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   Posted by: ReflexReaction
   Member

   Ok, so I've read ALL of the threads on Launch Manager + Windows 7 here. I do not have a solution for the following problem:

   I have a Acer 6935G which I have recently installed Windows 7 on (x64). Windows found most of the drivers, audio included. I then downloaded the Windows Vista version of Launch Manager (version 2.0.0.2), and installed - and yes, everything worked great.

   That is, until I found I had an issue with my microphone in Skype. I had ALOT of audio noise coming through when using the mic... I realised this was because the gain was up too high, however to reduce the microphone gain (or boost), it was impossible with the stock Windows 7 drivers.

   So? I went to Realtek's website and downloaded the newest Realtek HD Audio driver - for Windows 7. I installed this, and then low and behold, in the Audio manager, I found that the mic boost was set to +20db! I removed this boost, and my audio issues were fix! Horray... Or at least, so I thought.

   Upon doing this, I realised that the new Realtek audio drivers had some how stopped Launch Manager from working correctly. The "e", web and e-mail buttons all work fine, however the touch screen audio slider, mute button, etc. do not register when I press them.

   Even before installing Launch Manager, on a fresh install, the mute button would work!

   So this led me to go down the route that Launch Manager, and specifically the "Cinedash" part (volume controls etc) were trying to control the wrong audio device. In my audio devices, I have two "playback devices" listed, Speakers (on Realtek High Definition Audio) and Realtek Digital Output (also on Realtek High Definition Audio).

   I went ahead and disabled the latter (Realtek Digital Output), but no, nothing... the controls on the cinedash still didn't do anything!

   So, i decided I'd uninstall the Realtek drivers i'd just installed. After doing that? Nothing! The cinedash audio controls STILL don't control my audio!

   I'm so confused and annoyed with all this!

   If anyone can help, then please please do let me know. There must be a hacky way to map the audio controls on the left to the audio in windows without Launch Manager (which now doesn't work with any Windows 7 Driver!)

   Thanks in advance,

   ReflexReaction

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: ReflexReaction
   Member

   I HAVE GOT MINE WORKING. I REPEAT, I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM.

   After a fresh install of Windows 7 I was convinced it was a hardware fault - with the Cinedash still not working or controlling the audio at all. I also noticed that the cinedash was having lots of issues, changing brightness and turning off completely randomly.

   I then realised that i'd, as soon as I bought it, installed the NEWEST BIOS from the Acer site - specifically version 1.14 from the Acer support section:

   http://www.acer.co.uk/acer/service.d...CRC=2980211862

   I thought, could it be this? Yes, it would be wierd as everything was working until i did the realtek driver update, but feck it, it's worth a shot. I downgraded by BIOS to v1.13 and guess what? Cinedash is now working! Launch manager 2.0.0.2 is running fine alongside the newest Realtek drivers!

   Can't believe i formatted the machine before realising this... time to set it all up again

   I hope this is of some use to others - DO NOT UPGRADE TO BIOS VERSION 1.14 IF ON WINDOWS 7!

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: Michael Walsh
   Key Master

   @ReflexReaction

   Thanks for posting your fix. Hopefully it'll help others avoid the hassle you're probably going through right now.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: bolgerp
   Member

   Ooohhh.... how does one downgrade one's BIOS?

   Posted 2 years ago #

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