The bluescreens I use to get is 'DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE' and are seemingly most present when I run my computer without the power cable. In other words - no mouse or any gamepad works. Tried to install Windows 10 - maybe the audio would work on that, I dont know, because the power to the USB's turns off. I tried several times to uninstall and reinstall the drivers - even tried older ones. Perhaps you're wondering why I just won't skip these Realtek 'amazing **** fest of drivers' - it's a simple reason: My headset (Steelseries) microphone wont work without them. And this happens, from what I understand the Realtek drivers/Realtek HD Audio Manager. My problem is bluescreens, game crashes and videos only buffer but can't play randomly. I run Windows 8.1 and my computer is an Asus Rog G551JW. I have had this problem for a year, and I'm ripping my hair out. I wonder if any of you guys could help a frustrated man. I also have downloaded and ran latest Realtek Win10 drivers in compatibility mode and tried setting the driver to just a generic high def audio device. To be in buisness anymore and there are no drivers out there to download. Not sure if this has anything to do with the problem but unfortunately the manufacturer of my monitor does not seem It displayed in the correct resolution and I had sound. NOTE: When i ran windows 7 my monitor was correctly displayed as a Hans-G monitor. Does anyone out there know what the hell is going on? It still isnt detected and I had to find a loophole to get it to work. I just tinkered around for almost two weeks to find a workaround for my monitor not having the correct resolution detected. Now since the updates I have no sound and when I do these restarts after uninstalling audio drivers Windows will default sound back to the USB headset everytime. Realtek High Def Audio' was the default device I could hear sound. I have always just had the HDMI cable coming from my Nvidia Graphics card and it plugs into the back of my HANS-G 28'' monitor. Of the fixes I have seen on these forums and nothing is working to restore sound to my two monitor speakers. I have went to device manager and uninstalled Realtek's drivers, updated drivers, etc. All other configurations I have tried do not work. The only way I can hear any audio is to set my audio default device to the Logitech G35 Headset. Nvidia HDMI Output Ports 0-3 (ALL 'NOT PLUGGED IN') In my sound control panel the speakers for my monitor were controlled by 'Speakers Realtek High Def Audio'

This all started after i update the bios and drivers for my motherboard from the manufactures website, its also in conjuction with a windows update. No audio on Asrock 990FX Extreme3 MB w/Realtek High Def 'speakers'

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