Updating windows 7 audio drivers. How to quickly update sound card drivers
08.03.2017
A common problem for users is the loss of sound on the computer. Naturally, many are trying to find the cause of the malfunction and solve it as quickly as possible. Immediately, the computer is restarted, various shenanigans with wires and settings. But more often than not, there is simply a need to update the sound drivers.
Updating sound drivers
Updating drivers is a fairly quick and easy process that anyone can handle. To do this, you need to perform just a few actions:
Method 1: Official site of the equipment manufacturer
This is the first thing you should resort to to update the sound driver, you can download them from the official website of the manufacturer of the PC or laptop motherboard. Take the laptop brand Asus X54H, for example. To find drivers for this model, do the following:
A similar operation takes place with the motherboard model if you own a PC. In the second part of the article, you will learn how to determine the board model.
Method 2: General Purpose Programs
There are a number of certain programs that independently find drivers on the Internet, and then install them on your computer. You can use one of the most common programs in this area called Driver Pack Solution.
Go to official site program and download the required version. You can download the version where all the drivers are collected. Its advantage is that all drivers can be installed without the Internet. But if you have the Internet and do not want to wait long, then it is recommended to download the online version of the program, which will find everything you need on the Internet on its own and install it.
After installation, you can click on "Configure your PC automatically"... During setup, the program will find the necessary drivers and install them. All you have to do is restart your computer and enjoy its full functionality.
Method 3: Automatic update via device manager
This method only works when you have Internet access. In another case, you need to find a computer with Internet access in order to download the necessary drivers for your sound card, having previously found out its model. For more details on how to find out this information, read below.
Determining the motherboard model
If automatic driver update failed for some reason, then you will need to find out the model of your motherboard in order to download sound drivers. This can be done using the AIDA64 program as an example or in a standard way. Please note that you can only update sound drivers by downloading them from the Internet if you know your motherboard model.
Method 1: Detection via AIDA64
Go to official site and download the latest version of the program.
She will diagnose your computer and determine the model of components. After starting, go to the motherboard section, where you can see all the necessary information and even update some drivers.
Method 2: Standard
To find out the model of the motherboard in this way, you need to use the command "Run":
After that, you can download the necessary drivers for your motherboard model from the Internet.
Why you need to update your sound drivers
There are several situations when you need to update your sound drivers:
- The sound driver is simply outdated and no longer works correctly.
- After reinstalling Windows, all drivers have crashed, respectively, and the sound driver as well.
- You have accidentally deleted your sound driver or your system files have been corrupted by a virus.
Reasons for the loss of sound
If you carefully study this problem, then it may not only consist in the need to update the drivers. If the sound disappears, then look at the taskbar, perhaps you accidentally or deliberately turned off the sound, and then forgot. Also, after updating the operating system, you will need to remember to install all the drivers. Therefore, the sound on the computer may be quiet, distorted, or even disappear altogether.
BIOS settings
It is also necessary to check the BIOS settings, they may have gone wrong. This is done very simply:
- When you start your computer, go to BIOS.
- Next, select the item "Devices Configuration".
- Next you need to find the item "High Definition Audio" and check that it is enabled, that is, there should be a value opposite it "Enabled".
Disable Windows Service
You also need to check the services. There is a service like Windows Audio that is responsible for sound. To check it for performance, you must:
If the service is running in a different mode or stopped altogether, then it is necessary:
Also, carefully look at the connected devices, speakers or headphones, perhaps the problem lies precisely with them.
This article has provided several ways in which you can update your sound drivers. If one of them did not help you, do not rush to get upset and try others, most likely you will find the necessary solution and solve the sound problem. Also note that after reinstalling your operating system, you may need to update your sound drivers. Don't rush to look for updates for your sound card drivers before you verify that they are the problem.
Probably many have had such a situation when suddenly and unexpectedly sound disappears on the computer. And in the confusion you begin to look for the cause of the loss. Checking all the wires at the same time, restarting your computer, looking for new speakers and spare parts on the Internet, and thinking that your computer has burned out is not worth it. The solution to the problem can be much easier, because in most cases it is enough to update the sound card drivers.
Prerequisites for Updating Sound Drivers
If you have definitely decided to deal with the problem of no sound on your computer yourself, then let's start with the possible reasons for the loss of sound and their solutions.
How to update Windows 7 sound drivers
In order to update drivers in Windows 7, it will take very little time and a little care. So, we need to get into the "Device Manager". Quickly click on the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon, and go to "Properties". Next, go to the "Hardware" tab and select "Device Manager" there. 
After that, we can see an impressive list of hardware that you have on your computer. Since we have set ourselves the task of updating the drivers, we should also change the configuration of the sound device. We select the line with “ Sound, video and game devices“, In the list that is in front of us, the first number is the sound driver. 
Now, using the right-click context menu, click on "Update driver". Or double-click on the driver and in the window that opens, click on "Drivers" and then on "Update". And now, in a new window, we have a choice of two update options. If you do not have ready-made drivers on your computer, then click on "Search automatically for updated drivers". 
The process of searching for suitable drivers for your computer will immediately begin, which will take some time.
If on the Internet, your computer could not find the necessary drivers, then you will need to install them from the disk that came with the sound card (if you find this disk, of course). There are times when the system did not find anything, and the disc was lost, then you should not get upset and grab onto the valerian, because there is a way out of this situation.
First, we need to find out the model of our sound card. See how to do it. When you find out the model of your card, you will need to go to the developer's website and download the required driver. Then go to the "Update" drivers again and click on " Search for drivers on this computer«.
Then we indicate the place where the drivers are located and the system immediately starts the update process.
How to update Realtek sound drivers
If you have any problems installing Realtek drivers on Windows XP, or an error occurs during the installation process, then let's figure it out together. First, let's clear the foothold for installing a new driver. We need to remove all previously or incorrectly installed drivers. We go to " Start", Click" Execute"And write the command" regedit».
In the window that appears, we find "HDAUDIO" and open the left folder "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" after it "SYSTEM" then "CurrentControlSet" and at the very end "Enum".
In the dispatcher window, we have to remove the audio device on the HDA bus. It will most likely be highlighted with a yellow exclamation mark. And only now we can install the pre-downloaded Realtek drivers.
I hope you managed to restore sound on your computer using one of the methods suggested in this article. The process of updating drivers is not time-consuming and difficult.
Video instruction for updating the sound card
A system failure due to a virus attack or an incorrect reinstallation of the operating system sometimes leads to the loss of drivers for the sound card and, as a result, the lack of sound on the computer. Let's look at how to install a sound driver on our own, without the help of a computer technician, using the example of Windows 7.
By default, when you install the Windows 7 operating system, the Windows Update service starts, with the help of which all drivers are periodically updated, and in automatic mode. First, check if this service is disabled for you. Through the Start button and Windows search, open the Services window, find it and restart. Further, also through the search, go to the device manager window, according to the screen. From the list of equipment presented, select the section "Sound, video and game devices" and click on it.
