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JohnC wrote:Did you try using it without Realtek's drivers? With whatever default drivers that Win7 uses?
ChAoZ wrote:It might be a long shot, but I have seen IRQ conflicts cause similar problems. It seemed more common in older OS's and I have never seen Win7 have a problem like that, but I do have an older PC with XP that I have to tell the OS what IRQ setting to use. It might be at least one more thing to rule out.
druidcent wrote:JohnC wrote:Did you try using it without Realtek's drivers? With whatever default drivers that Win7 uses?
Yep.. in that case, the squeal/whine goes away, but I don't have any sound..
JohnC wrote:druidcent wrote:JohnC wrote:Did you try using it without Realtek's drivers? With whatever default drivers that Win7 uses?
Yep.. in that case, the squeal/whine goes away, but I don't have any sound..
No sound at all? That's... weird. I have same codec on my Asus mobo (it's different model), before I disabled it (I have dedicated sound card now) I had no issues with it using the "stock" drivers (whatever Windows 7 installed by default)... Didn't have to play with any IRQ's or anything like this Have you installed latest Intel Chipset drivers?
DPete27 wrote:...RMA
druidcent wrote::( That is what I was hoping to avoid.. How long do RMA's take? I wonder if I can talk them into giving me a Xonar instead... that's got to be cheaper than RMA'ing the device right?
druidcent wrote:With Windows 8, the audio was fine, but on Win7 I can't get the stupid thing to work... I'm at a loss of what to do other than wiping and reinstalling, but since this was a fresh build, with a clean install, I'm loathe to do that.
ludi wrote:druidcent wrote::( That is what I was hoping to avoid.. How long do RMA's take? I wonder if I can talk them into giving me a Xonar instead... that's got to be cheaper than RMA'ing the device right?
Not if the seller submits the RMA'd hardware back to the vendor for a refund.
Did you reconfigure the hardware at all in between the working Win8 install and the non-working Win7 install? A shorted pin could also do something like this. If you're using a front-panel audio port, check that for problems, too.
druidcent wrote:Yeah.. after I got the base configuration WiFi working, I added the HDD, and connected a couple case fans. I can't remember if I did anything else, but I may have swapped some USB connectors around to clean up the cables. Any suggestions on how to check the front-panel audio port for problems? All the pins looked fine, and the header attached cleanly (I didn't force anything to connect).
ludi wrote:druidcent wrote:Yeah.. after I got the base configuration WiFi working, I added the HDD, and connected a couple case fans. I can't remember if I did anything else, but I may have swapped some USB connectors around to clean up the cables. Any suggestions on how to check the front-panel audio port for problems? All the pins looked fine, and the header attached cleanly (I didn't force anything to connect).
First, do the easy check: see if a vendor-supplied software audio control, and the Win7 default controls, are working at cross-purposes.
Second, pull all of the front-panel headers (including USB, eSata, etc.) and look for bent or broken pins, then with everything still disconnected, try getting audio from the rear audio jack.
druidcent wrote:The second check sounds easier I've tried the Win7 default driver, the Realtek driver, and both the Asus driver on the CD and the update from their website, all produce the same results.