back. Finally had time to sort it out. It was showing realteck speakers not plugged in - they are within the pc, so I tried unplugging things and rebooting to no effect. I then tried disabling and restarting, only problem is I can't work out how to enable them. The files are there, but when I go into control panel sound and manage audio devices it says there aren't any. Even right clicking to show disabled devices doesn't help. Ideas anyone?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
I'm using Windows Vista home premium. Do you need to know anything else?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
Yes. We need to know what hardware you are using - see my specs at the foot of this post for the type of information required.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
I've entered it on the main thingy and hopefully it should show now
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
I take it that we are talking about an Advent system, possibly a laptop/notebook. What is the model number (look for a sticker attached to your system)?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
IT is a standalone desktop PC. Advent are down as the manufacturer on the system information. There is a sticker at the side saying CyberLink Power2Go5 if that is any help.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
I am having onboard speaker problems too. Since I got my Toshiba A205-S6808 back from the Toshiba repair hub my right speaker doesn't' work. I have checked for updates but my updater says everything is current. I thought if I re-installed the realtek High Definition Audio driver it might help. Unfortunately I haven't had any success (my device manager says it is up to date and working)...wrong. Maybe this one will be an easy one for someone. I hope to hear soon. Thanks! Wendy
BTW:Using Vista HP, with dolby sound room, laptop
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA SATELLITE A205-S6808
    CPU
    intel Centrino
    Sound Card
    Dolby Sound Room
    Internet Speed
    roadrunner broadband
jamaud said:
I lost sound to my pc a while back. Finally had time to sort it out. It was showing realteck speakers not plugged in - they are within the pc, so I tried unplugging things and rebooting to no effect. I then tried disabling and restarting, only problem is I can't work out how to enable them. The files are there, but when I go into control panel sound and manage audio devices it says there aren't any. Even right clicking to show disabled devices doesn't help. Ideas anyone?
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pc's dont have internal speakers unless they are laptops, desktop pc's dont have internal speakers, try some headphones in the audio jack at the back of the PC and see if you have sound from there, or get some speakers off a friend to try out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
I mean the whole kit and caboodle when I say pc. They I believe are in the screen/VDU/monitor or whatever you call it (you'll have gathered by now I'm not technical). If they are not, I don't know where the sound came out before - they used to work. I have already tried plugging in external speakers and nothing happens.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
Yay, after much clicking I managed to sort it. I now have sound. we updated the drivers and still no sound, then following the link from help (I typed in soundcard and then followed the link to definition) to the soundcard, I then right clicked and found an option to enable. Voila the speaker showed and I now have sound, albeit through external ones only, but thanks to those who tried. Hope this may help others - I'm giving up with whatever worked before I plugged in the external speakers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
jamaud said:
I mean the whole kit and caboodle when I say pc. They I believe are in the screen/VDU/monitor or whatever you call it (you'll have gathered by now I'm not technical). If they are not, I don't know where the sound came out before - they used to work. I have already tried plugging in external speakers and nothing happens.
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can you take a screenshot of your audio panel? like mine illustrated below, to do this, just type "snipping tool" into the start menu search bar and hit return, and highlight where you want to snip, save as "audio.jpg" and upload to here by clicking quote on me and scroll down to "manage attachments", click on that, browse-- find audio.jpg in pictures and submit reply


disregard all that stuff lol, just read your reply :D
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
MrNeeds said:
jamaud said:
I mean the whole kit and caboodle when I say pc. They I believe are in the screen/VDU/monitor or whatever you call it (you'll have gathered by now I'm not technical). If they are not, I don't know where the sound came out before - they used to work. I have already tried plugging in external speakers and nothing happens.
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can you take a screenshot of your audio panel? like mine illustrated below, to do this, just type "snipping tool" into the start menu search bar and hit return, and highlight where you want to snip, save as "audio.jpg" and upload to here by clicking quote on me and scroll down to "manage attachments", click on that, browse-- find audio.jpg in pictures and submit reply


disregard all that stuff lol, just read your reply :D
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I think I managed that - thanks for giving me step by step instructions. It doesn't seem to have as much on that screen now as it did before I disabled the speakers, but at least I have sound.
 

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My Computer

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    Advent
    CPU
    intel(R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E4500@2020GHz 539MHZ
congrats on solving the problem, but your not alone with your problem, lots of people encounter the same problem everyday, so dont be feeling like a fool, thats what we are here for ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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