Re: DD5.1 from P4P800se Motherboard

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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