OHHHHHHHHHHH YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!1
I went to a site called driverguide.com, signed up and downloaded one of the realtex sound driver and now it works!!! wohoooo!!!!!1
Omg, it's a great feeling when you managed to figure out something yourself!
Any idea about the monitor problem? It left me completely stumped and so does all the technicians i met online.