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Solved: 5.1 Surround Sound Problems! Urgent.

1239 Views 16 Replies 2 Participants Last post by lex_aspire, Dec 29, 2006

lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · Dec 29, 2006

Hello,

I just purchased a new 5.1 surround sound system for my PC, and I have a 5.1 surround sound card. It's cheap, but it should work. I used to just have desktop stereo speakers, which worked fine. I have plugged the cables correctly into the subwoofer, and then I have tried just about every combination there is of plugging them into the card, but still, only the set of speakers which are plugged into the 3.5mm port named "front" on the card actually produce sound. The rest are silent. I have Rear, Front, Line-in, and Mic-in ports on the card. Why is it only when they are plugged into "front" that they produce sound? Please help!

Thanks, Lex.

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lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 29, 2006

I'm afraid I just installed the card and it either automatically updated or used the old drivers from my onboard. Maybe that's why.

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Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 29, 2006

Ok, I will dig out the CDs and give it a go. I'll tell you what happens once I'm done. ^^

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lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · #6 · Dec 29, 2006

I don't think it came with a CD, actually. Anything else I could do to let it play 5.1?

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Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 29, 2006

Well, It was a very generic card, but in the Device Manager it appears as :

CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device

It didn't really have a brand or make. As I said, it was very generic. But it was 5.1 (I'm sure, well, "line-in" "front" and "rear" outputs suggest 5.1, right?)

Lex.

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lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 29, 2006

Would it possibly work if I downloaded and installed drivers which were from a different brand e.g. Creative Sound Blaster 5.1, but used them with the card? Perhaps that would give the card the capability to produce 5.1?

Thanks, Lex.

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lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · #11 · Dec 29, 2006

Cheers ^^

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Discussion Starter · #13 · Dec 29, 2006

Ok, I'll give it a go. Thanks, and I'll report back with what happens.

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lex_aspire

Discussion Starter · #15 · Dec 29, 2006

Wow, I love you! Thank you so much! Those drivers worked perfectly, thank you so much. Clear sound out of every speaker. Again, thanks!

Lex.

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Discussion Starter · #17 · Dec 29, 2006

sure thing. And thank you.

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