No complete surround sound with Inspire P580

[Sureboss]

I've recently upgraded my mobo, and the speakers aren't happy. They are plugged in correctly but I only get 3 speakers + subwoofer working if I set it to 7:1, whereas it's a 5:1 system. However, if I set it to 5:1 I only get sound out of front and sub. I'm not getting any sound out of the centre speakers, having tried all configurations I can think of.

The speakers are Creative Inspire P580
Drivers: Realtek Audio '97
Sound card is nForce 4 (according to system info on my nVidia utility)

I can't get any sound out of plugging the headphones into the headphone jack on the volume control.

Is there something I need to enable/disable in the BIOS? Afaik the drivers are up to date, the speakers themselves don't have any drivers.

Any more info needed? I haven't done an external audio test on the various speakers, but given that I know they were all working on the last mobo it would seem a bit pointless.

 

[nick09]

You might want to take a read here of the nForce 4. Its better to get a sound card than to use intergrated sound.

Try using the speakers in another computer that has 5.1 surround sound. If they all work then its not the speakers problem.

 

[Sureboss]

Hmm, so which is the best firewall for me to use? I'm running ESET NOD32 btw.

Will get a sound card, though will have to wait a few weeks to do that.

 

[nick09]

See if you can grab a card from a friend or you can try ordering a cheap card like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128003

 

[Sureboss]

In relation to this. Anyone got a Creative X-FI? If so, are they good? I'm looking at getting one of these as a sound card.

 

[TB]

In relation to this. Anyone got a Creative X-FI? If so, are they good? I'm looking at getting one of these as a sound card.

You two need to talk.

Yay! Circular links!

 

[Gabkicks]

Thx TB
yup, i just got one. i ordered a refurbished (looks like they added a heatsink and maybe some better capacitors) one off of http://us.creative.com/shop/shopcategory.asp?category=84& $59 total to have it shipped to me vs 100 or so for retail.

I got the X-Fi Xtreme music, which is the same as the xtreme Gamer, except full profile rather than lowprofile and gold plating rathe than color coded. Its a true X-Fi soundcard unlike the X-Fi xtreme audio.

 

[Sureboss]

Sounds good. Will have to look into a bit more when I have some time.

I've got no sound on youtube either now...

 

[Gabkicks]

it may be a more serious problem 0_o . I read somewhere that a large percentage of motherboards put out on sale are defective.

 

[Sureboss]

This was a used mobo from a friend, it's been working for 2 years and more.

 

[Sureboss]

*BUMP*

Finally fixed this. Got a hold of a sound card (free, from a mate) and it started working. I had a mild panic attack (nee panic attack, more swearing filled dining room) when my monitor wouldn't get a signal, couldn't figure out why. The PCI slot I had used was duff, put it in a new one and voila.

Means I can finally use this decent PC once I've transferred files and e-mails over. 👍