Mic+Speakers dont work after radeon 6850

cheezstik

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Hey guys, I installed a radeon gigabyte 6850 graphics card in to my computer a long time ago and after I made the switch from Nvidia to Radeon my input jacks and output jacks stopped working. Usually I can live with it and use my laptop or phone for skype but I've just bought a game on steam and I can't use steam voice chat on a different system then play on my gaming system at the same time and playing games with my friends without voice chat is unacceptable.

When I plug a mic in it says its working and it shows up in realtek hd audio but when i try to use it with anything it doesnt work. The bar doesnt even go up when i test it in windows 7 so it must be muted. I've tested the mic with a laptop before so it definitely works. I've reinstalled realtek hd drivers.

I think the problem is I'm using hdmi to connect my tv and use it as a monitor and apparently using hdmi sound from amd cards mute all other sounds. I need the speakers on my tv as they are my only speakers, and buying new speakers or a sound card is not a possible option right now. And even if I could get speakers, my tv only connects via hdmi anyway so the sound would still be muted so I really need this fix.

So does anyone know how I can get windows 7 sound to work while using hdmi from a radeon graphics card to output sound to my speakers? Does anyone use hdmi to connect their display to an amd graphics card?

This is a major fault on amd's part as I have researched the internet for a long time to get a fix on this but I have found nothing. When I had my nvidia gt220 I used hdmi to connect to the same tv monitor and output sound and i could use my mic. But I can't switch back to that card as it's highly inferior in game performance and I've already sold it anyway. Shame one you AMD, now I know why your graphics cards are alot cheaper than nvidias. Please someone help me out and sorry for the lengthy post. Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitAMD Phenom II X6 1055T4gbAmd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO / USB3
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
Amd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Monitor(s) Displays
Sanyo 22XR9DA TV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
80gb Maxtor,
WD Green 2TB 7200 rpm
PSU
420w PSU
Case
Thermaltake Element T
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Logitech M-U0007
Go to: Start > Control Panel > Sound and Hardware > Sound > Playback / Recording

Under the "playback" and "recording" tabs, make sure the devices (chipsets) present on your motherboard are set as the Default Device, not the ATI Audio devices.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64Core i5 / X4 955 BE4GB DDR3 1333Mhz / 8GB DDR3 1600MhzHD5470 / HD5670
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell / Custom
OS
Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64
CPU
Core i5 / X4 955 BE
Motherboard
OEM / Gigabyte 880GM-USB3
Memory
4GB DDR3 1333Mhz / 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
HD5470 / HD5670
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
FullHD 15" / Dell 22" WS
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 / 1680x1050
Hard Drives
320GB / 1.5TB
PSU
CM
Case
CM
Cooling
CM, Antec
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech
Go to: Start > Control Panel > Sound and Hardware > Sound > Playback / Recording

Under the "playback" and "recording" tabs, make sure the devices (chipsets) present on your motherboard are set as the Default Device, not the ATI Audio devices.

It's done already, I still have this issue.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitAMD Phenom II X6 1055T4gbAmd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO / USB3
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
Amd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Monitor(s) Displays
Sanyo 22XR9DA TV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
80gb Maxtor,
WD Green 2TB 7200 rpm
PSU
420w PSU
Case
Thermaltake Element T
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Logitech M-U0007

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64Core i5 / X4 955 BE4GB DDR3 1333Mhz / 8GB DDR3 1600MhzHD5470 / HD5670
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell / Custom
OS
Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64
CPU
Core i5 / X4 955 BE
Motherboard
OEM / Gigabyte 880GM-USB3
Memory
4GB DDR3 1333Mhz / 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
HD5470 / HD5670
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
FullHD 15" / Dell 22" WS
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 / 1680x1050
Hard Drives
320GB / 1.5TB
PSU
CM
Case
CM
Cooling
CM, Antec
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitAMD Phenom II X6 1055T4gbAmd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO / USB3
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
Amd Radeon Gigabyte 6850
Monitor(s) Displays
Sanyo 22XR9DA TV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
80gb Maxtor,
WD Green 2TB 7200 rpm
PSU
420w PSU
Case
Thermaltake Element T
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Logitech M-U0007
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