Can't install realtek drivers

[Matley07]

Hi, so i've got a really frustrating problem, 2 days ago i upgraded my motherboard, cpu and ram and now i can't get the realtek drivers to install or even show up in device manager.

the only way i can get sound is by hooking my pc up to the tv with the hdmi cable.

specs are:
gigabyte ab350n
amd ryzen 5 1600
amd r9 380
4gb ram

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Supafly]

Sounds more like you have HDMI set as default audio output device.

In notification area right click the speaker icon > sounds > playback tab > Right click output device you want to use and set it as default.

If that doesn't work try getting drivers from Gigabytes website (preset to win10 64bit so if you're using a different version of windows change the Driver OS dropdown option)
https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GA-AB350N-Gaming-WIFI-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Run DDU app and select safe mode + restart options. Once in safe mode select each brand for audio and gpu and click "clean but do not restart" and once each brand is cleaned out, restart Windows normally. Then install latest drivers for everything; motherboard chipset from amd.com ; gpu drivers from either amd.com or nvidia.com ; audio drivers from realtek.com (if you have Realtek HD Audio Onboard) for any other drivers you can get those from the motherboard makers site.

Upgrade your ram to 16gb. 4gb will never be enough.

Update your Motherboard to latest bios.

[udidwht]

For the latest Realtek HD audio drivers:

https://codecpack.co/download/realtek-audio-drivers.html

Only update the BIOS if it offers a fix for an issue you're having. Or risk bricking the board. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Get them from Realtek.com > Downloads > HD Audio

First do a full wipe using DDU in safe mode and when you do, select Realtek under the Audio drop down box. Don't wipe anything else. Reboot when cleaning is done and then wait for Windows to detect and auto install it's built in HD AUDIO Driver. Once this is done, run the Realtek driver installer you downloaded.

If you have any GPU audio still enabled. Disable this via Device Manager to stop having HDMI/DP audio output options listed in Windows Playback Devices listing. However remember to disable these after any gpu driver updates or clean installs as they will come back again in the future when doing such things down the road with drivers. No point having all those HDMI/DP listed if you don't use them.

[ALSEST]

I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM,I DOWNLOADED REALTEK AUDIO MANAGER FROM FILEHIPPO.COM,INSTALLED IT IN WINDOWS LIBRARY,AND I WAS GOOD TO GO.ITHINK ITS MISSING FROM YOUR COMPUTER.DOWNLOAD THE FILE AND TRY AGAIN.THIS WORKS FOR ME,HOPE IT WORKS FOR U.CHEERS.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Please don't bother with 3rd party sites just get your drivers from the official maker/source website.

One major reason why some can't install or update their drivers is due to having certain oem drivers installed which block the use of upgrade via the official ones. Once you wipe a driver fully and reboot you should be fine to install the latest official one.

[_I_]

its most likely using the amd audio driver

check the oem site for drivers, see if it even has the realtek sound card

edit:
Audio: Realtek® ALC1220 codec
driver here
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-AB350N-Gaming-WIFI-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver

if using the hdmi from the mobo (with amd apu) its using the amd apu audio driver
if using hdmi from the gpu for audio, it will be using the amd gpu audio driver
if using the 3.5mm jacks or spdif header, its using the onboard realtek audio

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Amd audio driver only comes from amd gpu. Just like how an nvidia gpu has hdni/dp audio output.

99% of PCS all have Realtek HD

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well if you actually install Realtek Audio Manager which is junk, it has a default feature for port detect and assign if you do not have anything plugged in while this port detection is active, it will know nothing is plugged in and auto default to an available HDMI/DP audio from your GPU.

So if you like Realtek Audio Manager, fine, but disable the auto plug detection in its settings.

Assign your PC the default for Playback and Recording via Windows Audio Settings just like we always had in XP, VISTA, 7, 8...

[[☥] - CJ -]

Keep in mind that when getting audio drivers from for example the Realtek website that it is only the standard driver and not ones specifically designed for your motherboard like the ones you would get from the ASUS etc etc website, So all features may not be available when using the standard drivers.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

☥ - CJ - lähetti viestin:

Keep in mind that when getting audio drivers from for example the Realtek website that it is only the standard driver and not ones specifically designed for your motherboard like the ones you would get from the ASUS etc etc website, So all features may not be available when using the standard drivers.

The driver is a full package which includes everything for oem specific systems. If I install the ones from Realtek on a Lenovo laptop for example I get the lenovo oem icon and it's fully specific available options.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Uh
I believe thats the first time i ever mentioned it

And its not 100% incorrect if incorrect at all

OEM Drivers can be modified in one way or another for a specific board or chipset that the Standard manually downloaded Drivers from Realtek may not have

Such as a GUI, or graphic art or even saying which audio port is which

That aside
I'm speaking from experience not just spitting out bs

When i use the standard drivers compared to the ASUS supplied drivers there ARE Differences like i detailed above such as the 5.1 Rear/Side being different for example in my case, from one driver to the other and any other variations there might be.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

My bad CJ. I think I mistook you for another regular who kept on for years saying that you'd be wrong to use the driver from Realtek site because it's not correct for say, a laptop like Dell or lenovo for example.

So I do apologize for any quick jumping down anyone's throat here.

Overall in the end it won't hurt to try the latest driver direct from Realtek official site. If that gives you any issues, wipe it via Control Panel > Programs and Features and then grab the latest available from either laptop maker or motherboard maker

[[☥] - CJ -]

Its fine, i still lub you <3
I dont think thats what i was saying though?

Its not wrong to do so, there just might be differences between Realtek supplied drivers and ASUS/etc supplied drivers designed for each boards audio layout such as what i detailed above.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

As I said. The Realtek ones come with a database to load any oem specific driver and images for those audio managers