Please download and run MTADiag and follow the instructions. If MTADiag doesn't launch, please install Visual C++ 2012 runtimes (download and install vcredist_x86.exe) and try again.
You may revert to the previous driver if you wish (through Device Manager), that's fine. I don't think performance should increase significantly with a newer audio driver - though I'm curious as to why sound is any different. Perhaps some enhancement is enabled/disabled where it shouldn't be in your playback device's properties.
13.11 is fine, hopefully AMD will release a WHQL driver of 13.11 soon.
Your laptop really doesn't like the Atheros WHQL drivers, it seems. If there's no newer version offered in Windows Update, then stick with the version you've got installed now.
The audio and Ethernet drivers updated successfully. Did the Catalyst mobility verification tool say there was no newer driver version available? I assume you have Catalyst 13.9 installed, correct? (it's hard for me to tell via dxdiag)
Please install the following:
Graphics driver 1
Graphics driver 2
Audio driver
Storage driver
Wireless driver (do a Repair install if prompted)
Ethernet driver
Touchpad driver
MEI driver
Provide another MTADiag log after installing.
Please download and run MTADiag and follow the instructions. If MTADiag doesn't launch, please install Visual C++ 2012 runtimes (download and install vcredist_x86.exe) and try again.
Please download and run MTADiag and follow the instructions. If MTADiag doesn't launch, please install Visual C++ 2012 runtimes (download and install vcredist_x86.exe) and try again.
Please install the following:
Graphics driver
Audio driver
Ethernet driver (do a Repair install if prompted)
Storage driver
Provide another MTADiag log after installing.
The audio driver didn't update, try installing it again please.
Run Windows Update and install any critical updates, then try installing the storage driver again. If you get the same error message, install Windows Installer 4.5 and try again.
The audio driver I provided should be compatible with all versions of Windows. Do you get an error message stating that it is incompatible with Windows 7 when you try to install it?
Please install the following:
Graphics driver
Audio driver
Wireless driver
Ethernet driver (do a Repair install if prompted)
Storage driver
Chipset drivers
Provide another MTADiag log after installing.
The audio driver did not install properly, try installing it again please.
Do you get low FPS in all servers, or just a couple? Does map editor have acceptable FPS?
Please install the following:
Graphics driver
Audio driver
Ethernet driver (do a Repair install if prompted)
Provide another MTADiag log after installing.
Please install the following:
Graphics driver 1
Graphics driver 2
Audio driver
Ethernet driver (do a Repair install if prompted)
Storage driver
USB3 driver
MEI driver
Provide another MTADiag log after installing.
Does this happen in just one particular server, or all of them?
Please download and run MTADiag and follow the instructions. If MTADiag doesn't launch, please install Visual C++ 2012 runtimes and try again.
Graphics driver 2 (nVidia) did not install successfully, please try installing it again and see if anything changes. If it still doesn't work, provide another MTADiag log please.
Can you provide a screenshot of Windows Update after it has finished scanning for updates? You may need to click the "Custom" button instead of "Express" when you initially open the page.