Audio issue with Windows 7 Boot Camp
Hi All... I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my Mac Pro. When it installed, everything worked except the audio... a common complaint I have discovered. The drivers provided by Apple didn't work, so I found this solution:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/01/26/how-to-get-sound-working-in-windows-7-runni ng-via-boot-camp/
I did what it suggested, and downloaded the most recent RealTek drivers (greater than 2.14). Upon rebooting into Windows, I got great and full sound... from my Mac Pro's internal speaker...
I fiddled around for countless hours and was on the phone with Apple's tech support for a while (their answer: if it's a windows problem call microsoft. What? Microsoft won't help you because your hardware is apple? Well doesn't that suck. We are so much better than them, even though we are telling you to shove off for the same reason). Finally, I pinpointed something: when I rolled back the RealTek drivers to the original drivers, I got sound out of my speakers. Only problem was that it was impossibly quiet. Cranking up my speaker knob and my keyboard volume to the max I was getting barely a whisper. Go down 2 notches, and it became inaudible.
Everything works fine on my mac side. The volume levels of my speakers are normal. I tried plugging in headphones in the rear audio jack, and they have the same issue- crank the volume for a whisper when using the "High Definition Audio Device" from Apple/Windows, and no output save for internal speakers with RealTek drivers.
One final clue I got is that when the realtek drivers are installed, in the "speakers properties" window under "jack information" it displays "LR ATAPI INTERNAL ATAPI JACK" and when the "High Definition Audio Device" are installed, it reads "LR REAR PANEL 3.5MM JACK"
My theory is that it is a driver issue. My problem is I don't know enough about drivers to fix it or even know if a fix is out there. Any help? Thanks!!!
~Bryan
http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/01/26/how-to-get-sound-working-in-windows-7-runni ng-via-boot-camp/
I did what it suggested, and downloaded the most recent RealTek drivers (greater than 2.14). Upon rebooting into Windows, I got great and full sound... from my Mac Pro's internal speaker...
I fiddled around for countless hours and was on the phone with Apple's tech support for a while (their answer: if it's a windows problem call microsoft. What? Microsoft won't help you because your hardware is apple? Well doesn't that suck. We are so much better than them, even though we are telling you to shove off for the same reason). Finally, I pinpointed something: when I rolled back the RealTek drivers to the original drivers, I got sound out of my speakers. Only problem was that it was impossibly quiet. Cranking up my speaker knob and my keyboard volume to the max I was getting barely a whisper. Go down 2 notches, and it became inaudible.
Everything works fine on my mac side. The volume levels of my speakers are normal. I tried plugging in headphones in the rear audio jack, and they have the same issue- crank the volume for a whisper when using the "High Definition Audio Device" from Apple/Windows, and no output save for internal speakers with RealTek drivers.
One final clue I got is that when the realtek drivers are installed, in the "speakers properties" window under "jack information" it displays "LR ATAPI INTERNAL ATAPI JACK" and when the "High Definition Audio Device" are installed, it reads "LR REAR PANEL 3.5MM JACK"
My theory is that it is a driver issue. My problem is I don't know enough about drivers to fix it or even know if a fix is out there. Any help? Thanks!!!
~Bryan
Mac Pro 2.66GHz, Mac OS X (10.5)
