Re: DD5.1 from P4P800se Motherboard

I have the exact same "experience". I'm thinking that the problem is only
that crappy piece of software (driver or speakerconfig-tool) that comes with
the mainboard.
What version of the driver are you using? I've seen that Asus offers a
different version to the P4800 SE (SoundMAX Audio Driver version
5.12.01.3630 WHQL driver) than for the Pundit-R (SoundMAX Audio Driver
version V5.12.3860 for Windows 2K/XP). I'm using the higher one for the
Pundit. I will try to use the older one for the P4P800 SE and see if it
behaves different. I will call the Asus Support Germany tomorrow and want
them to take care about our/my problem.
Regards,
Juergen

"CuriousGeorge" wrote:

> I'm using the coaxial connector, but I was just wondering if you can get
> sound out of all of your speakers using the test dialog in the SoundMax
> software?
> When I discovered that DD5.1 was not working in MCE I went back to the
> SoundMax software and found that it isn't even outputting to all 6 speakers
> of my 5.1 setup. I only hear sound out of the two front speakers.
>
> This to me indicates the problem is not with MCE but rather with my sound
> card drivers or the hardware itself.
>
> -Brett-
>
>
> "Jürgen" <Jrgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:87D61B55-F5C6-47F7-BDFE-271011F225AE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Do you mean the 3.5mm analogue plugs?
> >
> > "CuriousGeorge" wrote:
> >
> >> 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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