Vista - Speakers stopped working

I'm at the end of my rope here.

The other day my speakers (Logitech X-540) stopped working all together. They pop when I shut down and reboot, but in the speaker properties they are listed as unplugged.



The Realtek HD control panel gives me an error saying that I'm using Vista drivers and to download the proper ones.



I've downloaded the current drivers from Realtek (r2.02) and from Gigabyte and neither work. Is my next step getting a new soundcard for further troubleshooting or is there something I'm overlooking? And yes, I have checked to see that the speakers are actually connected to the PC

Have you tried going into device manager and checked to see if all the sound drivers are there and if they are working correctly, you could also try to uninstall all your sound drivers and then let windows find the correct ones again by doing a online search.

Also did you try to change the properties on sound manager so that you were using Realtek high definition audio as I notice that it is not set to default on your screen shot, also have you tried to see if the sound works through your headphones.

I uninstalled the device when I first had the problem, but not since reinstalling the drivers so I'll try that again. Also when I try to set the speakers as default the button is greyed out so I only can choose between the headset and SPDI.

Thanks for the reply.

Still no dice.

Uninstalled device, unistalled drivers, rebooted, reinstalled. Now at least I'm not getting the "Audio driver designed for Vista" anymore and I can pull up the Realtek HD audio control panel, but the speakers are still greyed out and cannot be selected as a playback device. I've double checked the rear of the PC and speaker terminals themselves and all is securely connected the way they should be...I get the amp hum when I plug and unplug the speakers so I'm assuming they are OK. I guess the next step would be to get a new soundcard to test.

have a look on the back of your sub for a round plug (looks a little like a flat head screw) if its their un-screw it and out should pop a little fuse (a very small one so don't drop it or loose it) if you don't have a replacement fuse then wrap al little tin foil round it and pop it back in and test it (i have done this with mine till i get a new fuse) if that solves your problem (i hope it does) then nip down to any hardware store and get a replacement
If that isnt your problem then you may have your jacks in the wrong ports or a faulty connection in you line out cable

good luck

There wasn't a fuse plug in my unit. I bought an el cheapo sound card and powered speakers from Best Buy. The speakers didn't work with the old card so I installed the new one and all is well. I'll take the new speakers back and I should contact Gigabyte to RMA my mobo as I've already replaced my NIC and now my sound card. This would be the second RMA. I'll be buying DFI, ASUS, ABIT in the future.

sorry to here that dude

may i recommend A-Bit over Asus.... my A-bit IN9 32X MAX board is great, it has an LCD display on the mobo that help troubleshoot any major problems

you can see the display bottom left of the pic