I replaced a motherboard yesterday and it came built-in with a Realtek HD sound card. The card works great and I have no problems with it, save for the fact some of the audio options are absolutely buried. In this video I show how to enable something called “Mic Boost” that puts a 20db amplification when a mic is plugged in.
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Thanks for help. I was looking for it for a long time and couldnt find it.. It really works!! Thanks again!
Hi there
I think they have corrected this problem in the newest version of the software. I own a Zepto laptop with the HD soundcard, and in my software you still have to use the Realtek provided software to turn mic boost on, but it is in Input section of the mixer, but you still have to press those little dots (hmm go figure).
I have an education in web software development, and this is almost as far from user friendly as anything. Realtek should really go back to the drawing board with this. It is a great soundcard otherwise though.
Hope this was helpful
You are a god, thank you so much.. omfg.. I was looking for this for ever..
again ty so much
Thanks a TON! I was spending hours trying to find this, glad I stumbled onto this video!
Thanks a MILLION!!!!! Just like everyone else here, I was busting my chops off searching for this. THANKS
Thanks a lot man!
Great fix! Will RealTek ever learn?
@@ holy crap batman, i been looking for that option for like a year. Now ppl can hear me talk crap again woohhooo!
Thanks man.. Realtek really screwed this one up..
Thanks man, this was driving me nuts. I’ve been looking for this fix.
OMG you have just saved me 100$ for new soundcard, thanks a lot man. Silent year is over ROAAAARR!
I cannot thank you enough, like everyone else here I was pulling out my hair over this.
I owe you a beer!
I have this problem… but i don’t have the little icon you need to click on… any suggestions?
Thank you so much for that guide, tried a ton of other guides for mic boost on xp, which led to the same thing with the grey options that you displayed, so yeah, you are awesome.
Wow man thank you so much i have so much trouble with mic i even changed them so many, cuz of this mic boost, but finally i can boost it
…. Thanks a lot man!
thanx dude….
i so so so so thank you pc media net
Hahaha cheers man, couldn’t find this option to save my life.
Thank you so FRIKKIN MUCH!
Ive been running around with this problem for a few weeks now, and its finally fixed
How do I do that with Vista? I cant find the master volume thing
what use of ISA Slots?
omg i would of never have found this info!!! THANK U SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!
Lord bless you my boy. You have just saved my neck…