dv6815nr: No audio device installed

[aikuhime]

My dv6815nr pavillion laptop no longer seems to have sound. When I hover over the speaker icon in the bottom right hand of my screen (which now has a red circle with a white x over it) it states "No audio device is installed". I tried reinstalling my drivers. My control panel option does not display a audio device. I have fully restored my computer to factory defaults. Still nothing, I tried installing a game today and it told me that there was no soundcard found. When I try to install my contenxtant driver it says it cannot find the hardware. I'm at a loss...assistance please?

[aikuhime]

I should also probably tell you that I am running Vista Home Premium 32 bit.

[laydeevi]

 Did you ever figure out a solution. I am having the same problem. Please help

[aikuhime]

I never have. However, for some reason after a few weeks it started working again. It has given me audio for two days, hopefully it will stay.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. Try updating again.

[kdosborn]

Interestingly enough, the problem went away for me as soon as I installed the Realtek High-Definition Audio Driver for Windows Vista (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-59516-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...).  It's happened to me a couple of times, but each time I reinstall the driver, the sound comes back.