Alright, a week ago I came back from lunch and my sound just all of a sudden stopped working. I listen to internet radio at work so I noticed it right away. Upon inspection everything seemed to be in line and I was busy in projects so I just worked without it.
On Tuesday I came into work with my PC unable to load Windows, it would post and start to load and then I would quickly see a BSOD before it would reboot...I was unable to get into Safe Mode as well as it would do the same thing.
This was a perfect opportunity to do a fresh format and install of my OS and get my sound back working. So I used another PC to set my HD as a slave to get all of my data off my drive before I wiped it clean.
Upon installing the OS and downloading all the drivers from the manufacturer of my PC my sound still isn't playing. I then went and downloaded the most up to date drivers on realtek's website with still no luck. Everything is showing that it is working properly in the device manager with no conflicts as well as the volume being turned up to the max on all settings.
Also, I went into the BIOS and disabled and then re-enabled the sound option and that didn't work either. I have went into the services and stopped and restarted Windows Audio.
My speakers are not broken, as they are built into my monitor and upon testing it on another PC it works fine. Also, my sound card is integrated and because my PC is a mini I would be unable to install a dedicated sound card.
So, cliff notes....
Sound card is recognized and working properly - Check
Latest and correct drivers - Check
Fresh install of the OS including formatting the HD - Check
All volume settings are turned on and are not muted - Check
No device conflicts - Check
Really spinning my wheels on what's causing this and I have resorted to playing music on my phone as I can't stand the silence!
Originally Posted by jephree 
