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Nvidia High Definition Audio, "No Audio Device"

Started by Yancakes , Jul 23 2024 12:37 AM

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#1 Yancakes

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 12:37 AM

I have spent the last hour googling and digging and have found information ranging from solutions to problems I don't have to misinformation including "Windows XP doesn't support HDMI" , so hopefully someone here can help!

System:

COMPAQ Desktop PC Presario SR1650NX (you can see the specs here.)

I have added a GTX 650 Ti OC 2 GB video card to it.

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I have connected it all via HDMI to my modern ASUS Tuf Monitor. The monitor ONLY has HDMI (x2) or DisplayPort. No VGA or DVI or whatever here. I have plugged speakers (and headphones- I've tried multiple devices confirmed as working on my other computers) to the audio jacks on my desktop. Obviously the HDMI is plugged in to the graphics card, I'm not sure if it works as a passthrough for system audio? And yes I know HDMI isn't necessarily ideal for an older computer, but I would very much like to not have to deal with a second monitor.

Anyways, "No Audio Device".

I have run Snappy Driver Installer (offline- the computer is not connected to the internet), all of the drivers are present and up to date. Every menu I find SAYS that the hardware is there and operating properly, but I have now followed the steps outlined in every list I could find online for fixing "No Audio Device" messages.

There are no volume controls or anything, most of the audio settings are grey. I have uninstalled and reinstalled drivers, disabled and enabled the Nvidia High Definition Audio, etc.

My concern is that the HDMI might be interfering in some way with the audio? Like it thinks it needs to use the HDMI for audio even though I'm trying to use the audio jacks, but there's nowhere to change audio devices at all since, well, "No Audio Device".

Let me know if I need to provide more information. Thanks in advance!

Edited by Yancakes, 23 July 2024 - 12:39 AM.

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 01:04 AM

@echo off
echo Fixing Audio Issues in Windows XP...
echo.

:: audio: Backup current registry settings
reg export "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\AudioBackup.reg"

:: Stop Audio Services
echo Stopping Audio Services...
net stop "Windows Audio"
net stop "AudioSrv"
net stop "PlugPlay"
echo Audio Services stopped.
echo.

:: audio: Backup current registry settings
reg export "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\AudioBackup.reg"

:: audio: Remove UpperFilters and LowerFilters from the registry
reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" /v UpperFilters /f
reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" /v LowerFilters /f
:: Registry Fixes
echo Applying Registry Fixes...
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32" /v "wavemapper" /t REG_SZ /d "msacm32.drv" /f
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32" /v "MSACM.mpeg" /t REG_SZ /d "msacm32.drv" /f
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32" /v "VIDC.MJPG" /t REG_SZ /d "msvidc32.dll" /f

:: Restart Audio Services
echo Starting Audio Services...
net start "PlugPlay"
net start "AudioSrv"
net start "Windows Audio"
echo Audio Services started.
echo.

:: Check for Sound Devices
set soundDevice=0
for /f %%i in ('driverquery ^| findstr /i audio') do (
set soundDevice=1
)

if %soundDevice%==0 (
echo No audio devices found. Please check your hardware connections.
) else (
echo Sound devices detected.
)

echo.
echo Finished fixing audio issues.
pause

Edited by FiredUpIce, 23 July 2024 - 01:05 AM.

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 01:59 AM

OK so this is... embarrassing? I don't know. I tried a different monitor with VGA, no dice, I switched HDMI cables, nothing. I copied everything above into a notepad, moved it via usb onto the XP computer, and just on a whim opened snappy drivers again... this would be the, I think, fourth time? Fifth maybe? Time I'd opened snappy drivers?

This time it was there. The RealTek 97 audio whatever. It was just missing drivers after all, despite EVERYTHING indicating that the drivers were all installed properly and snappy driver not showing this one at all...

It works now. Thanks anyways.

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 04:19 AM

What is snappy drivers?

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 06:05 AM

What is snappy drivers?

https://sdi-tool.org/

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 06:28 AM

OK so this is... embarrassing? I don't know. I tried a different monitor with VGA, no dice, I switched HDMI cables, nothing. I copied everything above into a notepad, moved it via usb onto the XP computer, and just on a whim opened snappy drivers again... this would be the, I think, fourth time? Fifth maybe? Time I'd opened snappy drivers?

This time it was there. The RealTek 97 audio whatever. It was just missing drivers after all, despite EVERYTHING indicating that the drivers were all installed properly and snappy driver not showing this one at all...

It works now. Thanks anyways.

It is highly recommended that you don't use any Driver Updater Tools.

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 05:57 PM

OK so this is... embarrassing? I don't know. I tried a different monitor with VGA, no dice, I switched HDMI cables, nothing. I copied everything above into a notepad, moved it via usb onto the XP computer, and just on a whim opened snappy drivers again... this would be the, I think, fourth time? Fifth maybe? Time I'd opened snappy drivers?

This time it was there. The RealTek 97 audio whatever. It was just missing drivers after all, despite EVERYTHING indicating that the drivers were all installed properly and snappy driver not showing this one at all...

It works now. Thanks anyways.

It is highly recommended that you don't use any Driver Updater Tools.

It saves a massive amount of time and energy when it works, which is the vast majority of the time thankfully.

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Posted 23 July 2024 - 06:01 PM

It's best to get them from the manufacturer then through an untrusted 3rd party. Even like Microsoft when a few years ago a driver update they issued caused several cards to overheat.

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