Can I get sound from motherboard's HDMI?

[Nugget712]

I just took out my Gigabyte r9 280 to RMA it, due to artifacts. Can I still get sound through HDMI on my tv? or do I have to use the 3.5mm jacks?

 

[Paul NZ]

Should if the drivers for it have been installed. Make sure HDMI is the default sound on it

 

[Nugget712]

I have a AsRock H97 pro4 MOBO. And roswill lineglow case. I think maybe my mobo doesn't support HDMI audio?(I thought hdmi was always audio and video, but I guess maybe not?)

I plugged a 3foot 3.5mm cord into the front panel and the pc sound slot on the back of my TV and now I have sound, but would still like to just use HDMI for both if possible...if anyone can tell me if it is possible with my motherboard?

 

[Nugget712]

Realtek digital output has the green check mark even when I select HDMI as default and then unplug the 3.5mm.

 

[Paul NZ]

That mobo does have onboard video inc HDMI. http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/H97%20Pro4/index.asp?cat=

HDMI is audio and video. But the drivers for the onboard video have to be installed so it'll work.

Did you install the video drivers? And are you using the onboard video?


How do you know HDMI doesn't work then, if you don't know if the mobo supports it lol?

Have you connected an HDMI cable from the onboard video to the TV? Obviously you have to switch the AV channel on the TV to the input you've connected the HDMI to (from the PC)

Is there a digital audio (HDMI) in sounds?

 

[Nugget712]

I just took out my Gigabyte r9 280 to RMA it, due to artifacts. Can I still get sound through HDMI on my tv? or do I have to use the 3.5mm jacks?

I have a AsRock H97 pro4 MOBO. And roswill lineglow case. I think maybe my mobo doesn't support HDMI audio?(I thought hdmi was always audio and video, but I guess maybe not?)

I plugged a 3foot 3.5mm cord into the front panel and the pc sound slot on the back of my TV and now I have sound, but would still like to just use HDMI for both if possible...if anyone can tell me if it is possible with my motherboard?

Realtek digital output has the green check mark even when I select HDMI as default and then unplug the 3.5mm.

That mobo does have onboard video inc HDMI. http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/H97%20Pro4/index.asp?cat=

HDMI is audio and video. But the drivers for the onboard video have to be installed so it'll work.

Did you install the video drivers? And are you using the onboard video?


How do you know HDMI doesn't work then, if you don't know if the mobo supports it lol?

Have you connected an HDMI cable from the onboard video to the TV? Obviously you have to switch the AV channel on the TV to the input you've connected the HDMI to (from the PC)

Is there a digital audio (HDMI) in sounds?

That mobo does have onboard video inc HDMI. http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/H97%20Pro4/index.asp?cat=
My motherboard supports Intel HD graphics and yes I am using my i5-4590 integrated graphics(through HDMI), since I stated I took out my GPU in the OP...I dont think my MOBO's I/O would have an HDMI slot if it didn't support it would it?!

HDMI is audio and video. But the drivers for the onboard video have to be installed so it'll work.
Yes I thought HDMI was always AUDIO and VIDEO as well, but I saw in another TH post someone say that some motherboards don't support the HDMI audio, but just the video...which is new info to me(and partially why I made this post).

Did you install the video drivers? And are you using the onboard video?
Yes I have Realtek audio drivers installed. Yes I have video drivers...Windows automatically installed the drivers for my Intel HD Graphics when I booted it up the first time without the R9280, and when I go to device manager it says that the driver is up to date.

How do you know HDMI doesn't work then, if you don't know if the mobo supports it lol?
What are you talking about...when did I say HDMI doesn't work? When did I ever say I don't know that my mobo supports it? I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but I took out my GPU and am using my CPU's integrated graphics. I have HDMI going from my mobo's HDMI slot on the I/O panel to my TV. I get video, but not sound. I did however get sound once I plugged in a 3.5mm cable into the front 3.5mm jack on my case(which is my mobo's audio, and also shows that I have the drivers installed right?)

Have you connected an HDMI cable from the onboard video to the TV? Obviously you have to switch the AV channel on the TV to the input you've connected the HDMI to (from the PC)
I am using HDMI right now from my mobo to my TV. I get picture, just not sound. No i don't have to switch the AV channel since I am already on the correct channel and viewing this page on my TV through HDMI.
Is there a digital audio (HDMI) in sounds?
Look at the post above this one for the answer to that! I was gonna say read the entire thread, or at least the OP's posts...but then realized maybe you were responding when that post came in?

 

[Paul NZ]

realtek drivers arent video drivers, is there a HDMI sound option under sounds?? The video drivers should inc HDMI audio drivers. If the mobo has onboard video

 

[Nugget712]

My motherboard does not have onboard video,rather it supports it, but my processor does... not sure if there is a difference.
My r9 280 had a HDMI driver that came with it, AMD high def audio device.

I guess I'll just repeat myself again :
Yes I have Realtek audio drivers installed. Yes I have video drivers...Windows automatically installed the drivers for my Intel HD Graphics when I booted it up the first time without the R9280, and when I go to device manager it says that the driver is up to date.

 

[Paul NZ]

That mobo like I said does have onboard video, the pic is here

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97%20Pro4/?cat=Specifications

Its got HDMI VGA and DVI. But the CPU has to support HD graphics for those to work like it says on the site

*Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

What CPU is on it

DONT rely on windowsupdate for drivers they dont always work and theyre not always the latest. Get them from the manufacturer's site

The R9 HDMI audio drivers or its video drivers wont work with the onboard video or HDMI, theyre different

If the R9 is not in the case now, uninstall its drivers

 

[Nugget712]

Here is the thread that I was looking at that made me question wether it could support HDMI audio. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/281791-30-motherboard-hdmi-support-audio






CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)



It probably is the driver, I just found a thread on Intel about it that I could not find before.

 

[Paul NZ]

Well I posted the direct link to the mobo . The people who made it should know whats on it. I've never heard of HDMI NOT having audio.

You can also use DVI to HDMI, which will give you a signal / picture. But you wont have sound. Since DVI doesnt carry sound

 

[Nugget712]

It's just weird that I get sound from the 3.5mm jack and not the hdmi jack... do they use seperate drivers?

 

[Paul NZ]

Yes they do the sound for the headphones would be realtek. As it says on the Asrock site

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

The sound for HDMI I would say is Intel HD audio

 

[Paul NZ]

It maybe called Intel Display audio thats what its called on mine

 

[Nugget712]

Yeah I got it working, was a driver issue. Thankl you so much for your help, and sorry if I came across rude..was having a bad night last night. I kept getting BSoD, found out I have a faulty RAM stick, in addition to a GPU that is causing artifacts.(The build is less than a month old :/)

 

[Paul NZ]

Very good ! No worries