Onboard sound issue m4a78lt-m

hellarda · 16 Jan 2012 at 20:36

Hi all,

Just trying to setup an htpc in the living room so the family can watch films down there and iplayer etc but i'm having a slight problem with the sound..

Basically it doesnt work. When I try to install the drivers that come with the mobo on the cd the installer comes up with ERROR: 'We can't find the HD Audio Device'

I have tried multiple versions of the drivers and non seem to work..

Has anyone else had this problem before and if you did how did you resolve it?

cheers

RJC · 16 Jan 2012 at 20:39

Have checked the BIOS just in case its been disabled for some reason or by accident.

hellarda · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:00

RJC said:
Have checked the BIOS just in case its been disabled for some reason or by accident.

meant to put that in my first post, yes i have checked and it is enabled, I even tried booting into windows with it disabled and then rebooting and re enabling it and trying again... same error. :/

beejjacobs · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:00

I know it's obvious, but have you checked it's plug into the right socket etc... ?

RJC · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:05

hellarda said:
meant to put that in my first post, yes i have checked and it is enabled, I even tried booting into windows with it disabled and then rebooting and re enabling it and trying again... same error. :/

Hmm, bit puzzled, is the windows install new or old, wonder if the install could got corrupted and stopping the install, is it possible to try another hard drive, reinstall Windows and try the drivers.

hellarda · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:06

beejjacobs said:
I know it's obvious, but have you checked it's plug into the right socket etc... ?

the actual jack? yeah ive tried having it plugged into all the different sockets, but I don't think its to do with that, it seems that the driver cant even find the hardware... i saw a thread on another forum suggesting to install the realtek hd audio manager but i cant seem to find the download for the manager, only the drivers which i dont want : /

beejjacobs · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:21

assuming its:
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM_LE/#download

Then it should be the very bottom left socket as you look at the mobo. Just making sure!

RJC said:
Hmm, bit puzzled, is the windows install new or old, wonder if the install could got corrupted and stopping the install, is it possible to try another hard drive, reinstall Windows and try the drivers.

Only thing that I can think of too. That or try a repair with the install DVD?

hellarda · 16 Jan 2012 at 21:45

RJC said:
Hmm, bit puzzled, is the windows install new or old, wonder if the install could got corrupted and stopping the install, is it possible to try another hard drive, reinstall Windows and try the drivers.

Its a new install, I have already reinstalled windows because it wasn't working with the same problem. I don't really have another hdd i can use, but it could be the HDD i suppose, it is a 160gb seagate from an old dell dimension 5000 from 2005.

beejjacobs said:
assuming its:
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM_LE/#download

Then it should be the very bottom left socket as you look at the mobo. Just making sure!

Only thing that I can think of too. That or try a repair with the install DVD?

nope its this one http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM/

so its the middle socket on the right.

jaf2212 · 16 Jan 2012 at 22:52

I've had the same issues with my MB after reinstalling windows, have you tried uninstalling all audio drivers and rebooting the machine and let windows reinstall? Worked for me

beejjacobs · 16 Jan 2012 at 23:01

hellarda said:
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nope its this one http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM/

so its the middle socket on the right.

oops. sorry. Strange one this. The only thing i can think of is that it is broken, but a strange thing to have broken. Ignoring the connector on the board, does the back panel audio work or nothing at all?

hellarda · 17 Jan 2012 at 07:16

jaf2212 said:
I've had the same issues with my MB after reinstalling windows, have you tried uninstalling all audio drivers and rebooting the machine and let windows reinstall? Worked for me

Yep didn't work.

beejjacobs said:
oops. sorry. Strange one this. The only thing i can think of is that it is broken, but a strange thing to have broken. Ignoring the connector on the board, does the back panel audio work or nothing at all?

Hmm it could be broken I suppose but I've read about other people having this problem, I have only been using the back panel and nothing works.

Might try win xp to make sure that it's just drivers etc.

I have the audio daughterboard from my old striker two formula... Might give that ago if I can't get it working

hellarda · 17 Jan 2012 at 17:21

anyone got any idea if i can use daughter board from my striker II formula as a sound card for the m4a7? really starting to annoy me now.

hellarda · 18 Jan 2012 at 20:26

just installed xp... still no luck

any more ideas? and again how i can get the soundcard from the striker II to work?

hellarda · 28 Jan 2012 at 15:59

Can anyone help me on this

Its really starting to **** me off, I have tried everything. EVERYTHING

Tried:

Reinstalling Win 7 (several times)
Different Win 7 install media (mem stick, dvd etc)
Win XP 32 bit and 64 bit
New HDD
HUNDREDS Of different drivers etc.
Changing from HD to AC '97 and back
enabling/disabling onboard sound in the BIOS
and other things.

is there anything else I can try? Thinking about trying linux...