Built in microphone not working after upgrading to Window 7


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 32bit
       #1

    Built in microphone not working after upgrading to Window 7


    Hi,

    The built-in microphone on my computer (Acer Aspire) is not working after upgrading to Windows 7 (32bit). I have tried using windows update and looking for an updated driver, but I'm not having any luck. Any suggestions?

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
       #2

    need the exact model of your aspire to get the specs for it.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Specs are:

    Acer Aspire 5100-5300
    15.4 LCD screen
    160 GB HDD
    1.5 GB DDR2
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  4. Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
       #4

    Good news is it appears the audio device is a common one so I should be able to find the most recent driver.

    okay pretty confident it's either the first download here.
    Realtek

    or here
    Realtek

    The wrong one will just simply not install. Or it's possible you need both the codec and the driver.
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks, those are huge files to download. 87.3 MB. I am downloading the first one. There was a list of options. I am downloading this one:

    Vista, Windows7 Driver (32/64bits) Driver only (Executable file)

    Is this right?
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  6. Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
       #6

    yeah the top one, it's huge because it contains drivers for a whole range of realtek audio devices.
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  7. Posts : 107
    Micro$oft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    Maguscreed said:
    yeah the top one, it's huge because it contains drivers for a whole range of realtek audio devices.
    With that file size, you'd expect to get all the options on the ******* site in one .EXE file...
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  8. Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
       #8

    That's likely what they are trying to do because their components are extremely common in prebuilt machines and even some of the better motherboards use the realtek audio chips.
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