So far, I uninstalled the driver along with the sw. Reinstalled from the link provided. When I click on the "Playback Devices" by right clicking the audio icon on the taskbar, I get this error: http://plazathesalia.com/AudioError.jpg
I overlooked this from previously it has always happened since after I restored my computer. I will try to do the BIOS update now. Any suggestions as to that error message? Perhaps helps pin down the correct issue with my audio. I hope.
Thank you for your support.