Sound from only half of the speakers

ObiVanKenobi · #1 03-12-2008, 08:26 PM

i recently purchased a laptop with windows vista home premium preinstalled. but when i connected my 5.1 speakers to it the sound came from only half of the speakers i.e. 2 speakers but others remain silent. My speaker worked perfectly with with my desktop with sp sp2 installed. Is this some problem in vista or just some driver problem.

MB: Mobile intel 945 series
Ram: 2048mb
OS: Windows vista home premium
processor: 1.8ghz core2duo

snowmonkey · #2 03-14-2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ObiVanKenobi

i recently purchased a laptop with windows vista home premium preinstalled. but when i connected my 5.1 speakers to it the sound came from only half of the speakers i.e. 2 speakers but others remain silent. My speaker worked perfectly with with my desktop with sp sp2 installed. Is this some problem in vista or just some driver problem.

MB: Mobile intel 945 series
Ram: 2048mb
OS: Windows vista home premium
processor: 1.8ghz core2duo

This has nothing to do with your speakers or Windows Vista....It's just the way speakers setting are in your laptop.

Go to control panel / Sound and Audio Device / Advance and set the Speaker setting to Surround sound 5.1, that's it.

Cheers

ObiVanKenobi · #3 03-24-2008, 08:57 PM

no i already did that. anyway i resolved the problem. i just set it to 2.1 speakers and a few adjustments with the wires sorted the problem. but my 3d effects are gone.

Disk_Contented · #4 03-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ObiVanKenobi

my 3d effects are gone.

More than likely that will be Vista's fault.

tomo123321v2 · #5 03-25-2008, 04:27 PM

my sound was realy lame when i installed vista too thats probly becuase i havent got a good sound card. AC97 onboard lol,

ObiVanKenobi · #6 03-26-2008, 07:33 AM

probably. it has lots of bugs. i hope they solve such issues in sp1.

noznbook · #7 03-29-2008, 11:45 PM

I'm having the same problem with my Dell Dimension E510 Media Center desktop. I'm running XP. I've got 5.1 surround speakers and am only getting sound from the 2 front speakers. I've checked settings and it shows everything "should" be working. Any ideas??

Disk_Contented · #8 04-01-2008, 06:39 PM

To hear 5.1 sound requires a 5.1 source.
Connect the digital out of your optical drive to the SPDIF in of your sound card.
play a dvd... You will hear it. Assuming your card settings are correct.

Will also work in suitably equipped games if you select surround, or "more than two speakers", etc.