Microphone vanished!

[Guest]

Hi,

My system was continuosly giving this problem - although the device said its
working correctly, system cud not detect the mic (checked through Speech
recognition)
By mistake I disabled it, thinking that I can enable the microphone/line-in
device any time later.
Now I do not see any device installed!! even running the install hardware
does not detect it.
the driver is from SigmaTel
What do I do now ?
Thanks

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Right click on the Speaker icon in the Notification area of the Taskbar, select
Recording Devices, in an empty area of the window, right click and check both
"Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices". Then set your
microphone as Default and use the Properties button to configure.

 

[Guest]

Thanks

Right click on the Speaker icon in the Notification area of the Taskbar, select
Recording Devices, in an empty area of the window, right click and check both
"Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices". Then set your
microphone as Default and use the Properties button to configure.

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

I have the same problem. My sound card is just fine with some high
definition speakers but the mike is stone cold dead off the PC jack
notwithstanding the fact that it is default and enabled and showing as
working. However, after recording the mute button in Properties appears
selected when it was set to live beforehand. It seems to keep reverting to
mute. Has that got anything to do with the problem? Any ideas please?

Greg

 

[Cal Bear '66]

What audio adapter are you using? Does it have it's own configuration program
(Such as Realtek HD Audio Manager--Realtek or Creative Console--Creative Labs)?

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

It is 5:1 Creative T6100 speaker set using Vista's own drivers. Vista is
declared as unsupported on Creative's download site.

Greg Hallam

 

[Cal Bear '66]

These are USB speakers where you plug in the microphone? You don't have an
internal audio adapter on the motherboard or an add in card?

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

No, they are not USB speakers. The adapter is an onboard surround sound
channel (7:1). More information is not to hand.

Greg Hallam

 

[Cal Bear '66]

If it is an onboard audio adapter why are you thinking your speakers have
anything to do with your microphone problem.

You need to determine if your onboard audio adapter has the latest Vista
drivers, and if the audio adapter is properly configured.

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

Interestingly, my headphones will only work when connected to my main
speaker ... not when jacked directly into the PC. That got me thinking that
the speakers were somehow hijacking the sound card's function.

I am pretty useless at hardware though... OK on software.

My Vista drivers are up to date.

Greg Hallam

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Right click on the Speaker icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar, select
Recording Devices, highlight Microphone and press the Set Default button, use
the Configure and Properties buttons to configure your microphone.

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

I wish it was that simple. I have already checked that. The microphone has
been set to default from the beginning. The only strange thing is that the
microphone is set to mute in the configuration. It IS possible to toggle it
to live but if I try to record it reverts back to mute afterwards. The
sound file created is silent.

If the headphones only work through the speakers, why am I surptised that
the mike won't work either when jacked into the PC? Are you saying that
these things are unconnected?

Greg Hallam

 

[Cal Bear '66]

It must be an audio adapter issue. Or a motherboard/audio jack wiring problem.

The headphones plugged into the speakers would use the signal and circuitry of
the speakers.

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

I have just spent an (un)happy half an hour Googling (microphone not working
vista). I gave up after the 6th page. It appears to be a very common
problem.

By the way, if you crank up boost and set everything to max, the mike
configuation wizard in Vista shows the mike as recording (albeit at the
lower end of the scale). Try and record though and zilch.

Greg

 

[Greg \(remove the doubled characters\)]

Cal Bear .... sorry it took so long for me to catch on - I rooted out new
drivers this morning (Real Tek). Everything is just fine now. The
pre-loaded Vista drivers are garbage though. Why can't companies get their
act together and get it right first time? I actually like Vista! It seems
to me that the industry groaned in 2006 and effectively said ... oh no, not
another OS just when we had tooled up for XP. That might explain a lot of
the Vista whinging since. Didn't they realise that all new PC's would have
it. Duh!

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Realtek is very good (too good?) at releasing updated HD audio drivers.

New ones about every 2 weeks!

Don't forget the Realtek HD Audio Manager (Control Panel-Classic view, or right
click on the RED speaker icon in the Notification Area).

Good you got it all sorted out.

Enjoy!

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=3&GetDown=false#High Definition Audio Codecs

 

[Guest]

mine also when i put my microphone in it says its not there and brings up a
new page it has playback recording and sounds on it and recording it says it
is plugged in but yet it still doesn't pick up anything for sounds