Seems common, but... Realtek HDA driver issues.

Okay, so I had to reinstall Windows on my PC, and evidently I lost all my drivers. I got my video drivers reinstalled, but I can't get the audio drivers back. I remember that they were Realtek drivers, and I googled the audio device that Driver Magician detected and it came up with Realtek drivers, so I assumed it needed Realtek. I installed the drivers and... nothing changed. Still no sound, Device Manager doesn't show my audio device, Sounds and Audio Device in control panel says "No audio devices", and I'm annoyed. I have no idea what's wrong. I'm on an Intel 946GZ chipset, Gateway PC. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Can you give us more spec about your comp?OK.it's Gateway PC,but can you tell us the model number?

 

Hm... How would I find that out...? I know it's got a COA label, is it on that?

 

Check: Windows Audio Service is started.
Go to Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services
Scroll down the list of services until you find the Windows Audio service.
Right click on it and choose Properties.
Make sure it is set to Automatic and Start is checked.

A make and model # would help if your PC is not a home built.
Or even better:
Use Everest to get a report of your system’s hardware, OS, and drivers. Upload the report as an attachment
Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181
When Everest is done scanning, click "Report" at the top of the Everest window, click next to get to "Report Profile", select "Hardware related pages", click next, select "Plain Text", click "Finish". Then when it is done processing, click "Save To File". Save it where you want to. (I would use Desktop.)
Click "Go Advanced" in the MG reply box, scroll down a little way until you see "Manage Attachments", click it, browse to your file, click "Upload", and close the window. Then submit the post. You may have to also type something in the reply box, like, "Here's my report.", so that it will submit.

 

Thank's Muskie!!!:major