Where to get Dolby drivers?
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Unfortunately, I had to restore my laptop and the drive with the acer recovery failed. So I had to buy a new one and re-install windows from scratch.
On the Acer Drivers page, it has Realtek audio drivers, which before, I never noticed EVER on the laptop. I always used the Dolby Audio Manager.
Now, On the drivers page for the predator 15 G9-591, they don't have dolby drivers anywhere, and nomatter where I look, I can't find the drivers for it.
Anyone know where I can find them so the subwoofer works?
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Realtek drivers are the good one, Dolby is just a software sound engine and it's embedded on the Realtek drivers.
by the way, if you bought the Acer recovery disks, normally the Realtek+Dolby drivers will be automatically re-installed.
I'm not an Acer employee.0 -
I didnt buy the acer disc.
The thing I like about the dolby drivers is that I can turn on music mode and use the subwoofer, which just realtek I can't turn them on and such, my laptops speakers sound like **bleep** without dolby on.
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Found them. seems they hide them in the DAX2 folder of the realtek drivers. kinda annoying, they should install automatically with them/
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i agree.
I'm not an Acer employee.0 -
Hi,
yes, the driver has not really much options. The sound here is adjusted like stereo only (2:2).
But one more question, why did you buy something for a fresh install of Windows? You can download it for free.
The Acer installation is not bad at all but it brings nothing really additional except the OEM software like the DVD program.
I would really advice to take the most current driver for the Sound which is only available for another model.
if you download it an install it, the old driver will be removed and reboot automatically. After it it starts with the installation.
but if you don't encounter any problems....never change a running system
...or was it ... the forces are with you? ...
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People need to read. " the drive with the acer recovery failed." DRIVE FAILURE. Not windows, DRIVE.
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after installed the software the icon in the status bar are not there and when tried to open the EXE file it's shows nothing. now i couldn't set my equalizer at all....please help...SnowPin said:Found them. seems they hide them in the DAX2 folder of the realtek drivers. kinda annoying, they should install automatically with them/
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Dude SnowPin thank you so much i have been looking for that ***** stupid dolby driver for 4 hours now and finally found it in that DAX2 folder tahnk you so much.0
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Okay, getting worse with tech as i get odler haha, now know how my parents used to feel lol.
But i had to reinstall windows on my predator laptop and now have lost my "Dolby" app too, sound is so quiet without it... cant find this "DAX2" folder, cant find the right app/software to install (*the dolby app they have is also *****).... any help for someone who isnt used to drivers etc?
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dont worry, after clicking on beststevies link... i found it.
Thank you all btw, this has been a month of me searching lol. Stupidest decision to not just make it install itself.
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Thanks for this thread, I was in the same situation, I had to format drive c: and reinstall windows and could not find the Dolby Audio Software after, it is actually in the DAX2 folder of the Realtek driver.
I was also able to install the Dolby Advanced Audio from the PCEE4 folder in the Realtek driver archive as well, which is essentially the same with less features.
There is even more Dolby Software in the Realtek driver archive, but I could not install them as they need additional software ("Dolby Digital Plus").
I like the Realtek Audio Manager for you used to be able to remove the hearing protection to make the sound go considerably louder than your normal max. volume, but I love the full, rich sound the Dolby Audio software produces!0 -
I know.
Be sure your device supports Dolby Audio
First go to Acer's site.
Second go to drivers' part and choose your computer/laptop there.
Install audio driver
Extract the .rar file
Find DAX2 folder there
Click on the setup
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You can just reinstall the Realtek driver from Acers website and Dolby should automatically be installed afterwards.- Hotel Hero1
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The latest drivers are automatically installed like had downloaded the Realtek driver but I originally had the dolby after restart there was only dolby as it was on the old one0
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At the acer driver support webpage.0
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how to recover dolby in my lapi0
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What do you mean by recovering Dolby?gaurav2123 said:how to recover dolby in my lapi
Trying to do my best here - Your happy Predator owner
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What do you mean by recovering Dolby?gaurav2123 said:how to recover dolby in my lapi
Btw, some people like me had got Dolby installed automatically when Realtek drivers were installed.audiopathik said:Thanks for this thread, I was in the same situation, I had to format drive c: and reinstall windows and could not find the Dolby Audio Software after, it is actually in the DAX2 folder of the Realtek driver.
I was also able to install the Dolby Advanced Audio from the PCEE4 folder in the Realtek driver archive as well, which is essentially the same with less features.
There is even more Dolby Software in the Realtek driver archive, but I could not install them as they need additional software ("Dolby Digital Plus").
I like the Realtek Audio Manager for you used to be able to remove the hearing protection to make the sound go considerably louder than your normal max. volume, but I love the full, rich sound the Dolby Audio software produces!
Trying to do my best here - Your happy Predator owner!0 -
get the driver from this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PfBiLfWWM8sxm_7Sl78Z0WS0_RZwrq-x?usp=sharing0
