I have a problem with two older PCs I have installed Windows 8.1 on. The problem is that while the audio drivers installed without problems and the audio chip shows up in Device Manager, there is no sound (speakers used to test are in working order, triple-checked). Does anyone know a solution to this?
Well AC'97 Drivers only support up to Windows 7 they might work if you change the compatibility i don't think realtek fully supports legacy hardware/Drivers especially on Windows 8.1 most users are using High Def audio devices. You are probably better off running Windows 7 for AC'97 devices Either that or you got it plugged into the wrong one. The green one is for the audio
No worries, I am not colorblind . And Win8 is somewhat zippier and more responsive on these old machines (boot times are somewhat longer than the average "Windows 8 on old PC" YT video though.) Anyways, I'll try out the compatibility change and report what happens
@d1glow, changing the compatibility did not give any results @Wazoo, both PCs have integrated audio, which in at least one case wasn't detected by the default driver (can't remember how it was with the other one)
set the environment variable "devmgr_show_details" and "devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices" both to "1" then start "devmgmt.msc" and click "View"-"Show hidden devices" then go to "Audio devices" - expand - doubleclick the Realtek Sound Device - select Tab "Details" - Select Dropdownmenu "Hardware-Id" and copy&paste the Vendor String something like HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_1028047E&REV_1001 we'll find a driver for you
If I haven't managed to f*ck something up, the IDs are PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_E0018086&REV_02 and PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_08501849&REV_02
