Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version

[Techymike]

I have always found it best that even if there is a newer version out, if the one you have works and you are happy with it then don't change it. Always read the data file that describes what has been updated so you can see if you want it or not. Please always do a restore before installing a new driver. It is a good practice and will be a headache saver for sure at some point.

 

[Brink]

New Realtek HD Audio 2.19 driver version release 3/18/2009. See first post for more details.

Shawn

 

[Martee]

Hi Everyone,

I just wonder, is it possible to install Realtek goodies on my other machine the M6850FX? Looks like I have SigmaTel driver over there. There is lack of any audio manager. Or maybe, I'm missing something.

Frankly, I can't understand why one machine has Realtek HD Audio Manager and
the other hasn't. Could you explain this? Thank you so much in advance.

 

[Brink]

Hello Martee,

It depends on what brand audio chip your motherboard manufacturer decided to use on the motherboard.

You can get the latest drivers for the computer in your specs below though.

Gateway Support Drivers & Downloads

 

[Martee]

Hello Brink,

Thank you Brink for fast replay to my question. I'm really glad.

Looks like PM965 chipset from Intel, but I can't find any information
about audio, so probably my only choice is the SigmaTel driver. I guess,
that I have got the newest audio driver because it was updated via
Windows update, but still there is no way to adjust audio, just Windows
default settings, only. I will have to live with it.
Thanks once more.

Cheers...

 

[Brink]

Well, for your Gateway P-7811FX Laptop, it shows this as the audio driver to use.

Conexant Audio Driver Version: 4.57.0.50

 

[Martee]

Hello Brink,


Thank you so much for the Conexant driver. It looks like the newest one from
the current driver I have in lappy. I will try to install it little later.

By the way, I want to thank you for the tutorial...how to make the Vista bootable
flash drive. I just finished it and will try to check if it is working. Also I made the
folder with drivers and applications. The stick is 8GB gib so there is plenty of space, there.

Will let you know in a moment is it working or not. If not, that's my fault for sure.

Once more thanks a lot.

 

[Martee]

Yeeeeeeaaaaaah...it's working,D:D

it's working,D:D

it's working, yeah, thank you, thank you..D:D

:D :D


I forgot to thank you....Rep +

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Martee. I'm happy to hear that it is working now.

 

[meltlet]

Hi everyone,

I just reinstalled my Realtek HD Driver (I mean, I just updated it) and for some reason the levels make no sense anymore (this actually happened the last time I updated, I'm not sure if it was the same version or not because I update from the Toshiba site). Anyway, my speakers are really loud despite being on a low level (16). Of course I can just lower the volume of the programs I use, but that's just a pain. I did actually fix it last time but I can't for the life of me figure out what it was that I did. Also the sound is distorting, despite being on a low level, if that makes sense. I have it right down so it's a "listenable" volume...but still it distorts as though it were very loud.

The version I updated to (according to my device manager) is 6.0.1.5406 (geez was that from 2007??). Guess all I did was reinstall...

Anyway, I'm on a Toshiba laptop satellite A200 with Vista Home Basic. Any help would be greatly appreciated! (I also apologise if this problem has been stated by someone else, I really did scour Google along with a good chunk of this thread).

 

[Brink]

Hello Meltlet, and welcome to Vista Forums.

The first time you install the new driver and restart, it will only uninstall the old one. You will have to install it a second time and restart to then actually install the new driver afterwards. Install it one more time, then check Device Manager for the version number after the restart to verify that it is 6.0.1.5809.


Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Techymike]

Hopefully you did a restore save before attempting this. If you did and can't get it to work then the restore option may work for setting everything back to what it was. Anyhow I am sure with all the smart and experienced people here that you will be able to get your system working again.

 

[meltlet]

Brink, I removed the old driver (using the installer), restarted, then installed the new one (using the installer) and then restarted my system again. Or at least I think I installed it...was I meant to run the installer yet again?

Techymike, for some reason Vista refuses to acknowledge any restore points I create. Luckily I can just roll back the driver eh (Although the whole point of reinstalling was to fix what it was doing before...which was stuttering every time I loaded something, which it hadn't done before).

 

[Brink]

Meltlet,

Only two times total. I would double check in Device Manager to see if you have the right driver version number to be sure though.

 

[Techymike]

Take a look at this information and read it before doing anything. This has helped some people with the restore problem and may be a solution for you. How to Fix System Restore

 

[meltlet]

Oh, sorry. According to Device Manager it is 6.0.1.5406. Perhaps the Toshiba site didn't have the latest one up there? (In fact I'm starting to wonder if this is the factory setting one...I did get this laptop in 2007 after all...)

Ah thanks Techymike, I'll give that a go (although perhaps the reason System Restore doesn't work for me is something to do with the fact that I never have enough space :P)

 

[Brink]

You might try the driver from Realtek to see if it works better for you instead.

 

[bapsbps]

In Windows Vista OS all most all the drivers are embeded in the opearting systems so you may not need the driver.

 

[meltlet]

Success :D Downloaded the newest one (which, in retrospect, I used to download from that realtek site...) and all is back to normal :D (Maybe that's how I fixed it last time xD)

Thanks Brink ^_^;;

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Meltlet.