Recent content by ShadowArcher

Ok, so I'm an idiot. The reason HP was telling me that it wasn't supported was that my HP Manager thing was telling it that it's Windows 10. I just changed it manually to 8.1, which is what came with it, and it showed me the drivers and I was able to reinstall IDT.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, as I said, it seems HP has stopped support for my laptop, which also means I can't view drivers, because you have to go through the device identification gatekeeper. And also, the issue seems to be that the IDT HD Audio CODEC isn't in need of updating, but is...

Every single Windows update in the last few years has wrecked something about my laptop, and this time it's the sound. It is tinny and quiet through the speakers (but fine with headphones), and no amount of troubleshooting either with Windows' own or with HP's troubleshooter, has fixed it. I've...