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With my Optiplex 755, 64-bit Windows 7 professional, I downloaded the 64-bit Vista audio drivers, when I went to install them, got the message "the audio driver files do not support your computer hardware" this was after a fresh reboot.
So, I tried downloading the Intel 'multi-device' driver, all 84 mb of it. Expanded it and ran the setup.exe, and got: 'this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software." Again, after a fresh reboot. (I was logged on as local and domain admin.)
When I called Dell support I was told: 'Dell can't afford to keep developing drivers for new operating systems for their old computers.' Which would make sense except that this computer was 2 years old, still in warranty, when Windows 7 came out.
The main question is about an audio driver but it didn't mention the output used. The only one on the back panel is analog. Is there a place in the PC where you could tap a digital out?
problem resolved -- turns out that you can disable the onboard audio via the bios setup. That had been done on this PC. Once that was corrected, Windows 7 found and installed the Microsoft drivers, and it worked properly.
fireberd
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February 9th, 2012 03:00
Dell has both Vista 32 bit and 64 bit drivers. These will work with Windows 7.
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Suggest you first install the listed Intel motherboard chipset drivers then the Dell sound driver.
yeuchiu
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February 9th, 2012 04:00
my problem has been solved!
Thanks
tbreit
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April 27th, 2012 16:00
Curious about how your problem was solved? Details?
With my Optiplex 755, 64-bit Windows 7 professional, I downloaded the 64-bit Vista audio drivers, when I went to install them, got the message "the audio driver files do not support your computer hardware" this was after a fresh reboot.
So, I tried downloading the Intel 'multi-device' driver, all 84 mb of it. Expanded it and ran the setup.exe, and got: 'this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software." Again, after a fresh reboot. (I was logged on as local and domain admin.)
When I called Dell support I was told: 'Dell can't afford to keep developing drivers for new operating systems for their old computers.' Which would make sense except that this computer was 2 years old, still in warranty, when Windows 7 came out.
troystg
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May 8th, 2012 05:00
The main question is about an audio driver but it didn't mention the output used. The only one on the back panel is analog. Is there a place in the PC where you could tap a digital out?
tbreit
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May 8th, 2012 13:00
problem resolved -- turns out that you can disable the onboard audio via the bios setup. That had been done on this PC. Once that was corrected, Windows 7 found and installed the Microsoft drivers, and it worked properly.