After you upgrade your computer to Windows 10, if your Toshiba Sound / Audio Drivers are not working, you can fix the problem by updating the drivers. It is possible that your Sound / Audio driver is not compatible with the newer version of Windows.
Find Toshiba Sound / Audio Device Drivers by Model Name or Number
How to Update Device Drivers
There are two ways to update drivers.
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P105-S6024 AUDIO DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 10 - Or, try toshiba satellite ps audio automatic option instead. Did you notice the same sound quality using the Windows. Jan 31, 2018 Plan to uninstall the High Definition Audio Device driver from Device Manager, then install the proper audio driver. However, can't figure out whether it was bought with a Realtek audio driver, or a Conexant audio driver. Also, it was upgraded to Windows 10. Toshiba only addresses 2016 Conexant audio drivers. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.
Option 1 (Recommended): Update drivers automatically - Novice computer users can update drivers using trusted software in just a few mouse clicks. Automatic driver updates are fast, efficient and elimate all the guesswork. Your old drivers can even be backed up and restored in case any problems occur.
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Option 2: Update drivers manually - Find the correct driver for your Sound / Audio and operating system, then install it by following the step by step instructions below. You’ll need some computer skills to use this method.
Option 1: Update drivers automatically
The Driver Update Utility for Toshiba devices is intelligent software which automatically recognizes your computer’s operating system and Sound / Audio model and finds the most up-to-date drivers for it. There is no risk of installing the wrong driver. The Driver Update Utility downloads and installs your drivers quickly and easily.
You can scan for driver updates automatically with the FREE version of the Driver Update Utility for Toshiba, and complete all necessary driver updates using the premium version.
Tech Tip: The Driver Update Utility for Toshiba will back up your current drivers for you. If you encounter any problems while updating your drivers, you can use this feature to restore your previous drivers and configuration settings.
- Download the Driver Update Utility for Toshiba.
- Double-click on the program to run it. It will then scan your computer and identify any problem drivers. You will see a results page similar to the one below:
- Click the Update Driver button next to your driver. The correct version will be downloaded and installed automatically. Or, you can click the Update Drivers button at the bottom to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out-of-date on your system.
Option 2: Update drivers manually
To find the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, choose from our list of most popular Toshiba Sound / Audio downloads or search our driver archive for the driver that fits your specific Sound / Audio model and your PC’s operating system.
If you cannot find the right driver for your device, you can request the driver. We will find it for you. Or, try the automatic option instead.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble finding the right driver update, use the Toshiba Sound / Audio Driver Update Utility. It is software which finds, downloads and istalls the correct driver for you - automatically.
After downloading your driver update, you will need to install it. Driver updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow. Visit our Driver Support Page to watch helpful step-by-step videos on how to install drivers based on their file extension.
How to Install Drivers
After you have found the right driver, follow these simple instructions to install it.
- Power off your device.
- Disconnect the device from your computer.
- Reconnect the device and power it on.
- Double click the driver download to extract it.
- If a language option is given, select your language.
- Follow the directions on the installation program screen.
- Reboot your computer.
How-To Geek Forums / Windows Vista
G'day everyone,
I have a problem with sound, on my Toshiba Satellite laptop, P105-S6197, running Vista Home Premium - hope someone can help me.
When I turn my lappy on and start an mp3 or movie etc, I don't get any sound. That is, until I perform the following weird operation. I bring up 'Device Manager', right click on any item, and click on 'Scan for hardware changes'. Then I get sound. How come? It's annoying and it's a relatively recent thing.
Eddie
Hi, Eddie! I'm thinking that your audio device is not being initialized at Windows start, or the drivers aren't loading. What do you see in Device Manager *before* you scan for hardware changes. Look under 'Sound, video & game controllers'. Look for any unusual symbols, such as 'x', '!', or '?'.
Also, what do you see in Control Panel -> Sound -> Playback tab *before* the scan for hardware changes?
G'day Scott,
In 'Device Manager', under 'Sound,video and game contollers' is nothing unusual (to me). When opened, I see 'Conexant High Defintion SmartAudio HD2' and under that is 'DVB-T Device'. Neither has anything like you describe next to them.
In 'Control Panel' under 'Sound' & 'Playback' is
'Speakers
Conexant High Defintion SmartAudio HD2
Working
Green Tick'
'Speakers
Conexant High Defintion SmartAudio HD2
Working
Green Tick'
Under that is
'SPDIF Interface
Conexant High Definition SmartAudio HD2
Working'.
'SPDIF Interface
Conexant High Definition SmartAudio HD2
Working'.
![Conexant audio driver toshiba windows 10 Conexant audio driver toshiba windows 10](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126415260/509353446.jpg)
Does this help?
Eddie
OK, all of that seems normal. I googled around and there is a lot of chatter about problems with this device. Most of them relate to installing Service Pack 1 (SP1) or a driver from Windows Update that causes problems. You said this is a relatively recent problem, so can you think of anything you updated recently that could be the cause of it? Did you install SP1 or SP2? Did you get an update to the Conexant audio driver from Windows Update?
