Thank you ucould2 ..Yes i have rebooted....I use both headphones and speakers....
I have checked and done everything you'v suggested. Except for two.....
You'v written to click volume icon & choose "playback devices". Is this the volume icon in the system tray, at the bottom right of screen. When I right click tht icon, I only get two options, " Open Volume control and " Adjust Audio Properties"....???
Adjust
Both "Open Volume Control" push the slider to
Full volume "Adjust Audio Properties" push all sliders to full (
not the Microphone) and ensure all the check boxes are clear ~DO~ "Mute" the microphone.
I can't find compatible opensource drive in OpenAL ....
This is a page further on from where you were opened at
OpenAL this file is orientated towards the installed O/S yours is Windows XP. Download the file and store it somewhere safe like in it's own folder. Unzip the file from there and proceed to "Run" (assuming you are the "Administrator") You don't need to keep the opened file....I did it so many, many times Windows discards it for me now !!
~Reboot~
There is one thing which is confusing me. Before the sound stopped whenever i plugged the device in the jack, Audio I/O of the Realteak HD audio Manager helped to set the jack right. . but now it doesn't display whenever i plug in the device. Though "the auto popup when device is plugged in" is already enabled....I have attached the pic of what i am talking abt....
Does this have to do anything with this issue or its not important if it displays or not?
I got so sick of this thing working and then not working then working again that I went to a local computer shop and bought and old Creative XFi sound card (without driver installation CD). You will probably find a new Card and install CD for under $30.00AUS
I did little research on the side and have a Quote from the Intel site which you might consider as well if you can do a Re-Install of Windows?
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
2. Look for the following two items: Realtek* High Definition Audio Driver and High Definition Audio driver Package - KB888111.
3. If these items are listed in Add/Remove programs, remove them.
4. Restart Windows.
5. Download the latest audio driver for your desktop board from Download Center.
6. Double-click the filename to extract the files.
7. Go to the folder where the files have been extracted and browse to the \HDAQFE\xpsp2\us\ folder or the \MSHDQFE\Win2K_XP\us\ folder. (The name of this folder depends on your desktop board model.)
8. Double-click the file kb888111xpsp2.exe to install the High Definition Audio Driver Package.
9. Restart Windows.
10. Install the audio driver.
If the above steps do not resolve the problem, try reinstalling Windows as follows:
1. Disable audio in BIOS before the installing Windows:
o During boot, enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2.
o Disable audio on the Advanced > Peripheral Configuration menu.
o Press F10 to Save and Exit.
2. Install Windows.
3. Install the latest Service Pack for your version of Windows.
4. Install the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility (INF Utility).
5. Install all of rest of the latest drivers for your board, EXCEPT the audio driver.
6. Re-enable audio in BIOS:
o During boot, enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2.
o Enable audio on the Advanced > Peripheral Configuration menu.
o Press F10 to Save and Exit.
7. Restart the system and cancel any “new hardware found” messages.
8. Install the latest audio driver.
9. Restart the system.
Here is a link to the Micro soft site for
KB888111 just be careful there are instructions to alter your registry which can
destroy the way your computer normally operates. Ask for assistance if you think you will need it and back up the registry
before you make any changes
In your first post about this, you mentioned on 'board device enabled', so it's just means 'on-board audio device enabled'. It might be worth checking in the BIOS if the audio is enabled. That's in 'On-board devices' ,'integrated audio', then Enable.
I agree with
@mike1959 and I found instructions relating to your D945GCNL board:
"You may have disabled the integrated audio component in the BIOS. To fix this, enter the BIOS setup program by pressing <F2> during the boot process. Once in the BIOS setup utility, select the Advanced menu, then choose the Peripheral Configuration submenu. Once there, change the setting for Audio to Enabled. Press <F10> to save the new settings and reboot the system"
Also drivers are able to be obtained directly from the
Intel Download Centre here you just need to enter in you product details / Operating System / Drivers
hope this helps
