[DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx)

[vollezar]

Hi.
I have an ROG Strix X570-E gaming mobo. I just can't get the drivers to work. If I remove everything and just let Windows install basic drivers, the audio works. But as soon as I try installing proper drivers no sound comes out of my speakers at all. I can see the audio meters go up and dow with the sounds but nothing from the speakers. I've done everything exactly as it is in your steps (ROG SS3, not sure if it's the correct one) twice and one attempt for ROG/PRIME/TUF and nothing works. I am at a loss. Can you help? Thanks.

[pinkfloyd1173]

MR. M,

I have a question.

What are the differences of the realtek drivers, UAD and HDA?

Thank you in advance.

[vollezar]

@MoKiChU Thank You. A lot. Spent almost 11 hours trying to figure out what was wrong. Thank You.

[pinkfloyd1173]

Hi,

In order to choose correctly the install/update process to use : You have a ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard.

Follow scrupulously the INSTALL process (with cleanup step).




Hi,

HDA Drivers are for Windows 7 & Windows 10 1709/RS3/16299.x or more recent
UAD Drivers are only for Windows 10 64 bit 1709/RS3/16299.x or more recent (1903/19H1/18362.x or more recent for some Third Party drivers)

HDA Drivers use Win32/Legacy apps (including Realtek HD Audio Manager)
UAD Drivers use UWP apps downloaded from Microsoft Store (including Realtek Audio Control/Console)

HDA Drivers have a tray icon (possibility to disable it)
UAD Drivers don't have a tray icon (without possibility to enable it)


Glossary :

HDA = High Definition Audio
HDA (Realtek) = Standard (NVIDIA) = Legacy (Microsoft & Intel)

UAD = Universal Audio Driver
UAD (Realtek) = DCH (NVIDIA & Intel now) = DCHU (Microsoft) = UWD (Microsoft & Intel before)

DCH/DCHU = Declarative Componentized Hardware Support Apps Universal API compliance

UWD = Universal Windows Driver.

Thank you for this information good sir. I would leave this explaination on your post for realtek drivers. Just my opinion, for noobs like me.

Again thank you.

[SteverinoLA]

Wow, this seems like nightmare compared to usual driver updates. I'm in awe of you MoKiChU for figuring all this out!

I'll take a snapshot of my install before attempting, just to be safe. Seems like this resets and then is base for new Realtek going forward so only gotta go through the initial driver wiping/cleaning once, right? Then free to update as new releases are discovered and posted here by MoKiChU?

But before I do... so what exactly is new or improved compared to the 6.0.1.8666 driver and Sonic software from Asus? Some place I could see screenshots? I'm a dork so I just want the latest and greatest driver for anything, regardless of whether I actually need it or not. But this ain't no simple setup.exe or device mgr driver update.

[SteverinoLA]

I did a system restore point and a full image to be safe, but no need. Process went 100% smooth by simply following your step by step. Now I'm freed from the Asus SS3 leash, thanks!

Two questions:

1) What the heck is the Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer? I added just b/c it was there thinking it was another UWP app but now see it's actually additional device in Speakers and Recording devices. What does it do and when would someone use it?

2) Is this the master thread to subscribe to in order to get informed of future SS3 updates?

Thanks again for all the hard work simplified to easy to follow steps!

[SteverinoLA]

Roger. I'll do the full uninstall cleanup again for next release since I like running a tight ship and don't need the virtual mixer.

Extra thanks for introducing me to Driver Store Explorer, I've been wanting easy way to clean out my 10 year old drivers when my current install started off as a Win7 laptop, now a z390 desktop.

[hasteveha]

Hello I hope you are doing well. I have the ROG Maximus X Hero WIFI AC mobo, which realtek audio driver would work for me?

Thank you

[luisnadal]

Thanks.

Just installed these drivers on my x470-f board and seems to be working great.

I gave up waiting for asus to update the official drivers.

hi, can you say me witch version you install?

[luisnadal]

hi, i have asus strix x470 -F Gaming, wich driver i need?