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Thread ID: 56868 2005-04-17 07:02:00 5.1 or what????? slofox (5767) Press F1
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345936 2005-04-17 07:02:00 Hi

I have just bought an ALTEC LANSING 251 (5.1) speaker system. I am using onboard sound - ASUS P5GD1Pro motherboard - capable of up to 7.1 they tell me...."high definition" the man told me........

Some initial problems getting the sound system to power up. Goes now. BUT:-

I am only getting sound from the sub and the L front and R front speakers - no centre or rears.....using Far Cry as a test game - audio set to "Dolby 5.1" -no joy - audio set to "surround" - no joy either....have followed the motherboard instructions re connecting - no joy...

Any ideas please????
slofox (5767)
345937 2005-04-17 07:50:00 Some mobos use jumpers to help set up the audio.... any chance the jumpers are set wrong? Myth (110)
345938 2005-04-17 07:59:00 If u have XP, did u got to control panel / sounds and audio devices/ advanced??

And change the speakers to 5:1? As XP, has 5:1 and 7:1 here.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
345939 2005-04-17 08:19:00 I'd tend to make sure to download the latest HD drivers from Realtek directly (www.realtek.com.tw) gibler (49)
345940 2005-04-18 08:28:00 Hi all

Thanks for your help. Prob is solved. Speedy Gonzales, you helped with the audio settings - they were indeed awry. But that did not fix the prob. I had to power up the puter without the sound plugs plugged in. As I plugged them in one at a time I could assign their functions. Prob solved.......did the test - it really does work. Not bad for $99. (and a bit of strife!)
slofox (5767)
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