windows 7: Can't get HDMI audio - the hdmi device does not appear under the playback devices

Anonymous
2009-05-22T05:38:40+00:00

so yeah you've probably gathered my problem from my title.

i have an integrated intel graphics chip (interestingly enough the intel control pane,l through which i used to control the majority of the devices functions, did not survive the upgrade... it is nowhere to be found)

so i've updated the drivers, and checked the playback devices, and my hdmi cables are plugged in

i get video but no audio, and am not sure i am just missing something simple.

eitherway i've done a lot of searching and have yet to find an answer any help would be much appreciated!

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Anonymous
2011-11-07T04:20:01+00:00

Hello spedlifeshow,

The issue here can be one of several issues, the following may apply:

  • The HDMI graphics card may support HDMI Video, but may not support HDMI Audio
  • You may need to set the HDMI audio device as the default sound device
  • You may need to update your HDMI video card drivers for your version of Windows
  • If your HDMI video card does not support audio, you may need to connect additional audio cables between the PC and TV

For the steps for some of these issues see the following No sound tutorial (look on the Check your Hardware tab under HDMI cables).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/no-sound-in-windows

Hope this helps

LD.

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-07-28T16:33:50+00:00

    I have the same problem with an Inspiron.  It worked fine under vista, and worked fine under win7 after the install, but suddenly stopped working yesterday.

    I tried removing the drivers and manually installing the Dell Vista drivers but it did not work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-07-13T20:14:04+00:00

    I have the same issue with a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ440e(nvidia geforce 8400gt video card). The video works fine trough HDMI but no audio.

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-07-09T00:33:28+00:00

    this seems pretty common with dell xps 1530 - my sound worked fine with the beta(s) and doesn't output at all via hdmi.  normal sound works fine.

    I have tried multiple drivers no luck just yet - any one got any ideas, versions that do work for this machine?

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-06-30T01:41:14+00:00

    I have a homemade PC with onboard Sigmatel audio and an nVidia GTX260 graphics card... I'm using a S/PDIF passthrough from the motherboard to the graphics card, and audio is passed to the TV.

    I did have one problem...  When I upgraded the video card driver, I was not prompted for a reboot; however, my system required a reboot before the audio started working again. 

    I can play tracks from Zune, and system sounds also come through.  I also have a Dell XPS1530, and Samsung LCD.  With Win7 Beta, it worked.  I haven't yet tried with Win7 RC.

    I didn't really have to configure anything to get it to work...  It just did.  Guess I was lucky, but this is not necessarily an inherent flaw with the Win7 RC.

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