Re: DD5.1 from P4P800se Motherboard

JW,

Is the soundmax software able to send sound out all 6 speakers? On my setup
it can't.

-Brett-

"Jürgen" <Jrgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0C702F0-4258-4CCD-88E6-73DAAF6FFC48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello JW,
> I'm using the NVIDIA DVD Decoder Platinum Trial version (1.00.67), which
> works fine for my understanding, because it detects whether I select DTS
> or
> DD5.1 in the DVD menu. Of course it's set to use spdif for the use with an
> external receiver.
> At this moment I have two suspects:
> Is it possible, that MCE2005 doesn't support anything beside stereo over
> spdif?
> or
> The soundmax software is to crapy to work correctly. This is most likely
> the
> case for my understanding, because this is the only place where the output
> changes in anyway when I make changes in there. It also only offers me a
> variety of speaker combinations, but no SPDIF or anything like that.
> Can please somebody help me?
> Thank you,
> Juergen
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> AFAIK only the Platinum version of the NVIDIA DVD Decoder has a Dolby
>> license built in and can create DD5.1 output. Is that the version you
>> are
>> using?
>>
>> "CuriousGeorge" <brettrobichaud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23XlBLqTlFHA.3692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm trying to get Dolby Digital to work with my MCE configuration. I
>> > have
>> > an Asus P4P800se motherboard that includes an ADI AD1985 SoundMax audio
>> > chip with S/PDIF interface. I've got it connected to my Denon AVR1803
>> > receiver via coaxial connector and cannot get a DD signal.
>> >
>> > The receiver is all setup correctly, I'm sure of that. So I'm
>> > convinced
>> > it is on the PC end, I just don't know what else to try.
>> >
>> > I have reinstalled the SoundMax drivers, the nVidia Purevideo mpeg
>> > decoder, the video drivers to no avail. In the SoundMax software there
>> > is
>> > a section that let's you test each speaker by sending sound to each
>> > individually. When I try this I get sound from the front 2 speaks and
>> > nothing else. This seems like a pretty clear indication that something
>> > basic is wrong. What could I be doing wrong?
>> >
>> > Any advice?
>> >
>>
>>
>>


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