No sounds playing on my T.V. when connected to my laptop.

[seth168]

hey everyone,

Please help, i've searched the interwebs and have not found a solution to my particular problem.

I have connected my Asus K52Jr to my Lg flatscreen via HDMI cable.
the display is awesome and is working on the t.v., but no sound comes out, instead the sound stays with the laptop.

now i know everyone says go set the tv to default device in sound setting from control panel. well if only it were that easy.

when i do go to the list showing the possible sources for my sound, it only shows either my laptop speakers or the other one that has a picture of a t.v., which i assume is what i want. only problem is that it says its not plugged in, even though it is...

i don't know if im missing something, but please help!

i've tried connecting my laptop and then restarting it, but it didnt work. i cant set the tv to default because it says its not plugged in. my audio driver is updated to latest version.

i'll attach a picture showing what i mean.

FYI its not the t.v. or cable as i can play my ps3 and it works normally.

 

[M1GU31]

Enable the ati hdmi output, right click on it and set as default device. From that screen shot I see that your speakers are what are enabled and not the hdmi audio. I think that will probably fix it and if not try updating your drivers.

 

[seth168]

Enable the ati hdmi output, right click on it and set as default device. From that screen shot I see that your speakers are what are enabled and not the hdmi audio. I think that will probably fix it and if not try updating your drivers.

thats the problem, i right click on it, but the only option available is to disable. the option to set as default is greyed out.

i have checked and my drivers are up to date

 

[M1GU31]

When you connect the hdmi, do you have the tv on already or do you have it off with the laptop already booted up? Try turning on the tv first then turning on the laptop with it already being connected. Also if you have any speakers connected to the laptop make sure they are unplugged. Also try disabling the laptop audio and see if the hdmi audio option un-greys and lets you enable.

 

[seth168]

When you connect the hdmi, do you have the tv on already or do you have it off with the laptop already booted up? Try turning on the tv first then turning on the laptop with it already being connected. Also if you have any speakers connected to the laptop make sure they are unplugged. Also try disabling the laptop audio and see if the hdmi audio option un-greys and lets you enable.

i think i have only tried it when my laptop was already on. i'll give it a try next time i use it.
i have tried disabling the laptop audio, but it did not allow for me to use the hmdi still.

now, a peculiar thing happend. on thursday night, i restarted my computer after it installed some updates and i cant rememeber if i had it plugged in to the tv when it restarted or not, but the audio worked on the tv. i tried again last night without restarting, i usually only put my laptop on hibernate, and it didnt work again.

 

[M1GU31]

I have heard of hibernate messing with hdmi before. I think when you leave your laptop idle for a while then goes into hibernate it turns off the hdmi then it bugs up when it wakes up. That's what I think might be happening.

 

[seth168]

I have heard of hibernate messing with hdmi before. I think when you leave your laptop idle for a while then goes into hibernate it turns off the hdmi then it bugs up when it wakes up. That's what I think might be happening.

yes, i tested it and it appears that the hibernation is what is affecting it. its inconvientent, but oh well at least it works lol. thanks for the help

 

[carwiz]

Have you tried unplugging the HDMI cable when you're finished--Before it goes into hibernation? Then just plug it back in when you need it.

 

[seth168]

Have you tried unplugging the HDMI cable when you're finished--Before it goes into hibernation? Then just plug it back in when you need it.

yea, it doesnt work after i hibernate once, when its plugged in or not.

 

[carwiz]

There's a pot full of updates for that thing. Are you up to date on the BIOS and Chip set? Wouldn't hurt to look for an update to your display drivers too. The specs say that laptop has VGA. Did you add a new GPU card?

ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS K52Jr

Ops. I see that the camera is VGA.

 

[seth168]

i think so? ive checked my drivers, they say they are updated.
im not much of a computer guy, but i assume bios is operating system? if so yes, it should be updated.

and im not sure if a chip is the same as a driver. but if its not then idk if my chips are updated

 

[carwiz]

Well, no the BIOS is hardware level as is the chip set. These won't be updated by Windows Update. Follow the link above and verify that the updates to at least your BIOS and chip set are applied. It's hard to tell on the chip set as this may be INF file updates only. It won't hurt to run them again.

 

[VistaKing]

Hi Seth,
Can you open an elevated command prompt by clicking on rb: type in CMD in the search box and right click on CMD under Programs (1) and choose Run as Adminstrator . Enter this command

systeminfo | find "BIOS Version:"

   Tip

You could highlight the command choose Copy . Then right click inside the Command Prompt and choose Paste . Press ENTER

   Note

The | pipe symbol can be found using SHIFT+\ (just above the Enter key).

Let us know the BIOS version

 

[seth168]

Hi Seth,
Can you open an elevated command prompt by clicking on rb: type in CMD in the search box and right click on CMD under Programs (1) and choose Run as Adminstrator . Enter this command

systeminfo | find "BIOS Version:"

   Tip

You could highlight the command choose Copy . Then right click inside the Command Prompt and choose Paste . Press ENTER

   Note

The | pipe symbol can be found using SHIFT+\ (just above the Enter key).

Let us know the BIOS version

ok this is what popped up after i did that.

BIOS Version: American Megatrend inc. K52Jr.207, 05/02/2010

 

[VistaKing]

There is a more updated BIOS version

   Note

:ar: Version BIOS 214 Date: 2011.02.24 update

Download



Updated Download link : http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/K52JR/K52JrAS214.zip


UPDATE BIOS Within Windows

:ar:WINFLASH UTILITY


Download


Updated link

 

[seth168]

thanks, but the link you provided didnt work. i went to the asus site, but im not sure which link i should click for downloading the update. the : global (DLM) or just global

the DLM asks me to dl some installer thing and then download the update, while the normal global one just gives me a zip file and asks if i want to open, save, or save as.

 

[VistaKing]

Seth I updated the download link give it a shot now

 

[seth168]

it says i do not have permission to view the link

 

[VistaKing]

Try it now . It didn't give me that message

   Note

You would need to download both the WINFLASH utility and the BIOS file to upgrade your BIOS version from 207 to 214.

 

[seth168]

ok the first link worked. sorry i was talking about the second one. this pops up:

Referral Denied

You don't have permission to access "http://dlm3cdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Apps/WinFlash/Winflash_WIN7_32_64_z2301.zip" on this server.
Reference #24.edcade18.1362445880.5713ae2