To check the history, go to Start -> All Programs -> Windows Update, then click on 'View update history' in the task list on the left. See if you can find a Conexant update or a Service Pack around the time frame when the audio trouble started.
G'day Scott,
Well, I'm not quite with it, it seems....'relatively recently' means around a year ago...oops!!!
I can recall the problem starting around then, also around the time SP 1 was installed. The installation wrecked my computer and I had to have it repaired..reloaded with Vista etc and SP 1 re-installed. I recall asking the repairman about this sound problem - he wasn't able to fix it. I guess I've just lived with the problem all this time and when I decided to ask The Geek for help, it seemed like yesterday that the problem started.
A month after the rebuild, the following update occurred;
'Conexant - Audio - Conexant High Definition Smartaudio HD2
Installation date: ?7/?07/?2008 5:29 AM
Installation status: Successful
Update type: Optional
Conexant Audio software update released in April, 2008
More information:
http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20161521
http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20161521
Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub'
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub'
Is any of this of use to you?
Eddie
Have you tried any of the steps here?:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948481
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948481
Eddie, your story sounds similar to what I saw when searching on this problem. I would recommend that you get the latest drivers directly from Toshiba. Here's the link for downloads at Toshiba Support (US) for your model. Under 'Category', choose Sound then download the 01-08-2007 Conexant Audio Driver for Windows Vista.
![Audio Audio](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126415260/819236154.jpg)
Now, uninstall the old driver. In Control Panel -> Programs and Features, uninstall any Conexant Audio packages that you see. Then, go to Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers find the Conexant SmartAudio HD2 device, right-click on it and select Uninstall. Restart Windows, which it will probably prompt you to do. If you get the New Hardware Wizard when Windows is starting, stop it or tell it not to ask you again for this device.
Now run the download from Toshiba to unpack those files. Run the setup.exe program in there which will install the proper drivers from Toshiba. Be aware that the Conexant drivers might get re-installed without you wanting them to, so you may have to redo the last few steps, or do them in a different order. Let me know how it goes.
G'day Scott,
You're a genius - thanks a lot!
I followed your advice - 1, Went to Toshiba site & downloaded the appropriate driver. 2. Un-installed the old driver. 3. Went to 'Device Manager' looking for the Conexant SmartAudio HD2 device to un-install, but it wasn't there this time. Instead, 'High Definition Audio Device' was in it's place, so I left it alone. 4. Re-booted the computer - lo and behold - it works as new!!!
Can you figure that out Scott? Methinks this world of cyber & computing to be amazing - lol.
Thanks again mate!
Eddie
PS - Bartman, thanks for your input!
Hooray! That's great news. Thanks for the kind words, but this is not genius on my part but experience from many years in the school of hard knocks. I can try to figure it out, but it's always a guess when I haven't seen your system.
1) You say you downloaded the driver from Toshiba, but you don't mention installing it. That's OK.
2) You uninstalled the old driver, I'm guessing from Programs and Features something like 'Conexant Audio Driver'.
3) No SmartAudio HD2 device in DevMgr probably because the uninstall in step 2 removed it. I told you to do both because some drivers use one or the other and some use both. The High Definition Audio Device is from Microsoft and will be on any Vista system with an HD Audio compliant controller.
4) It works now since the audio chip is acting as an HD Audio standard controller and Vista knows how to handle that.
2) You uninstalled the old driver, I'm guessing from Programs and Features something like 'Conexant Audio Driver'.
3) No SmartAudio HD2 device in DevMgr probably because the uninstall in step 2 removed it. I told you to do both because some drivers use one or the other and some use both. The High Definition Audio Device is from Microsoft and will be on any Vista system with an HD Audio compliant controller.
4) It works now since the audio chip is acting as an HD Audio standard controller and Vista knows how to handle that.
On my system, in Device Manager under Sound, I have both the High Definition Audio Device and a Realtek High Definition Audio device. The Realtek audio chip that I have supports the HD Audio standard and Vista recognizes that and installs a driver for it. However, Realtek provides their drivers to access sound features on their chip which are outside the HD Audio standard. So, I have two device drivers for the same audio chip that work in harmony (heh heh).
Your system apparently has a Conexant audio chip that is also HD Audio compliant. Vista recognizes this and installs the High Def Audio Device which can handle all of the standard features. I expect that the SmartAudio HD2 driver is not the proper driver for your audio chip, or it was buggy since it did not work in harmony with the HD Audio standard driver. If you did not install the Toshiba sound driver, then you probably won't see a Conexant Audio Device of any kind in Device Manager -> Sound. That would be OK since all that you need is the standard HD Audio function of the chip. Installing the Toshiba driver might enable some extra gee-whiz features, but probably nothing you need and there is some risk of creating another conflict.
Yes, these computers are truly 'amazing', where I am referring to definition 2: To bewilder; perplex.
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