About To Smash My Computer

[Crazy Buddhist]

no promises but you could try this:

Check you have the right Realtek version. I've encountered problems with that crapo on Asus before and you have to have the right one. Best off using the original driver disk from the board (you have it?) as below:

1) Deinstall Realtek drivers and realtek software
2) after you de-install the drivers go into control panel --> add/remove hardware --> Uninstall/Unplug a device --> Uninstall A device --> Check "Show Hidden Devices" --> See if anything realtek is left on there and if so remove it.

3) Shut down the PC

4) Reboot & check onboard sound enabled in BIOS

5) Re-install ALL the motherboard drivers in their normal order.

If that doesn't work try again and clear the CMOS between shutdown and reboot.

Driverguide.com is excellent for finding drivers. Often easier than the manufacturers site. O/W if you havent got the disk someone on here could send you the iso if they have the same mobo.

[Xpirate]

You're not alone with your Asus problems. It took me a long time to finally figure out which bios upgrade to do that would resolve this nasty keyboard issue that I had.

My friend had a sound driver issue with his Asus board that we were never able to fix. We finally just got new sound card and disabled the flaky on-board sound.

[AJ@PR]

Wich board is it?

Asus P5W DH.

Sorry for the late reply.
Was out washin' the cars... (aka, Stress Relief Therapy)

[slytherock]

I don't have the courage to go further in my exploration.
Here's what I found:
Asus P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[Scotty]

Yea Asus need to sort out their site they have needed too for the past i don't know how many years.
Sometimes i can find things easily other times they just don't exist i sware.

[Eclecticos]

I dunno if this will help or not, but I had to download audio drivers from a similar model mobo off the asus website to get mine working.
I have the P5N32-SLI D . .I had to download the P5NSLI-P audio drivers to get my sound working.

[AJ@PR]

I don't have the courage to go further in my exploration.
Here's what I found:
Asus P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

Gonna check that out. Thanks.

Yea Asus need to sort out their site they have needed too for the past i don't know how many years.
Sometimes i can find things easily other times they just don't exist i sware.

Yeah... Sly's supplied website is really good.

I dunno if this will help or not, but I had to download audio drivers from a similar model mobo off the asus website to get mine working.
I have the P5N32-SLI D . .I had to download the P5NSLI-P audio drivers to get my sound working.

Hmm... what the hell. Anything's possible.

IDEA:::
Could static have destroyed the audio chips/board?

The difference I've done to my computer has been physical-wise.
Up until yesterday, everything was working, but because of PSU troubles weeks ago, she had her case opened up. One PSU installed... the second PSU on the side... cables running in/out.

Audio and everything worked fine.
So I installed the second PSU into the case, wired that up.... tidied up the cables inside the case a bit (so I can say I have "something" of 'Cable Management'), finished building her... and off.

First boot-up after build, no sound.
So, unless I'm missing something very basic... wtf?

Maybe static?


Bah, in any event... it could be worse.

[Crazy Buddhist]

Maybe static?

Quite possibly .. but there is also the fact that onboard Realtek stuff is always made of some kind of gooey poo from what I can tell and their software made from something worse ... I have almost always ended up just turning it off and putting in an alternative soundcard, because ...

... even when you (finally) get it going the Realtek SoundRack (???) software is crapo ... keeps saying you have unplugged a jack when you haven't and cutting yr tunes halfway through a song

"down with Realtek"

Matthew

[AJ@PR]

... even when you (finally) get it going the Realtek SoundRack (???) software is crapo ... keeps saying you have unplugged a jack when you haven't and cutting yr tunes halfway through a song

LMAO!

Curious... I found the pop-up of the software when you unplugged/plugged something useful... but then again, I only used it once or twice. BUT, once I tried to connect my Logitech Z5500 system, all three cables... Uuuufffff....
:p She went crazy with the plug/un pop-ups.
LoL
I just left my plain Creative stereo system for the computer.
The Z5500 for Halo/xBox.

I didn't know they where that bad.
When this mother board arrived for this new rig, I hadn't had a new computer in years... so I was all happy and giddly to have all those 6 jacks, and the optical port.

Didn't know RealTek had big issues.
Everything has worked fine up until now.

Darn it.
I turned it OFF in the BIOS... boot... reboot... ON in the BIOS... boot... reboot... nothing. =\

I have a "USB-plug-metallic-round-puck-thing-that-has-3-jacks-for-music" thing that might help in the mean time.
If the onboard RealTek is busted, any recommendations?

[Eclecticos]

Buy a sound card. . and Slip it in a PCI Slot.

Here is a cheap 7.1 Audigy SE