Re: Dell XPS 9343 No Sound

I have now tried maybe 6 different bios', different drivers, and 3 different windows with no luck. Sound works fine on Ubuntu (no WiFi but I didn't really want to troubleshoot that).

I'm losing hope on trying to fix this in windows 10.

@rediii can I ask what laptop you had and how you resolved it?

I'm thinking maybe I can somehow boot Ubuntu kernel and then reboot into windows. All done in the background automatically. That way I can force the system into I2S atleast for each reboot. BuT that's a long-winded way and...

Re: Dell XPS 9343 No Sound

Tha k you for your reply Ivalius. I have tried so many drivers and reinstalls of windows I was beginning to think it must be some kind of hardware fault maybe. I have read a few threads of others with similar problems but there seems to be no one solution and the threads are from years ago.

Given me a little hope so I'll keep trying more drivers. ( Must have tried at least 7+ different ones).

I'm leaning towards some potentially intermittent fault atleast to do with I2S though. I will keep trying in the mean time.
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Hi guys

Hope you can maybe help.

Have a Dell XPS and sound doesn't work in Windows 10. I have tried reloading windows 10, 8, bios and all drivers. The sound works in the Dell boot diagnostics utility and I did try a Linux live usb and it works upon second boot in that.

Having researched it looks like the motherboard has a realtor ALC 3263 which can switch between HDA or I2S audio depending on OS.

So if I load Ubuntu once then restart into windows the machine outputs in HDA mode and works all fine. As soon as the laptop is restarted or...

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Hi, Hoping to get help at times and be of help too.