No Audio Device Detected


  1. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #1

    No Audio Device Detected


    I have an old HP Pavilion dv9608nr and recently from time to time my Conexant audio device isn't detected by Windows & It doesn't even appear in Device Manager.

    Things I've tried:
    Scanning for hardware changes - No change
    Trying to reinstalling the driver - No device detected
    Using a Linux Distro Live CD - Works perfectly
    Restarting the Audio Service - No change
    SFC Scan - No change.
    System Restore - No change

    No Audio Device Detected-capture.png No Audio Device Detected-untitled.png

    I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions other than reinstalling Windows?
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  2. Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    It sounds like either failing hardware or an incompatible driver. After looking at the HP support site I can see that there are vista drivers for this model but nothing for 7. It may be time for an upgrade...

    I had an HP recently where the USB ports were intermittently malfunctioning and then completely failed altogether. Turned out to be a failing motherboard, seems to me that your hardware is most likely failing
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  3. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
    Thread Starter
       #3

    emaraszek said:
    It sounds like either failing hardware or an incompatible driver. After looking at the HP support site I can see that there are vista drivers for this model but nothing for 7. It may be time for an upgrade...

    I had an HP recently where the USB ports were intermittently malfunctioning and then completely failed altogether. Turned out to be a failing motherboard, seems to me that your hardware is most likely failing
    Yep, HP doesn't offer any Drivers for Windows 7 but those which were previously installed were from Windows Update and were released in 2011. I've been having that bad feeling that the hardware could indeed be failing, seems that a reinstall/repair install might be my last option here.
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  4. Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    I'm inclined to lean toward a hardware failure because you've said that the device even disappears from device manager when it isn't working. Normally when hardware isn't working it will still show up, but with a warning indicator on its icon.
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  5. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Yeah, this makes sense, I guess this case is solved. Thanks for your input. :)
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  6. Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    No problem, it's unfortunate that the hardware is at fault here. Hopefully you have another machine to fall back on
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