Can my sound card make 5.1 speakers work?

brianzion · 30 Oct 2010

you need one of these if you have a usb socket
ZALMAN 5.1Ch USB Sound Card ZM-RSSC Sound card - 96 kHz - 24-bit

Ikkar · 30 Oct 2010

Yep, only a 3.5mm jack pin (well, the size of any normal set of headphones, I don't know wether it's 3.5 but I suppose it is, sorry again I don't know the first thing about sound...)

brianzion · 30 Oct 2010

Ikkar said:

Yep, only a 3.5mm jack pin (well, the size of any normal set of headphones, I don't know wether it's 3.5 but I suppose it is, sorry again I don't know the first thing about sound...)

have you a usb?

Ikkar · 30 Oct 2010

Ok, thanks a lot, so I've just got to buy an external sound card, install it and that's it? And should I use my HDMI connection if possible, or just stick to the normal jack pin?
Anyway, thanks a lot for your help!

And yes of course I've got USB^^

brianzion · 30 Oct 2010

Ikkar said:

Ok, thanks a lot, so I've just got to buy an external sound card, install it and that's it? And should I use my HDMI connection if possible, or just stick to the normal jack pin?
Anyway, thanks a lot for your help!

you need a USB SOCKET to use the external sound card
http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Pr...ad.asp?Idx=348

Ikkar · 30 Oct 2010

I've got several USB sockets, don't worry^^ And is there any risk of the card not working with my computer, or should any external sound card do the job?

brianzion · 30 Oct 2010

i think it will ok read the zalman link its designed for notebooks ::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

Ikkar · 30 Oct 2010

Ok, well thanks a lot for your help

brianzion · 30 Oct 2010

Ikkar said:

Ok, well thanks a lot for your help

no worrys post back how you get on and welcome again to the forums

Ikkar · 30 Oct 2010

Yep, I should be getting my speakers & sound card next week, so I'll keep you posted :)