GA-p35-DQ6 realtek analog ports gray

[cfineman]

The RealTek control panel has the analog inputs grayed out.

It certainly does not detect when I plug in anything into the back panel or the front panel. I have cleaned all the drivers and re-installed 1.84 (even unplugged all usb except for my mouse) as suggested was suggested in another article I found on the web. No Joy.

The system is running Vista64 on the GA-p35-DQ6 MB (w 4gig).

The speakers have already been tested on a different source so they are fine. I've looked at all the levels/mutes on the vista box and they seem fine. The Digital Output shows up as working in the Sound/Playback control panel. Speaker shows up as "not detected". I can run the test sounds when the Digital (S/PDIF) port is selected. Tried disabling the Digital output but that still didn't result in the speakers being detected.

I've uninstalled (and cleaned) the realtek drivers and reinstalled both (not at the same time ) the original drivers that came with the MB and the latest from realtek's site... no difference.

Not sure if this is worthwhile info but, when windows starts up and shuts down, I hear a slight "pop" from the speakers that are plugged in but certainly no sound.

Any thoughts?

 

[cozumel]

Is this a problem that has just started when previously there has been no problem?
or
Is this a new build and has there has no sound since you put the rig together?

What is your system spec?
What OS?

Thanks

 

[cfineman]

heh... fair questions (and gross oversight on my part)

Vista Ultimate 64, GA-P35-DQ6, 4x1GB Mushkin D9, QX6700 (anything else you think is relevant?)

I've been running with a plantronics USB headset since the initial install of the system without incident. I finally got around to needing to use my speakers for something so this is the first time I've tried them on this rig. The rig itself is only a few months old.

 

[cozumel]

When I first put this rig together I could not get output from my speakers (but front panel headphones were ok).

I had to reinstall Vista
Do all Vista updates and reboot
Download and install updated chipset drivers and reboot
Download and install sound drivers and reboot.

That was the only order of events that would get my speakers to work and not be greyed out. Everything else I tried didn't didn't work (I tried everything the same as you and more without joy).