Re: K8N audio problem

This is good, it looks like we are starting to recognize what the problem
is. You have not installed the ASUS Realtek audio control program for the
on-board sound system. Easy enough to do. I do not know what mobo you have,
but on my mobo a P5W DH Deluxe, Asus has on their web site updated drivers
for this board. They include drivers for the BIOS, Sound, Lan, RAD, and a
few more things. And yes, the mobo came with a CD that had all the
necessary drivers and programs on it. Perhaps you overlooked the program
for the Realtek audio mixer. Do check ASUS' web site for your mobo, chances
are good their are new drivers for the hardware on your mobo making the CD
that came with the mobo obsolete.

This would explain why things are all screwed up for you. Your audio
hardware is running in default mode, and who knows what that is. (I thought
I had a phase-inversion subtraction problem with the sound system until I
realized that the audio system was running in a 6 speaker system mode and
the center channel was subtracting common sound from the left and right
channels - I did not have a center channel hooked up to the computer - hence
no sound!) The Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager is complicated and hard to
understand the first time around. You can poke around and see what works,
or post a question and go from their.

Good luck William.


"RR" <yourspam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Wow - You don't see the little sideways 'red speaker' in the task bar on
the bottom right of the screen? NOT THE GRAY WINDOWS SPEAKER! Do you see
the "Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager" Icon in the Control Panel? If you
don't, then you don't have a Realtek sound system on your motherboard .

No, I see no red speaker in the task bar other the then grey speaker icon
in the system tray. The only icon in the Windows Control Panel for audio
is the one that says "Sound and Audio Devices" with the gray speaker.




The "Audio I/O" tab is the fourth one from the left across the top of the
Realtek sound manager panel. If you can't get to it, then we have no
where to go - it controls the speaker setup and sound panel I/O.

Let me know if you find it, then I can walk you through the setup
procedure.



I found the folder for Realtek Sound Manager in the Program Files x86
folder,
but seems to be empty. I am the one who built the computer. I am not sure
why the folder is empty. I do have a folder above the Sound Manager folder
that says Realtek AC97 and that program seems to be the environment
manager which has ASUS in the upper left corner of the main player window.
It does have the front and rear speaker test which I was looking for but
still can't get the rear channels to work. I had forgotten about that
little program. I might have to look for the CD that came with the
motherboard. ASUS doesn't seem to have any software on their website for
the AC97 controller.




and second I can't even get an audio signal out of the black rear audio
port of the sound card with the simple two speaker set I have. I can get
audio out of all four speakers including the sub if I leave the jack
connector out of where I plug everthing into the sub woofer box. but
it's hard to tell if I get decent "surround" stereo with all channels
working properly. I'm thinkin maybe this four speaker system isn't made
for this AC97 controller. I'm thinkin I should have the computer store
see if I do have a dead port or not in the sound controller.


Creative Labs has test software that plays sounds out of each speaker.

That is what I am trying to get you to do, use the play button at the
bottom of the room on the Audio I/O tab so we can see if you have the
sound system set up right and the speakers hooked up right. Which you
obviously do not.


That is what I want. I want to know that each "channel" is working.
Right now my audio is so screwed. Well, it could be worse I guess. I
could have a dead AC97 controller. The AC97 software just don't do this
for me as of now. ASUS SHOULD supply this since they supply the sound
controller. My older computer has the Creative Labs in it. I think I
will take that out and use it.

You are so lost. "Operator Error" Take a break, drink some coffee, go
for a walk, smell the flowers, look at the sky. Then take a fresh look
at what you have. Good luck.

William


I know something is not workin. I should be able to plug some regular
speakers into the rear channel and hear something but I dont.


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