New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
1. Support ALC663/ALC272.

2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.

3. Customizations.


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!

On 2008-03-31 21:46:53 +0100, "Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> said:

> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
1.
>
> Support ALC663/ALC272.
>
> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>
> 3. Customizations.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!

Should also help stop some of those SP1 installation problems too
seeing that Realtek was one of the companies whose drivers had been
causing problems.
--
Byron Hinson
http://www.byronhinson.com

"Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> schreef in bericht
news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>
> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>
> 3. Customizations.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>

Is Realtek giving automatic updates or do I have to keep an eye on the site
every now and then?

There is no way to get automatic updates (as far as I know) directly from
Realtek. And the Realtek updates from Windows Update are w a y, w a y
outdated.


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!



>> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>>
>> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...wn=false#High%
>> 20Definition%20Audio%20Codecs

>> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>>
>> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>>
>> 3. Customizations.


> Is Realtek giving automatic updates or do I have to keep an eye on the site
> every now and then?

Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
R190. So I reverted to my previous one.

"Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> wrote in message
news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>
> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>
> 3. Customizations.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
>

Spirit wrote:
> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> wrote in message
> news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
>> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>>
>> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
>>
>> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>>
>> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>>
>> 3. Customizations.
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>>
>

Spirit,
just a guess on my part, but I have seen this before. I think that they
incorporate an earlier driver along with whatever other updates because
of problems with one or more newer drivers. Personally, I always go with
the newest revision number as long as it works on my machine.
--
Dave T.


"Your attitude serves as a lens through which you see life, and it's
best when that lens is focused on the positive possibilities." - Ralph
Marston

Is Realtek offering drivers with Bas and Treble yet? I know there is an EQ,
but I sort of prefer the KISS method. I'd love to dump my Creative card.

"Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> wrote in message
news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>
> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>
> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>
> 3. Customizations.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
>

Spirit wrote:
> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>

I just updated with R190 and the driver is 6.0.1.5591. Try downloading
the update again and reinstall it.

Originally I downloaded the EXE version and as I "thought" it installed an
older
version. This time I downloaded the ZIP and it too left me with an older
version.
However I reran the SETUP and an even older version remained. After running
it 4 times FINALLY the 6.0.1-5991 version was installed.

My guess is the setup.exe is designed to remove all previous installs before
installing
the update. Strange I had to run the SETUP 4 times to do this.

"TomV" <t@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:ucnrr35kIHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Spirit wrote:
>> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
>> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
>> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>>
>
> I just updated with R190 and the driver is 6.0.1.5591. Try downloading
> the update again and reinstall it.
>

It's usually necessary to run the installation file twice unless you
first uninstall the existing driver. The first run will uninstall the
existing Realtek driver, and the second will install the new driver.

You don't indicate what type machine you have (Dell, HP, etc.); however,
some manufacturers setup the system so that an original driver installs
when the current one is removed. I had this happen with an Nvidia
driver on an old Dell machine.

I'm taking a guess here, but it sounds like that's what you may be
experiencing when the existing Realtek is uninstalled. The system
installs an on board Realtek driver that's much older than the currently
installed driver. Apparently, running the installation file multiple
times brought you up to date.


Spirit wrote:
> Originally I downloaded the EXE version and as I "thought" it installed
> an older
> version. This time I downloaded the ZIP and it too left me with an older
> version.
> However I reran the SETUP and an even older version remained. After running
> it 4 times FINALLY the 6.0.1-5991 version was installed.
>
> My guess is the setup.exe is designed to remove all previous installs
> before installing
> the update. Strange I had to run the SETUP 4 times to do this.
>
> "TomV" <t@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:ucnrr35kIHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Spirit wrote:
>>> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
>>> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
>>> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>>>
>>
>> I just updated with R190 and the driver is 6.0.1.5591. Try
>> downloading the update again and reinstall it.
>>
>

It's usually necessary to run the installation file twice unless you
first uninstall the existing driver. The first run will uninstall the
existing Realtek driver, and the second will install the new driver.

You don't indicate what type machine you have (Dell, HP, etc.); however,
some manufacturers setup the system so that an original driver installs
when the current one is removed. I had this happen with an Nvidia
driver on an old Dell machine.

