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Topic: How can I discover which Realtek chipset I have? (Read 9811 times) previous topic - next topic
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How can I discover which Realtek chipset I have?

This is frustrating. I've been through the device manager, system properties, audio properties, sound card properties, etc. All I can find is "Realtek High Definition audio". But no actual chip number/version. If this was my desktop, I'd just pop the cover off and look. But this is an HP 355 G2 laptop. I really don't want to open it up. Even HP support was no help.

This question came to mind after reading a pretty good comparison ,( at www.tomshardware.com/), about several high-end DAC's vs the built-in MB chip. The Realtek faired well, but there's a nice chart there showing many different versions. I'm just curious which I have.

Thanks;
Artie

I even downloaded Speccy. No help.

Re: How can I discover which Realtek chipset I have?

Reply #2 –
Thanks. I don't have the Realtek manager, but I forgot about good ole Aida. I'll check that out. I used in the old DOS days but didn't realize it worked for Win7.

Edit: I think you got me there. I  have what's called the "DTS Audio Manager." When I google Realtek DTS, it seems to indicate that I have the ALC892 chip, which is apparently, one of the good ones. It does 24/192khz and is 10-channel. Not sure how the 10ch is helpful, but everything else is good.

Thanks man.  ;)

Artie

Re: How can I discover which Realtek chipset I have?

Reply #4 –
Boot off of a Linux Live CD.  Launch a bash prompt and type 'lshw'