i just bought this pc
http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T6528
under sound card it says
Sound: 6-channel (5.1) high-definition audio
i have a logitec 5.1 system and cant seem to get the speakers to work as surround sound. I hear sound through all the speakers, but when i open my realtek hd audio manager and click audio test, i only hear sound through the front left/right. Not through the center or rear left/right or sub......
it seems that all the speakers are playing through only 2 channels.
brfore i realized what kind of sound card i had, i made the mistake of buying a sound blaster sound card with a green/yellow/black connection.......thinking that this would allow me to hear the speakers as they should be heard in 5.1. But this didnt work either. again it only played the speakers as though it was playing through 2 channels. so i removed the card and plan to return it.
this is very frustrating, and more like a mission now.
what am i doing wrong. is the pre installed sound card that came with the PC a real 5.1 card (it only has a green plug in)? Or do i need to re-install this new sound blaster card? some supposed support guy told me the 5.1 wont work unless i buy a receiver.....
im so lost, and beg for techspots assistance
thanks...M
http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T6528
under sound card it says
Sound: 6-channel (5.1) high-definition audio
i have a logitec 5.1 system and cant seem to get the speakers to work as surround sound. I hear sound through all the speakers, but when i open my realtek hd audio manager and click audio test, i only hear sound through the front left/right. Not through the center or rear left/right or sub......
it seems that all the speakers are playing through only 2 channels.
brfore i realized what kind of sound card i had, i made the mistake of buying a sound blaster sound card with a green/yellow/black connection.......thinking that this would allow me to hear the speakers as they should be heard in 5.1. But this didnt work either. again it only played the speakers as though it was playing through 2 channels. so i removed the card and plan to return it.
this is very frustrating, and more like a mission now.
what am i doing wrong. is the pre installed sound card that came with the PC a real 5.1 card (it only has a green plug in)? Or do i need to re-install this new sound blaster card? some supposed support guy told me the 5.1 wont work unless i buy a receiver.....
im so lost, and beg for techspots assistance
thanks...M