surround sound on 8IRXP AC'97

[MrDudeMan]

there is a way to make my input into a rear output...


i know this for a fact because i was messing aroud with it and i got it to work. i have a stereo receiver w/ 4 speakers hooked up into the "input" and before i formatted, it was working perfectly. i would play a DVD and my regular speakers on the regular output channel plus my receiver with the speakers...it was all working.

i formatted, like an idiot, and forgot to check the settings. now, i can NOT figure out how to get it to work again!

there are settings like quadrophonic or surround or 5.1.....and i dont remember what i put it on and none of those work!!

i have no installed the motherboard driver for it, but i dont think i ever did that. maybe ill go try and see what happens.

in the mean time...does anyone have a clue?

btw, its in windows xp on a gigabyte 8IRXP with AC'97 and i already read the users manuel and it does not support this OS!

 

[AppleTalking]

I would definitely install the motherboard drivers first, since they may be required to get XP to properly detect the onboard sound. Then you should be able to do it by going into the audio control panel and mucking about with the settings in there. Look under either "Speaker Settings" in the main tab or the "Hardware" tab if the setting doesn't immediately jump out you.

Good luck,
Nick

 

[MrDudeMan]

well the driver was the problem! the windows xp driver made the sound work, but it did not enable the surround sound capability! woot! thanks!