[WT-support] no audio

[steve fletcher]

Hi Dave

I have tried all the ideas but none work 

I went the to local computer shop and picked up a USB Sound Box for about $20 which has more features than to laptop thanks again 

Steve 

--- On Thu, 14/7/11, Dave Zeph <zephd at indy.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Zeph <zephd at indy.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [WT-support] no audio
> To: support at win-test.com
> Date: Thursday, 14 July, 2011, 19:25
> Steve .... I've experienced the same
> problem on two Desktop PC that I built.
> The motherboards were made by different manufacturers, but
> both used recent
> Realtek Sound Chips - the ALC888 and the ALC889. 
> Win-7 x64 was installed on
> both with the Realtek Driver for Win-7 x64.
> 
> The problem of application software not "seeing" this
> Realtek Sound Hardware
> is NOT LIMITED to Win-Test.  I experienced the same
> problem trying to run
> the MRP40 CW Decoder.
> 
> In both cases I simply installed a Sound Blaster X-Fi
> Extreme Audio
> Soundcard which I had available.  When I did that my
> personal PC, I noted
> that the Realtek Sound Hardware suddenly appeared as a
> choice in both
> Win-Test and MRP40. However I did not try to use the
> Integrated Realtek
> Sound because the Sound Blaster worked and I already had
> the cables ateached
> to the Sound Blaster.  So even though it is now
> "visible" on my PC, I don't
> know if it would work.
> 
> I suspect that it's something in the Realtek Driver for
> Win7 x64.
> 
> As a workaround for your Laptop you might consider an
> External USB "Sound
> Card".  I use a small USB Sound Card with my Lenovo
> Win-7 x32 Laptop.  Most
> Laptop sound hardware does not allow the Microphone to be
> an Input to the
> Playback Mixer.  This is because the proximity of the
> Internal Speakers and
> Microphone will cause a feedback loop.  But if the
> Microphone can be used as
> an input to the playback mixer, then the microphone audio
> can be routed
> through the Sound Card to the Radio for both QSO's, and for
> Message
> recording and playback.
> 
> So you may find it desirable to use an external sound card
> in any event so
> long as it supports making the microphone an input to the
> playback mixer.
> Some times there are "Registry Hacks" which will add this
> capability to a
> Laptop, but not always.
> 
> 
> 
> 73 -- Dave, W9ZRX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at f5mzn.org
> [mailto:support-bounces at f5mzn.org]
> On Behalf
> Of steve fletcher
> Sent: Thursday, 14 July, 2011 13:35
> To: Support at f5mzn.org
> Subject: [WT-support] no audio
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a new Toshiba laptop running XP and all is ok
> 
> When i install Vista the Realtek audio board is not
> displayed in the enable
> sound card box
> 
> Any ideas 
> 
> Steve
> _______________________________________________
> Support mailing list
> support at win-test.com
> http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Support mailing list
> support at win-test.com
> http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
>