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From: RR on 5 Apr 2008 18:35 I have a K8n motherboard with the Realtec AC97 audio controller, but rear black ports doesn;t seem to wanna work. All the auido levels and balances seem to be centered in the Windows Volume Control Panel. I have looked in the Realtec Sound Manager AV Rack audio player for possible an adjustment panel but found none. I have a five speaker system with a front and rear speaker jack that plugs into the back of the computer. The holes in the back of the computer are lime colored for the front speakers and grey for rear speakers but the wire plug from the speakers is black. The black hole in the back of the computer is for side speakers. Neither of them seem to give me any sound even when i unplug the rear speakers and plug the front speakers into the side(black)speaker jack or rear(grey) speaker jack. I have been into the BIOS to see if there were any controls but there are none, except to disable or enable the AC97 drivers. Is there any software that I can download or on my computer that I have not found yet. Do I need a new sound card and or speaker system?
From: Outback Jon on 5 Apr 2008 18:41 RR wrote: > I have a K8n motherboard with the Realtec AC97 audio controller, but > rear black ports doesn;t seem to wanna work. All the auido levels and > balances seem to be centered in the Windows Volume Control Panel. I have > looked in the Realtec Sound Manager AV Rack audio player for possible an > adjustment panel but found none. > > I have a five speaker system with a front and rear speaker jack that > plugs into the back of the computer. The holes in the back of the > computer are lime colored for the front speakers and grey for rear > speakers but the wire plug from the speakers is black. The black hole in > the back of the computer is for side speakers. Neither of them seem to > give me any sound even when i unplug the rear speakers and plug the > front speakers into the side(black)speaker jack or rear(grey) speaker > jack. I have been into the BIOS to see if there were any controls but > there are none, except to disable or enable the AC97 drivers. > > Is there any software that I can download or on my computer that I have > not found yet. > > Do I need a new sound card and or speaker system? Be sure that you are using an audio source that is actually using the rear or side outputs. Some sound sources will only come out of the front speakers. Also make sure that Windows knows that you have something other than stereo speakers installed. Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Speaker Settings > Advanced. -- "Outback" Jon - KC2BNE outback_jon(a)ver.no.sp.am.izon.net AMD Opteron 165 (@2.5) and 6.1 GHz of other AMD power... http://folding.stanford.edu - got folding? Team 53560 2006 ZG1000A Concours "Blueline" COG# 7385 CDA# 0157
From: RR on 5 Apr 2008 19:12 o I need a new sound card and or speaker system? > > Be sure that you are using an audio source that is actually using the > rear or side outputs. Some sound sources will only come out of the > front speakers. I am playing a movie DVD in the DVD drive using Intervideo WinDVD since Microsoft doesn't wanna give me a DVD program that works. WMP just gives me a black screen. I should be getting front and rear audio from the movie DVD(Davinci Code) since Dolby is incorperated. > > Also make sure that Windows knows that you have something other than > stereo speakers installed. Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > > Speaker Settings > Advanced. > I have all options enabled ie Volume Control, Wave, SW Synth etc. For the Front, Side, Subwoofer, Center and Rear channels, I have control of the slider button but the mute button is greyed out for these which seems odd.
From: William on 6 Apr 2008 17:25 "RR" <yourspam(a)blocked.com> wrote in message news:b7WdnRCCoIk2Y2ranZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I have a K8n motherboard with the Realtec AC97 audio controller, but rear >black ports doesn;t seem to wanna work. All the auido levels and balances >seem to be centered in the Windows Volume Control Panel. I have looked in >the Realtec Sound Manager AV Rack audio player for possible an adjustment >panel but found none. > > I have a five speaker system with a front and rear speaker jack that plugs > into the back of the computer. The holes in the back of the computer are > lime colored for the front speakers and grey for rear speakers but the > wire plug from the speakers is black. The black hole in the back of the > computer is for side speakers. Neither of them seem to give me any sound > even when i unplug the rear speakers and plug the front speakers into the > side(black)speaker jack or rear(grey) speaker jack. I have been into the > BIOS to see if there were any controls but there are none, except to > disable or enable the AC97 drivers. > > Is there any software that I can download or on my computer that I have > not found yet. > > Do I need a new sound card and or speaker system? On the Realtek Audio I/O tab, when you press the play button at the bottom of the room display, do you hear sound coming from each speaker? If not, be sure (1) you have the correct number of speaker system selected in the drop-down menu above the room display, (2) You have the volume control showed in the Mixer tab Playback section and the volume is turned up, (3) you have the wires plugged into the correct connectors on the audio panel and are selected correctly in the options menu. If you have done all this correctly, when you press the play button at the bottom of the room display, each speaker will sound off when tested. THEN, select the Dolby Pro Logic tab across the bottom of the audio panel and you should start to hear sound coming from them as the music is decoded. (Try music for this). OR, if you are using a 5.1 or 7.1 sound source, all will function as advertised. If you don't like Dolby Pro Logic, or 5.1 / 7.1 sound and want the same sound going to the side / rear that the front speakers get, just go to the Audio I/O tab, select 2CH Speaker system, go to each Back Panel connector and select 'Line Out' as its source and you will be all set for stereo sound to all speakers attached. (Which happens to be how I have my system hooked up with my computer 2.1 speaker system and room sound system for extra sound when I want to bug the neighbor next door.) Very complicated, hope this works. William
From: RR on 9 Apr 2008 03:58
well, I dont see the I/O tab in the Realtek audio player for one and second I can't even get an audio signal out of the black rear audio port of the sound card with the simple two speaker set I have. I can get audio out of all four speakers including the sub if I leave the jack connector out of where I plug everthing into the sub woofer box. but it's hard to tell if I get decent "surround" stereo with all channels working properly. I'm thinkin maybe this four speaker system isn't made for this AC97 controller. I'm thinkin I should have the computer store see if I do have a dead port or not in the sound controller. Creative Labs has test software that plays sounds out of each speaker. That is what I want. I want to know that each "channel" is working. Right now my audio is so screwed. Well, it could be worse I guess. I could have a dead AC97 controller. The AC97 software just don't do this for me as of now. ASUS SHOULD supply this since they supply the sound controller. My older computer has the Creative Labs in it. I think I will take that out and use it. > On the Realtek Audio I/O tab, when you press the play button at the bottom > of the room display, do you hear sound coming from each speaker? If not, be > sure (1) you have the correct number of speaker system selected in the > drop-down menu above the room display, (2) You have the volume control > showed in the Mixer tab Playback section and the volume is turned up, (3) > you have the wires plugged into the correct connectors on the audio panel > and are selected correctly in the options menu. > > If you have done all this correctly, when you press the play button at the > bottom of the room display, each speaker will sound off when tested. THEN, > select the Dolby Pro Logic tab across the bottom of the audio panel and you > should start to hear sound coming from them as the music is decoded. (Try > music for this). OR, if you are using a 5.1 or 7.1 sound source, all will > function as advertised. > > If you don't like Dolby Pro Logic, or 5.1 / 7.1 sound and want the same > sound going to the side / rear that the front speakers get, just go to the > Audio I/O tab, select 2CH Speaker system, go to each Back Panel connector > and select 'Line Out' as its source and you will be all set for stereo sound > to all speakers attached. (Which happens to be how I have my system hooked > up with my computer 2.1 speaker system and room sound system for extra sound > when I want to bug the neighbor next door.) > > Very complicated, hope this works. William > > > |