Recent content by EchoTango

I been powering up the monitor first and it seems to work. Seems the Intel audio software is not a smart as it should be. Thanks to all who helped out !

I think I may have cracked this.... I'm now thinking this has something to do with conflicting sleep modes for the PC and the monitor. Typically, monitors go to sleep when the PC does. For some reason I think this monitor is going to sleep before the PC and the sound software is detecting a "no...

Thanks again Fireberd : I think the mixer is part of the Intel sound software as I can re-boot and get the mixer back without RealTek. I have a speaker cable currently hooked up but it makes no difference as I think the error is a generic one that Windows displays. I'm trying to minimize all...

Spoke to soon....woke up the PC and the sound is not working......again. Since the RealTek driver is now gone this confirms the Intel software did not load. The sound mixer is gone but the device list the "High Definition Audio Device" shows as working properly. The HSG1074 Audio Display is...

Thanks again.... I've deleted the RealTek driver so it can't load on start-up and I know how to restore it if I need to. So far so good, as I've booted up the PC three times now and no red "X" on the speaker icon. If this does fix the issue, it looks like RealTek and Intel don't play well...

Ah...another piece falls into place. Yes indeed, I am using a Hanspree monitor/TV and so that's what that means ! Should I de-install the Realtek as I'm not using the regular sound ports ?

Thanks for responding Fireberd... This sound is on-board and not a discrete card. I seem to have two audio pieces of software, Realtek and Intel which I believe is running through a "soft" device called HSG1074. I think HSG1074 controls which port the sound plays through and I think its getting...

More info... Under the "Sound" tab in the Mixer and under Playback, HSG1074 has a green check and is noted as the Default Device. Under this icon is the Speakers - Realtek High Definition Audio which is showing not plugged in.

Help please ! Monitor with built-in speakers is connected over an HDMI cable and so the speakers cannot be actually disconnected. Strangely, the sound feature comes or goes by either a reawakening or a reboot. Speaker icon has a red X indication when it has failed and none of the Windows sounds...