Audio not working on Windows 7

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Audio not working on Windows 7

So i installed Bootcamp from the installation disc ofcourse, and i don't get sound. But it works when i use it on Vista, and xp. So what's the Driver name? would Intel have an update on it? I don't know what model # so i can't get sound.
The audio headphone jack has a red light that's on only when i'm on Windows also.

MacBook, Airport Extreme N, Airport Extreme, IMac G5 PowerPC, Dell, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Computer Freak

Posted on Dec 20, 2008 8:32 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 21, 2008 4:49 AM in response to Ed Kraus

'that red light means the jack is outputting digital audio and it is ot going to be heard in the speakers as long as the light is lit. But, I can't tell you anything more than that.

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Ed Kraus Author

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Dec 21, 2008 7:54 AM in response to Gregory Mcintire

weird... The Speakers are at full volume, and i still can't hear anything.

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Answer 3

Dec 21, 2008 1:52 PM in response to Ed Kraus

It's not really weird at all. The red lights mean that the computer is outputting digital optical audio to the audio jack. It has the analog audio to the internal speakers turned OFF.

If it were doing this (the red light) in both windose and the Mac side then the problem would almost certainly be a mechanical switch in the jack but since it is only doing it when booted in windose then that cannot be the case.

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Answer 4

Dec 22, 2008 9:52 AM in response to Ed Kraus

Hey man, I was having the same issue, but i just downloaded the updated drivers (R2.11) for the Realtek HD Audio controller and it worked wonders! I now have all the hardware working like it should on my macbook.

Just a word of advice tho, unless you're in Taiwan, you don't want to download the file from the Realtek site, cause it's sloooooow.

You might just want to Google "Realtek HD Audio r2.11 drivers" and download it from a rapidshare or something hosted closer to where you are.

Good luck with it!

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