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Hi Ho · 09-23-2003, 02:16 PM

I was finally succesful in diagnosing and resolving the problem with the center speaker on my Logitech Z-640 speakers. After some more trouble shooting and deliberation I concluded that for some reason the center/sub connection on my mother board is reversed. Therefore sending the center signal to the sub and vise versa. Using THIS setup I was able to reverse the connection. I thought these speakers sounded great before but they sound even better when they are hooked up correctly. Why would my onboard sound be reversed like that? Anyway, now I still cannot hear anything in front of me in the Call of Duty demo. Nothing comes through the center speaker in that game. That game uses EAX. Could it be that my onboard sound does not support EAX?

Here are my system specs

ASUS A7V333 Mother Board
AMD Athlon 1.8ghz CPU
512mb 333mhz DDR RAM
60 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
6GB 5200 RPM Hard Drive
GeForce 4 ti 4800se 128mb Graphics Card
Plextor 24/10/40x CDRW
Acer 40x CD-ROM
Windows XP Home Edition
Cable Modem

09-23-2003, 02:16 PM	#1
Hi Ho Certified Audio Nut Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,214	Now What? I was finally succesful in diagnosing and resolving the problem with the center speaker on my Logitech Z-640 speakers. After some more trouble shooting and deliberation I concluded that for some reason the center/sub connection on my mother board is reversed. Therefore sending the center signal to the sub and vise versa. Using THIS setup I was able to reverse the connection. I thought these speakers sounded great before but they sound even better when they are hooked up correctly. Why would my onboard sound be reversed like that? Anyway, now I still cannot hear anything in front of me in the Call of Duty demo. Nothing comes through the center speaker in that game. That game uses EAX. Could it be that my onboard sound does not support EAX? Here are my system specs ASUS A7V333 Mother Board AMD Athlon 1.8ghz CPU 512mb 333mhz DDR RAM 60 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive 6GB 5200 RPM Hard Drive GeForce 4 ti 4800se 128mb Graphics Card Plextor 24/10/40x CDRW Acer 40x CD-ROM Windows XP Home Edition Cable Modem __________________ "I'm not lying. I'm writing fiction with my mouth." - Homer Simpson My Miscelaneous Gallery ASUS P7P55D PRO / Intel Core i7 860 / 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 RAM / OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD / Seagate 1TB 7200.12 / Asus Radeon 5870 1GB / LG Super-Multi 22x SATA DVD-RW / Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit / Cable Modem / HT Omega Striker 7.1 Sound Card / FSP 700W PSU / Logitech MX1000 Wireless Laser Mouse / Asus 24" 16:9 LCD w/Webcam / Axiom Audiobyte 2.1 Speakers Last edited by Hi Ho; 09-23-2003 at 02:18 PM.