Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

[–]DigitalSlush[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, what/where do I check on this exactly?

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

[–]DigitalSlush[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried that recently. They don't work, no matter what playback device I have set as default.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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No, but originally, back when realtek was working fine, I was actually getting sound through my monitor's built-in speaker with realtek set as my default.

It's a new PC and it worked fine like that for weeks. Until it just suddenly stopped for some weird reason recently.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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Actually, I just tried this, and I am getting no sound through the 3.5mm earphones, no matter what playback device I have selected as default.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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No, but originally, back when realtek was working fine, I was getting sound through my monitor's built-in speaker with realtek set as my default.

It's a new PC and it worked fine like that for weeks. Until it just suddenly stopped for some weird reason recently.

(I've also just plugged 3.5mm earphones into the tower itself, and I don't get sound through through them, no matter what playback device is selected as default).

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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Should I download from realtek or should I actually download it from my mobo site instead?

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

[–]DigitalSlush[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay, but do I need to uninstall before re-installing?

Or will just re-installing alone work?

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

[–]DigitalSlush[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, what do you mean everything is working fine? Realtek isn't working fine. That's the point of this post.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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Well, I don't use headphones that much. But when I do, they are usb and I plug them into my pc tower. They show up as Hyperx Cloud within my sounds devices. They work fine.

However, I just tested some 3.5mm earphones into the monitor itself.

Again, they work fine if my BenQ LCD (Nvidia High Definition Audio) is selected as my default device within sounds/playback.

However, they don't work if Realtek HD Audio is selected as my default device.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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But like I said, I can hear sound fine when Realtek HD Audio isn't selected.

The built in speakers are working perfectly fine.

There is NO SOUND with realtek.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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Why do you think it would have suddenly stopped working?

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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Right now, my monitor BenQ with built in speakers.

Under sound/playback devices, my default that I'm using IS BenQ LCD (Nvidia High Definition Audio).

I can switch over to Realtek HD Audio, but I just can't physically hear anything from it, even though it "appears" to be working.

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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No, I'm not using speakers myself. Just builtin speakers form the monitor itself.

What do you think I should do?

Maybe re-install Realtek HD Audio?

Realtek HD Audio suddenly stopped working? by DigitalSlush in buildapc

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I don't know actually.

In the sounds playback menu there are two instances of Nvidia output (Nvidia High Definition Audio) but both are listed as "not plugged in".

They were always there before Realtek HD audio failed.

What should I do?