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July 14th, 2020 02:00
Audio input on Optiplex 7080
Hello,
Is there a way to configure one of the 3.5mm ports as audio input on a Optiplex 7080 Small Factor ?
Thanks,
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speedstep
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July 18th, 2020 02:00
https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER06222160M/1/7080-Win10-A00-7RKV3.CAB
All drivers are in a cab file that should be saved to my documents and extracted with 7zip
https://www.7-zip.org/download.html
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln312414/dell-command-deploy-driver-packs-for-enterprise-client-os-deployment?lang=en
Bob_Smith_1959
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November 19th, 2020 09:00
Hi,
Like I explained in my previous post : I was lucky enough to have a latitude 7480 at hand. Copied the c:\programs\realtek\audio\hda to my optiplex.
Tip : if you want it to start automatically in the icon tray, add this to your registry (RtHDVCpl value)![2020-11-19 18_09_10-Éditeur du Registre.png 2020-11-19 18_09_10-Éditeur du Registre.png](https://prod-care-community-cdn.sprinklr.com/community/687062f5-603c-4f5f-ab9d-31aa7cacb376/communityasset-064408d7-ea79-4c04-8515-1225e9984650-843465895)
and magic it works as it SHOULD work :
No answer in this thread helped me, I don't know who marked as a "solution" another post.
I posted a question and found out the solution by myself.
DELL-Cares
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July 14th, 2020 20:00
We tried reaching you on a private message but did not receive a response. Please feel free to reply to the private message whenever you are available.
Bob_Smith_1959
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July 18th, 2020 00:00
So I resolved my problem : the realetk audio HD manager is missing.
I was lucky enough to have a latitude 7480 at hand. Copied the c:\programs\realtek\audio\hda to my optiplex and running the rtkngui64.exe let me choose which device type I 've just plugged, so I can set the port either as an line-in or line-out, headphones etc. See :
I wonder why it is missing from the drivers available from Dell. Wii open a support ticket.
speedstep
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July 18th, 2020 01:00
No.
The OEM driver takes care of that.
Bob_Smith_1959
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July 18th, 2020 02:00
Hi @speedstep
I don't understand what you mean, before I manually copied the realtek audio hd manager folder and executed RtkNGUI64.exe, my out-of-the-box Optiplex was not showing any pop-up to help configure the port as and input or output when i plugged a peripheral in it.
Bob_Smith_1959
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July 18th, 2020 05:00
Hello again @speedstep but the realtek audio hd manager is just not there.
bradthetechnut
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July 18th, 2020 16:00
In case you ever need it, there's a speaker icon (sound) in Control Panel. I put a shortcut on desktop. Open it up and configure tabs to the way you want.
This is unless you already tried and didn't find the options you were looking for before, in which some options may not show if there's a driver problem.
bradthetechnut
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July 19th, 2020 18:00
Hi @Bob_Smith_1959,
I can tell by mu last sentence above I forgot you said you resolved the issue. Was this Realtek HD manager separate from the Realtek audio driver?
Im case ever needed for future reference:
Bob_Smith_1959
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July 20th, 2020 00:00
Hi @bradthetechnut
Yes, the Realtek HD manager is separate from the Realtek audio driver and this is the problem.
I could not find a way to download it from Dell support website. I Wonder how other users switch their audio ports from output to input.
DELL-Cares
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July 20th, 2020 01:00
Hi,
I have replied to you via a direct message.
-Gautam.
sirGnano1
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November 17th, 2020 20:00
I'm running into the same issue with my 7080.
bradthetechnut
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November 18th, 2020 15:00
Not that this is for everybody, but in the following thread, bluetoe booted Ubuntu and then the 7080 recognized a mic right away. https://www.dell.com/community/Optiplex-Desktops/Optiplex-7080-MT-front-universal-audio-jack-not-detecting-mic/m-p/7740758/highlight/false#M46628
bradthetechnut
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November 18th, 2020 15:00
If speedstep's answer isn't working, which so far I think is the best answer in this thread: Not that you should have to, but there's only one other work around I can think of - use an audio card.
franklwambo19
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December 28th, 2021 06:00
Hello @Bob_Smith_1959 I seem not to figure the guideline highlighted here. Would an HDA downloaded from the dell website do