Realtek HD Audio No Rear Sound

[shaheer92]

I have a problem with the Realtek HD Audio. I just installed Windows 7, and configured my audio settings for all my 4 speakers, 2 front and 2 rear. The test was successful, from Realtek HD Audio Manager.
But I was just playing a song on iTunes and there was no sound coming from the rear speakers. I went opened the Audio manager again and checked the settings, and they were fine. I even tested all four speakers and I could hear those BEEPS or whatever from them, but the song only played through the fron speakers.

I went through forum, and found out there's an update to the driver. I just installed it, but it got worse. It doesn't support the 4 speaker settings, all I see is a speaker setting for STEREO. What do I do now, re-install the old driver again?

And what should I do about no sound coming from my rear speakers?

Thanks guys, and please help! =(

 

[jfar]

Hi check to see if you have the latest drivers installed.

Realtek Sound Drivers
Realtek

 

[Boris]

From the top of my head:

If you play music from your computer you get stereo, 2 speaker output, unless you use the option to spread the 2 channels to all your speakers.

Sorry dont know how this option is called in the settings (something with dolby digital i think).

PS in my computer my rear speakers are refered to by the connection "side speakers" in the hd settings.

 

[shaheer92]

But before I installed the updated driver, I had these speaker setup options.
Stereo
Quadraphonic
5.1 Surround

I selected Quadraphonic, and it was 4 speaker layout and settings. When I clicked on the speakers one by one to test the sound, I could hear it even from the rear ones. But when the song used to play there was no sound from the rear.

I'm downloading the new driver again, just in case I got the wrong one. But the download's really slow from Realtek's website.

 

[Boris]

If i have time i will check my settings tonight...

 

[jfar]

But before I installed the updated driver, I had these speaker setup options.
Stereo
Quadraphonic
5.1 Surround

I selected Quadraphonic, and it was 4 speaker layout and settings. When I clicked on the speakers one by one to test the sound, I could hear it even from the rear ones. But when the song used to play there was no sound from the rear.

I'm downloading the new driver again, just in case I got the wrong one. But the download's really slow from Realtek's website.

It may be the driver but we will see, in the meantime while your waiting for the download, why dont you fill in your System Specs, top left of page, in user CP, and it might tell us something.

 

[shaheer92]

Alright, thanks.
I've filled in my System Specs, you can check them out.

 

[jfar]

Alright, thanks.
I've filled in my System Specs, you can check them out.

Hi also go to the Asus site for your motherboard and install all the latest for it.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

 

[shaheer92]

Hi also go to the Asus site for your motherboard and install all the latest for it.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

Thanks a lot for the site! The updates there will really help me solve some other minor issues.

Btw in the AUDIO drivers section of my motherboard, I saw this.

Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.5473 for Windows Vista & 64bit Vista(WHQL).
Should I get this or stick to the one i'm downloading from Realtek? The realtek one got updated a few days ago i think, but this one was last updated on 2007/10/19.

 

[jfar]

Try the one you are downloading at the moment and we will see what happens.

 

[jebuchanan]

The one from Realtek is a small update to what Asus has: 6.0.1.5859
I use an Asus P5K mobo w 7.1 surround.

 

[shaheer92]

Try the one you are downloading at the moment and we will see what happens.

Ok, downloaded and installed. I got the Audio Manager back, and I set it up again to QUADRAPHONIC.

I pressed the four speakers one by one, and heard a sound effect from each of them, BUT they were BUZZING. I out my headphones on, and the buzzing noise was even there.

I tried playing a song again, and again i couldn't hear anything form the rear speakers, and the front speakers had this weird annoying buzzing sound.

Its back to the original problem, only with an additional BUZZ problem too.

 

[jfar]

Turn off your system Shut Down and turn it back on, not restart.

 

[shaheer92]

I shut it down and turned it back on, but still no luck...

 

[jfar]

I shut it down and turned it back on, but still no luck...

Ok it was just an idea I was having at the time, ok did you install everything for your motherboard when you went to the Asus site.?

 

[shaheer92]

Ok it was just an idea I was having at the time, ok did you install everything for your motherboard when you went to the Asus site.?

Well, not everything. I just installed the BIOS update, it fixed my problem that it showed my CPU temperature as 100 C /212 F all the time. And I installed the LAN Update.

 

[jfar]

Well, not everything. I just installed the BIOS update, it fixed my problem that it showed my CPU temperature as 100 C /212 F all the time. And I installed the LAN Update.

Nice one, keep doing them.

 

[shaheer92]

Nice one, keep doing them.

Even the Audio update?

 

[shaheer92]

I didn't install the audio update from ASUS yet, but good news is that my rear speakers are working...dunno what I did, lol.
But the buzzing's still there

 

[shaheer92]

I thought if i'll install the audio driver on ASUS site it'll remove the buzzing and the rear speaker sound will stay.
the buzz is gone, and so is the rear sound. I tried fixing it, doing the same stuff I did before to make it work, but nothing happened.

I'm really going crazy...its so annoying...