Dissapearing engine sounds...

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Hello!

First I bought the German version, installed and enjoyed it.

Then I bought the Euro version to get english language, uninstalled the german version and installed the new Euro version. Then I downloaded and installed the 1.05 patch.

All along I have been plagued by the same sound issue... The engine sound in vehicles is gone.

If I enter the options menue and set Audio Hardware acceleration and EAX to off, then on, the sound comes back. But when I exit the vehicle and enter it again, the sound is gone...

I have a Realtek ALC850 onboard soundcard on my Asus A8N SLI Premium motherboard. I have installed the latest drivers that I found at Asus website...

Anybody else with this problem?

What else can I try?

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[desertfox 2]

Try installing the drivers from Realtek.

That should solve your problem.

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Thanks for helping!!

Unfortunately, that didn't solve the problem...

Maybe I did something wrong? I went to www.realtek.com.tx and searched for the alc850. Found links to drivers and codecs. Downloaded and installed them...

Maybe I got the wrong ones?

Do you, or anybody, know which drivers I need?

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[Jabbah 0]

turn off hardware sounds and eax, solved the problem for me on my Soundmax HD audio

[MamiyaOtaru 1]

So odd.. I fixed it by turning EAX on. With it off sounds would eventually cut out.

[Troll 0]

Turning off hardware acceleration and EAX works, but then the sounds start crackling and popping...

I just don't understand why the engine sounds won't play at first, but sounds just fine if i just enter the options menu and set hardware acceleration and EAX to off and then on again..!?

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[Troll 0]

Installing Realteks latest drivers, just released, fixed the problem!

In case someone else has similar problems; the new drivers for the Realtek ALC850 for WinXP are called WDM_A398.

[desertfox 2]

Glad it worked.