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Hi everybody :
I've been trying to get my 5.1 Channel sound fixed. Right now, I've got onboard sound. But first, my System : Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, 3Gb RAM, SATA II WD 500 Gb Hard Drive, Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Motherboard, 500 Watt PSU and SATA II LG Optical Drive. My situation is......I'm only getting 2-channel sound from my onboard sound chip (I'm looking into a dedicated sound card). When I go into Sound Manager, click on 5.1 Channel, then click on the subwoofer, the 5.1 Channel selection (from the pull-down menu) greys out. I only get sound from the two front speakers. The manual says this motherboard can produce 5.1 and 7.1 Channel sound. I checked everything from Sound Manager to Device Manager. I downloaded and installed the updated audio drivers. That didn't work. So I contacted Gigabyte Support. They recommended downloading the latest drivers (which I already did). I explained to them what I did and what I checked. So, after all the explaining, they just stated that there's not much they can do then. I think it's the sound chip. This is where the dedicated sound card comes in. I'm going to try that. I know that my Creative Labs Inspire 5.1 sound system is still good. It works on my past computer (which I'm using as a back up system) I'm not sure what else to check....other than installing the dedicated sound card.
garystan