No Rear Channel with 4.1s, Klipsch 4.1s + MuseXL

[fumbduck]

I just took a bunch load of parts from attic + closet and through together a:
K6-2 450
128mb PC150
16mb Vanta AGP
MuseXL

And the klipsch 4.1s from my other computer, which is being traded on anandtech right now.



I have installed the drivers, and cannot get anything but 2.1, I have everything set on 4, 4.1, quadrophonic, whatever, i've tried every possible setting and i can still get no sound.

Green connector is in front out, black is in rear out.


anyone?

 

[holdencommodore]

What driver version are you using? You can try the latest reference C-media 8738 driver from the Windows Update Catalog site. Latest is 6.43 I think. These are the WDM drivers for Windows 98SE, Me, Win2K and XP only. Also make sure "Virtual 5.1 with reverberation" is enabled (applies to WDM drivers only).

Cheers

 

[fumbduck]

what do you mean by latest reference c-media driver?


i have the 6.39's from hercules website.

also, where in the heck is 5.1 reverberation at?

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: fumbduck
what do you mean by latest reference c-media driver?


i have the 6.39's from hercules website.

also, where in the heck is 5.1 reverberation at?

The Muse XL soundcard is powered by a C-Media 8738 chip, it's the same premis as using reference nvidia drivers and specific drivers to card manufacturers. Sounds like that extra option is only in the reference drivers that can be downloaded from windows update or direct from C-Media.

Corm

 

[fumbduck]

uninstalled the hercules drivers and intsalled the CMedia drivers along with the utility. it asks me all this stuff about 4 channel, and using 4 speakers and what not
and i do that, yet it still doesnt work.

 

[fumbduck]

when watching a movie on a cd, 4 channel sound worked, but it wont when playing music or anything..

 

[holdencommodore]

Now make sure "enable virtual 5.1 channel and reverberation" is checked in the C-media mixer...

Cheers