5.1 / digital output - help

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Iain_Skyflier

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first of all, great site guys :)

ok heres what im using, Vista Home Premium 64bit with sp1
Asus P5N-E SLI motherboard which has a realtek ALC883 sound chip (a 7.1 chip but its limited to 5.1 on this board as standard) im using the Coax output on the back which is contected to my 5.1 sound system. and im using the R1.89 realtek HD audio driver codec (have tryed R1.88,R1.87a,R1.87, and the ones that came with the motherboard R1.57)

Now hes the problem, i can only get 5.1 sound when i play a DVD in WMP, Media center and the realtek digital out put test works too. But when i try playing games (crysis,call of duty 4 and so on) im stuck with dolby pro logic 2.1 and i also can't seem to see the digital output on the realtek manager either no matter what version i use. also the jack info seems a little odd to me.

Please help im running out of idea :(


here what i see on the realtek manager

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I didn't even know that they came out with R1.89 (3/18/08).
I used 1.80 off my mobo disc.
I'll let you know if i can help you..just downloading 1.89 and damn their servers are slow.

ok, I just installed 1.89, and it sounds really good.
I attached a screen shot of mine...might help you.
My audio is from my mobo via optical digital cable output to input (DVD in) AMP 7.1
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
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    1920X1080
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    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
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    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
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    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
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    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
Thanks grimreaper, it seems that my jack infomation is alot different to yours, and im still not sure that jack info on mine is right (im guessing it should look like yours) but i don't know how to change it? and also the front audio ports are saying they have things plugged into them when there not, i've tryed disconnecting the front audio ports from the motherboard, but they still come up as having things plugged into them :( anyone got any idea?

also the fact im using a DVI to HDMI for my monitor, won't affect it would it?
 
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I think I found the problem...read below:
RE:ASUS P5N-E SLI motherboard

This motherboard uses a 7.1 audio codec, Realtek ALC883, it only provides 5.1 audio on its analog outouts, since it only has three audio jacks on its rear panel. This codec provides a low (for today’s standards) signal-to-noise ratio for its inputs – only 85 dB. So it is not advisable to use this motherboard for professional audio capturing and editing (the minimum recommended for this application is 95 dB), unless you install a professional add-on audio card on it. Also the maximum sampling rate for its inputs is of 96 KHz, while its outputs supports up to 192 KHz. The signal-to-noise ratio for its output is of 95 dB.

This board has one coaxial SPDIF output soldered directly on the motherboard, which is great as you can easily connect it to your home theater receiver.

This motherboard has only three jacks for the analog audio connection, which is a problem, because if you want to use a set of analog 5.1 speakers together with a mike you will need to manually remove and install plugs on the rear of your computer, as the mic in and center/subwoofer functions share the same jack. Also because of this you can't use 7.1 analog speakers with this motherboard, even though it uses a 8-channel codec.

Hope this helps!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
Iain_Skyflier said:
thanks grimreaper, looks like i'll be buying a sound card soon then
Click to expand...

kinda funny you say that cause i have a nice one 4 sale on ebay if interested.
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    custom of course...
    CPU
    Intel Quad Q9650 3.00GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra 3-way SLi
    Memory
    OCZ NVIDIA SLI Ready 8GB DDR3 1800MHz @1.9V
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG GeForce 280 GTX OC EditionX2 SLi'd
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    2XWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB
    PSU
    ThermalTake ToughPower 1200watt W0113RU
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor 6000BWS
    Cooling
    ThermalTake MaxOrb CL-P0369
    Mouse
    Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black - niiice:)
    Keyboard
    Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/sec DL - 1 Mb/sec UL
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL-4500 Extreme N wireless router ...siiick:) 2XSamsung SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA LightScribe 1XLG GGW-H20L super-multi Blu-Ray burner Belkin UPS F6C1500TWRK Pioneer 7.1 Channel HDMI Receiver (VSX-9130TXV-K)
Can't say I would recommend that card as I have it already. No audio output on the rear channel when connected via optical cable to my Logitech Z5500's. Very high CPU usage when playing any audio file format including .wav and .mp3. I'm looking for answers on both these issues which also occur with my onboard RealTek 888 codec as well.
 

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