ati 5750

[TBirdUK]

Starting a new thread to try and focus my thoughts and be clearer with my problem.

Specs are:

Asus a8n-vm-se Motherboard
4200x2
2 GB Ram

Now the issue is after I install the new graphics card then windows (vista or 7 - have tried both) does not recognised the previous realtek onboard audio and installs the basic windows HD audio drivers which dont work. If I re-install the realtek drivers then it works fine, even re-starts and works but after a shut-down it goes back to re-installing windows drivers which only see spdif and thus my speakers dont work again.

There seems to be lots of issues with others not getting sound over HDMI - I am the other way round - I dont want HDMI, I just want the basic onboard sound to stay working and use the 5750 as a normal GPU.

Any ideas.?

 

[rolypolyman]

I seem to remember when I installed my cards drivers I had the option to not install the Hdmi sound drvs. They didn't install and my onboard sound works ok.

 

[TBirdUK]

dont remember that option - I downloaded the latest catalyst and it asked me about folding@home but no option to not install hdmi sound drivers.

 

[R34pz]

If you choose custom instead of express you can disable any part of the drivers that you don't want.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Have you tried disabling the cards HDMI in the Device Manager.

 

[TBirdUK]

yes, have disabled the HDMI but that doesnt seem to make a difference - as soon as I re-boot then it has already dropped the sound drivers and still re-installs the windows ones.

 

[TBirdUK]

I am going to have another go when I get home, what is the best order to install a clean windows 7:

1. disable on board sound, leave 5750 in, install windows, then enable onboard sound and install realtek drivers?
2. enable on board sound, install windows using on board video and install realtek drivers, then install 5750 over the top?
3. enable onboard sound, install windows with 5750 in (this is how I did it first which I think doesnt work), then install realtek driver?

Which is the best way of getting the onboard sound to reamin as a realtek?

 

[TBirdUK]

update - its not the GPU - it does it even when using onboard video only, on a clean install! For some reason windows will not recognise the hd audio as realtek and thus load its default hd audio driver which doesnt work.

I can then, each time select the realtek driver and I have speakers again. Is there any way to remove the windows 7 drivers and replace them with the realtek ones?