Connot configure my sound to 5.1 in windows 7

Bling35 · 06 Mar 2011

My configuration screen only shows stereo, can anyone tell me why I cannot see 5.1 etc, I could in Vista.

Lomai · 06 Mar 2011

Hi

Have you updated the drivers for your sound-card (whether it's on-board or dedicated) ?
Regards

Bling35 · 06 Mar 2011

I have updated and it simply says that all is find.

I removed the card in device manager, re-installed it and its still the same.

It is an onboard "High Definition Audio Device".

I use the three cables supplied to link it to the 3 rear 3.5mm jacks as I had done with vista but with windows 7 it just doesn't work.

Lomai · 06 Mar 2011

Hi

Thanks for that :)

Are you using the latest drivers or are you using device manager to find updates for you?
Could you post a snip of your device manager with the audio device expanded?
Could you also post a snip of your playback device configuration? Go to your system tray>right-click the speaker icon>select playback devices>select the device with the green check-mark(tick)>select configure

Regards

Sardonicus · 06 Mar 2011

Can you post a picture of your audio software manager like.........

Connot configure my sound to 5.1 in windows 7-capture.jpg

Lomai · 06 Mar 2011

Thanks p5

Bling35 - have a look also at this link - Realtek Audio Drivers, you may need to download the driver from this site, but we'll wait first for your screen-snip
Regards

Lomai · 06 Mar 2011

Hi Bling

Almost midnight here...gotta turn in

Before you do any further changes, be sure to create a restore point.
Will be back later to have a look,others will be around to help you though in the meantime.

Take care and have a great day

Bling35 · 06 Mar 2011

Here is my screen

Connot configure my sound to 5.1 in windows 7-speakers.jpg

Thanks for your help guys

Bling35 · 06 Mar 2011

p5bdkw said:

Can you post a picture of your audio software manager like.........

When using Vista my screen looked like this one.

stormy13 · 06 Mar 2011

Bling35 said:

It is an onboard "High Definition Audio Device".

Means you haven't installed the driver for the onboard audio and it is running off of the default Windows audio driver. Follow the link Lomai posted to get the proper driver for it and then you will have the same control panel you had in Vista and that p5bdkw posted.