New Realtek R225 audio drivers on iMac, Win7rc

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New Realtek R225 audio drivers on iMac, Win7rc

I tried installing the new (as of 6/3/09) Realtek High-Definition audio codecs ver. R225 on my Early 08 iMac running Windows 7rc. Result: I lost my audio. Any ideas? Thanks!

iMac 24" and MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jun 3, 2009 10:34 AM

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Answer 1

The hatter

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Jun 3, 2009 10:55 AM in response to Marciano Siniscalchi

Depending on what you downloaded, it should force an uninstall of the original, reboot, and then you have to rerun the installer to actually have sound.

There is a non-installer, and there you uncompress and use Device Manager to search and browse to update driver.

I always tend to use Troubleshoot Compatibility option for all installers for now.

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Answer 2

Jun 3, 2009 12:24 PM in response to The hatter

Thanks! That worked! I thought the installer did both---i.e. uninstall the old driver and replace it with the new one. It didn't; rerunning it fixed everything.

Unfortunately, the main issue I had with the prior drivers is still unsolved: sound is "tinny" compared with OSX. It actually almost sounds monaural, although it is not (checked using the Configuration tool, which emits separate sounds on the L and R speakers in turn).

I never installed Vista on this machine, so I can't tell if it's a Win7 issue or just poor drivers overall.

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Answer 3

The hatter

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Jun 3, 2009 1:38 PM in response to Marciano Siniscalchi

Try using external speakers, that should do better.

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