I recently upgraded my PC (Foxconn motherboard) to Windows 8 and downloaded what I understand to be the latest Realtek high definition audio driver ie 6.0.1.6662. The driver happily installed but at the moment is a bit reluctant to make an appearance among devices listed in the Device Manager. That's the status quo right now. No matter what I try (uninstalling, re-installing, uninstalling the four instances of Microsoft HD audio device listed), the Realtek driver does not get a mention and I don't have to tell you that my external speakers are deathly silent! USB headphones work fine though.
Just to make things interesting, yesterday (please don't ask me how, as far as I know I'm doing the same things now as I did then!), the driver would intermittently be recognised as a device and the external speakers would spring to life. But.....whenever I rebooted my PC, the Realtek device would disappear again and the speakers would be dead. It was almost as though the Microsoft audio devices were elbowing the Realtek driver out of the way when the PC was rebooted. Strange.
Has anybody else had a similar experience or can anybody suggest a solution.
Thanks.
Just to make things interesting, yesterday (please don't ask me how, as far as I know I'm doing the same things now as I did then!), the driver would intermittently be recognised as a device and the external speakers would spring to life. But.....whenever I rebooted my PC, the Realtek device would disappear again and the speakers would be dead. It was almost as though the Microsoft audio devices were elbowing the Realtek driver out of the way when the PC was rebooted. Strange.
Has anybody else had a similar experience or can anybody suggest a solution.
Thanks.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- CPU
- Intel
- Motherboard
- Foxconn
- Graphics Card(s)
- GE Force