Jeff asked:
I have a Dell XPS 400 with the standard sound card. (Blue, green, pink, yellow, and black jacks) I also have an Onkyo 7.1 home theater system. I am trying to run my computer through the Onkyo and when I got it connected I only get sound from the left side and center. I set the soundcard to 7.1 home theater surround sound in the sounds and audio devices panel of the computer and tried all the jacks on the sound card. I also tried every possible combination on the back of the Onkyo, but nothing changes. Will this just not work, or do I need a different soundcard? If so what kind?
Dale
I have a Dell XPS 400 with the standard sound card. (Blue, green, pink, yellow, and black jacks) I also have an Onkyo 7.1 home theater system. I am trying to run my computer through the Onkyo and when I got it connected I only get sound from the left side and center. I set the soundcard to 7.1 home theater surround sound in the sounds and audio devices panel of the computer and tried all the jacks on the sound card. I also tried every possible combination on the back of the Onkyo, but nothing changes. Will this just not work, or do I need a different soundcard? If so what kind?
Dale
The speakers on the surround soud system and it went to the sound icon.
My dell insperion e1505 laptop just go to the sound icon.
Comment by jack — October 26, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
Assuming your Onkyo has discrete 7 channel input, you just need standard quarter-inch mini to stereo RCA cables to jump from your sound card to your reciever. Be sure your reciever is setup to reciever discrete inputs.
Comment by luxorqaz — October 28, 2007 @ 10:09 am