6channel audio on nforce2

[djvanders]

Hi all sorry if this is a dumb question but how do i go about getting the 6channel audio setup on my asus motherboard. I thought you use the mic and line in as the other 2 channel outputs but im not sure how to do this

any help would be great

Cheers

[XBoy]

Heh yeah I was confused by this also! The Rear SPeakers connect to line in, and the Center and Subwoofer cable goes into the mic. PRetty ****ed up! Then you go to Master Volume, and click advanced, then hit up the two checkboxes :D HAve fun

[djvanders]

hi
i tried this and ticked the box's you said but im still getting no joy from the rear speakers. Dunno whats going on now
Any help would be spanktastic

Cheers

[Thoric]

what kind of speakers you use? have you run the speaker setup wizard in the nVidia Nforce Control Panel?

i use the A7N8X deluxe, and i connect to how Xboy describes. make sure your connections are right, maybe go to www.nvidia.com and download the "nvswap" utility. give that a whirl..

sorry but the deluxe is a fair bit different ot the non-deluxe, having Soundstorm, and proper 5.1 support.

[swinger]

i got an epox 8rda+, its got soundstorm right? sounds good anyways so i think it does.

[djvanders]

i ended up getting the alc 650 codec drivers from realtek and this gave me the option to allow 6 channel

[Thoric]

i got an epox 8rda+, its got soundstorm right? sounds good anyways so i think it does.

nah the 8RDA+ doesnt have SoundStorm. it just has the regular Nforce2 APU (audio processing unit). it doesnt have the proper 5.1 compatability, but it should be able to split it up into 6 channels.

try getting the drivers djvanders suggested, could work.

[swinger]

hmmm thats strange, because when i updated my nforce drivers i looked in the start menu and there was soundstorm program under nvidia. gives you that control panel where you can set the equalizer and stuff.

[Thoric]

im pretty sure the Nvidia Control Panel is the same for both Soundstorm and the standard APU.

[swinger]

so the 5.1 and other soundstorm stuff just doesnt work? oh yeah. that alc 650 codec driver will give me 6 channel right?

[Thoric]

so the 5.1 and other soundstorm stuff just doesnt work? oh yeah. that alc 650 codec driver will give me 6 channel right?

a mate of mine has the 8RDA+ (with a standard APU) but not a 5.1 setup, i am guessing it is capable of splitting the channels into 6, so a 5.1 can work.

im not aware of any SoundStorm specific extras in the Control Panel...:confused:

the ALC codec might give you 5.1 sound. just give it a whirl and let us know how it goes.

[Wiggo]

The 8RDA/+ is 5.1 capable so long as ya setup the sound properties properly (nForce Tray Options) and my Z-560 speaker system sounds great from it.

[swinger]

ok ill remeber that if i ever get anything that is 5.1 . all i really want right now is the 6 channel so im set, thanks guys

[Wordbiker]

ok ill remeber that if i ever get anything that is 5.1 . all i really want right now is the 6 channel so im set, thanks guys

Ummmm, Swinger? 5.1 IS 6 channels. The .1 refers to the subwoofer...Dolby doesn't consider it a full channel, hence the .1 designation. Dolby has a great site if you ever get confused by all the jargon...I sure have at times :o
Or maybe it's just me that's confused???:?:

[swinger]

yea i dont keep up on all the sound stuff. so thanks for explaining that. what i meant to say is all i want is to be able to use the line-in and mic as other channels.