I'm taking a guess here, but it sounds like that's what you may be
experiencing when the existing Realtek driver is uninstalled. The
system installs an on board Realtek driver that's much older than the
currently installed driver. Apparently, running the installation file
multiple times brought you up to date.


Spirit wrote:
> Originally I downloaded the EXE version and as I "thought" it installed
> an older
> version. This time I downloaded the ZIP and it too left me with an older
> version.
> However I reran the SETUP and an even older version remained. After running
> it 4 times FINALLY the 6.0.1-5991 version was installed.
>
> My guess is the setup.exe is designed to remove all previous installs
> before installing
> the update. Strange I had to run the SETUP 4 times to do this.
>
> "TomV" <t@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:ucnrr35kIHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Spirit wrote:
>>> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
>>> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
>>> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>>>
>>
>> I just updated with R190 and the driver is 6.0.1.5591. Try
>> downloading the update again and reinstall it.
>>
>

Had to run it 4 times.... 1st three times it left an older driver than the
one
on the previous run.... maybe because those drivers were provided via
Windows Update and not manually installed.

"TomV" <t@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:O%236HD86kIHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> It's usually necessary to run the installation file twice unless you first
> uninstall the existing driver. The first run will uninstall the existing
> Realtek driver, and the second will install the new driver.
>
> You don't indicate what type machine you have (Dell, HP, etc.); however,
> some manufacturers setup the system so that an original driver installs
> when the current one is removed. I had this happen with an Nvidia driver
> on an old Dell machine.
>
> I'm taking a guess here, but it sounds like that's what you may be
> experiencing when the existing Realtek is uninstalled. The system
> installs an on board Realtek driver that's much older than the currently
> installed driver. Apparently, running the installation file multiple
> times brought you up to date.
>
>
> Spirit wrote:
>> Originally I downloaded the EXE version and as I "thought" it installed
>> an older
>> version. This time I downloaded the ZIP and it too left me with an older
>> version.
>> However I reran the SETUP and an even older version remained. After
>> running
>> it 4 times FINALLY the 6.0.1-5991 version was installed.
>>
>> My guess is the setup.exe is designed to remove all previous installs
>> before installing
>> the update. Strange I had to run the SETUP 4 times to do this.
>>
>> "TomV" <t@nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:ucnrr35kIHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Spirit wrote:
>>>> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
>>>> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
>>>> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I just updated with R190 and the driver is 6.0.1.5591. Try downloading
>>> the update again and reinstall it.
>>>
>>

I downloaded the ZIP version and ran it, sure enough an older driver was
installed.
So I ran it again and an even older version was installed. After running it
4 times
finally the newest version was installed. My guess is the old drivers were
installed
via Windows Update and the Setup for the new one had to uninstalled each of
the old versions 1 at a time.

"Dave T." <davey@MyPlace.net> wrote in message
news:DPfIj.3681$p24.112@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Spirit wrote:
>> Strange I downloaded and installed R190 and it loaded a driver
>> older than R160... I had 6.0.1-5374 and 6.0.01-5217 was in
>> R190. So I reverted to my previous one.
>>
>> "Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> wrote in message
>> news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
>>> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>>>
>>> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs
>>> 1. Support ALC663/ALC272.
>>>
>>> 2. Support ForteMedia microphone effect APO feature.
>>>
>>> 3. Customizations.
>>>
>>>
>>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>>> GO BEARS!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> Spirit,
> just a guess on my part, but I have seen this before. I think that they
> incorporate an earlier driver along with whatever other updates because of
> problems with one or more newer drivers. Personally, I always go with the
> newest revision number as long as it works on my machine.
> --
> Dave T.
>
>
> "Your attitude serves as a lens through which you see life, and it's best
> when that lens is focused on the positive possibilities." - Ralph Marston

Spirit wrote:
> Had to run it 4 times.... 1st three times it left an older driver than the
> one
> on the previous run.... maybe because those drivers were provided via
> Windows Update and not manually installed.

As a general rule, I'd recommend not using Windows Update to install
hardware drivers.

"Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@x1x1x1.org> wrote in message
news:548C2FEA-5509-4B5D-AC11-9F965DFA3841@microsoft.com...
> New Realtek HD Audio Drivers -- ver. 1.90 -- 31 March 2007:
>

It is now April 2008. Either your post is out of date, or you entered the
wrong date?