Realtek HD Audio randomly went completely mute


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    Realtek HD Audio randomly went completely mute


    My computer is a couple years old, but everything was working just fine, audio included. I was watching a video and talking on AIM and everything just randomly went mute. Device manager shows no issues, speaker volume is still at 100, green volume indicator shows activity. I thought it was an issue with the AIM program, but since a reboot fixed nothing, I'm not so sure.

    Here's what I have tried so far:
    Rebooting
    Uninstalling and reinstalling:
    - latest drivers from Realtek site
    - drivers for my motherbord from Asus site
    Unplugging and replugging every audio related plug on the computer (orange/green/black on the back, and all cables from the sub)
    Setting either Speakers or Digital Output to default. Neither made a difference.

    No luck.

    So, here's my system specs:
    Asus P6T MB with ALC1200 Realtek HD Audio
    Creative 5.1 speakers, really old and I forget if they had a name or model number.
    I do not have a keyboard with volume control buttons or any of that.
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  2. Posts : 1,996
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #2

    Check the Speakers / Properties / Levels.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Everything is 100 and not muted. Just to confirm, I have:

    Realtek HD Audio output
    CD Audio
    Microphone
    Front Pink In
    Line In
    Front Green In
    Side
    Center
    Subwoofer
    Rear
    Front
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  4. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I may have solved it. Earbuds worked on the green port on the back of the computer, so the problem has to be the speakers. I swapped cables to make sure it wasn't that, and still no sound, so the speaker system must be dead. Sigh.
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