inexplicable speaker problem

Trimac20 · 07-05-2007, 02:49 AM

Today I replaced my Wireless card with an external Wi-Fi adapter - i.e. I removed the old internal Wireless card from its PCI slot...although this has nothing to do with my problem. After re-connecting everything and re-booting however, I tried to play a few songs and noticed that NO SOUND was coming out of the two rear speakers! I have a 5.1 Logitech system with a sub and satellite which was working fine (sound out of all speakers) until I took out the network card...Everything is connected the same and I didn't change any settings (speaker settings set to 5.1 in control panel, some audio playback source.etc.etc). I have an Audigy 4, btw...All the cables.etc running to the computer are secure and correct (green plug, yellow plug, black plug all plugged into matching coloured jacks.etc.

When I fiddle around with the plugs while a song is playing, only the GREEN jack seems to receive input (for the two front speakers), while the black and yellow do not (channels for rear speakers).

What on earth could be the problem? I want to test if the soundcard jack is faulty but don't have another 5.1 system handy...is this the main possibility? Is there any other way of testing this? Any help would be much appreciated.

**TheMatt** · 07-05-2007, 04:04 PM

You might want to check that the card is still configured for 5.1 output. Also, try reinstalling the driver.

07-05-2007, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trimac20 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	inexplicable speaker problem Today I replaced my Wireless card with an external Wi-Fi adapter - i.e. I removed the old internal Wireless card from its PCI slot...although this has nothing to do with my problem. After re-connecting everything and re-booting however, I tried to play a few songs and noticed that NO SOUND was coming out of the two rear speakers! I have a 5.1 Logitech system with a sub and satellite which was working fine (sound out of all speakers) until I took out the network card...Everything is connected the same and I didn't change any settings (speaker settings set to 5.1 in control panel, some audio playback source.etc.etc). I have an Audigy 4, btw...All the cables.etc running to the computer are secure and correct (green plug, yellow plug, black plug all plugged into matching coloured jacks.etc. When I fiddle around with the plugs while a song is playing, only the GREEN jack seems to receive input (for the two front speakers), while the black and yellow do not (channels for rear speakers). What on earth could be the problem? I want to test if the soundcard jack is faulty but don't have another 5.1 system handy...is this the main possibility? Is there any other way of testing this? Any help would be much appreciated. __________________ _ _ o 0 * - - :-) >0<>0<

07-05-2007, 04:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: inexplicable speaker problem You might want to check that the card is still configured for 5.1 output. Also, try reinstalling the driver. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides