Windows 7 Ult.x64 w/ Realtek ALC665 StereoMix NOT WORKING!

I have updated realtek driver to v6.0.1.6662 6/2012, however updates do not seem to change anything. My lappy has an internal mic, but also an external mic plug (which can be re-purposed, but is originally a mic plug).

The internal mic is connected to ATAPI internal port, that much is clear, however the External Mic (which should be Stereo Mix as I don't see any other recording devices besides the two) show NO port in the properties. See attached image. This precludes me from using an external Mic in the Mic Jack, and I am forced to use the internal Mic which sucks for anything but Skype.

There is some trivial advice going around the web on this issue, I am just going to cover it here, to prevent repetition.

1. No recording device has "listen to" enabled
2. None of the jacks have been re-purposed
3. None of the recording devices are enabled as sound/communication devices (this repurposes them)
4. and yes, the Mics (both) are unmuted (how trivial is that?)
5. It doesn't matter which Mic I set as 'default recording device' the stereo mix never record, only the internal mic
6. enabled/set as default/recording levels, none of that is the problem, tested
7. There is a conspiracy theory going around that RIAA 'forced' Realtek to cripple StereoMix so that you can't record what you play on your computer, but that sounds too crazy (as all conspiracies do)

Finally, to underline my problem, it is not about the Stereo mix, per se, but using it (or anything else, but what?) to connect an external pro Mic (with computer plug, not XLR) to the mic jack on my lappy.

It shouldn't matter which laptop is in question, since all realtek drivers of ALC665 seem to have the same problem, but it's Alienware M11X R3.

cheers,
G2

Hi, thanks, that's a good advice, generally, but not in this case. I was referring to the Realtek codec above, ALC665 which is the relevant information.

Of course I tried EVERY SINGLE driver available, be it from Dell, Alienware, Realtek or otherwise. Actually even the Realtek-direct drivers recognize Alienware and install a special set of drivers and control panels which say "Alienware Audio" everywhere.

So, thank for the effort, but no cigar :)

And, yes, I did post the question on a few other forums. Btw, Alienware was bought by dell, but is not a division of dell, it is a separate company (not like their XPS line, Alienware are not a line of Dell, but a completely separate company). FWIW

You are right on the site. Alienware's was made to forward to Dell's some time ago, but it didn't use to be that way.

This model definitely had Stereo Mix and it used to work. I've had the laptop for almost two years, and I seem to recall I tested it with an external mic in the beginning.

Maybe it is some kind of conspiracy and this feature was removed in newer drivers, while it existed in the previous incarnations? I am not sure if I can downgrade a driver without re-installing the entire system.

Yes, that is the most trivial method (I'm a computer engineer), of course, but it doesn't work.. It still keeps some files somewhere and the installation succeeds but the same files are there, not overwritten. Might try with Revo to see if that happens, otherwise clean install would be the only method.