5.1 Audio

[ToyotaSupra]

Specs & speakers are in my sig below.

I spent a good 3-4 hours searching the net for a fix, but nothing seemed to work.

My problem: I can't get 5.1 audio to work on my PC. I'm using the latest realtek drivers. I've tried changing my sound to "Room", speaker range option, fill audio option, bass management, uninstalling & reinstalling drivers, and others.

I'm not sure what else is left to do. Windows is fully updated as well.

Anyone else have any suggestions I may have not tried yet?

A friend runs 32bit vista with the same audio drivers and says his 5.1 works.

[Kov-Ice]

Is this onboard sound for the ASUS board in your signature? Do you get sound otherwise, just not 5.1?

[ToyotaSupra]

Yeah, onboard, i've got 2.1 working.

When i'm in the sound panel testing each speaker I only get noise out of left and right speakers. No noise coming from center, sub, or rears.

[shadowpr]

Do the speakers have a switch on the back of them that lets you select 2.1 or 5.1. I know mine does.

[Panama Red]

I'm betting it's a Vista driver issue. My old P4P800-Dx would not run 5.1 with 32 bit Vista. Exact same symptoms you describe. Mine is Soundmax audio. I ended up installing my old Creative Soundblaster Audigy card so I could use the true 5.1 speakers.

[ToyotaSupra]

Funny thing Panama, my buddy has the exact same setup as me and his 5.1 works, he says.

When I test the rear speakers the sound comes out of the front now while using the audio fill. Absolutely no sound comes out of the rears.

I also don't see a switch for 5.1/2.1