- Aug 7, 2007
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I have picked up a new receiver with HDMI and was originally hoping to use my video card (gigabyte geforce 550 Ti) to send both the audio and video signal to my receiver and then to my monitor (using windows).
Here in lies the problem: My monitor is DVI and I have an HDMI to DVI converter so that I can connect it. I did not think this would be an issue until I realized that NVidia will NOT let you enable HDMI audio if it thinks you are connected via DVI.
Even though all the sound is going to be decoded and played directly from the receiver, I currently can't. What is crazy is if I have audio playing and turn off my monitor, Nvidia recognizes the receiver's HDMI and the music starts playing. Turn the monitor back on and... gone!
Currently I have this somewhat working by having a vga connection from my graphics card to monitor as well as the HDMI to the reciever. This is less than ideal as I have to duplicate the first screen to see anything on the 'second' screen.
I've searched and have yet to find a fix for this. Is there a way to trick my graphics card into thinking my monitor is HDMI instead of DVI, or is there a way to simply enable the audio in another way?
Cliffs:
HDMI from video card to receiver to DVI Monitor disables HDMI audio in the Nvidia and windows panels.
HALP!
Thanks!
Here in lies the problem: My monitor is DVI and I have an HDMI to DVI converter so that I can connect it. I did not think this would be an issue until I realized that NVidia will NOT let you enable HDMI audio if it thinks you are connected via DVI.
Even though all the sound is going to be decoded and played directly from the receiver, I currently can't. What is crazy is if I have audio playing and turn off my monitor, Nvidia recognizes the receiver's HDMI and the music starts playing. Turn the monitor back on and... gone!
Currently I have this somewhat working by having a vga connection from my graphics card to monitor as well as the HDMI to the reciever. This is less than ideal as I have to duplicate the first screen to see anything on the 'second' screen.
I've searched and have yet to find a fix for this. Is there a way to trick my graphics card into thinking my monitor is HDMI instead of DVI, or is there a way to simply enable the audio in another way?
Cliffs:
HDMI from video card to receiver to DVI Monitor disables HDMI audio in the Nvidia and windows panels.
HALP!
Thanks!