Alienware Laptop Area 51 Sound Driver?

go to start button. pop open that menu... to the right should be a button that says "run" click that. when the little box pops up. type "dxdiag.exe" (errr without quotes) hit enter.

another window should pop up. showing you information on your system. there should be a tab for "sound" where it'll say what type of sound device you have. once you have the name. simple open a web browser with google ...and type the name of the sound device into google ...with driver somewhere at the end.

follow what links come up to get the appropriate driver.

you basically need the sound driver for whatever sound device the computer uses. if you just get some random driver. it prob won't work. also check simple things like connections to cables. the sound settings. (in control panel... if it's monitor speakers, 4 channel, surround sound etc. make sure it's set up properly...and not muted) also...kinda a duh comment, but after any driver install you normally have to restart for changes to take effect.

but if dxdiag doesn't work. go to AW and get the info on the device from them by calling them. normally a serial number or whatnot will let them know what device that machine has.

I had several similar issues. The video driver support for Bioshock and Crysis both had me banging my head. I ended up using "straight" Nvidia drivers from the model up (GT version of the same thing) and manually (force) installed them. Worked like a champ. If you opened it up and removed and/or no thermal paste, you MUST reapply some fresh. Do NOT go overkill on the paste. You will end up causing more damage.....

Start here:

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