Speaker issues.

[de8212]

I have some older Logitech Z-560 4.1 speakers. Trying to get all 4 to work with my system.

Here's a link to the manuals in case anyone wants to take a look.

Z560

ASRock

I have the front speakers plugged into the green outlet and the rear in the black.
Using Windows 8.1. I checked ASRock's site but don't see any audio drivers listed.

Driver Link

If I plug the black plug (rear speakers) into the green port I get sound so I know the speakers are OK. Got to be something in software I'm missing.

Also the sub has no sound as well.

I recently went from Windows 7 to 8.1. I am pretty confident the sub worked in W7 but I never payed attention to the rear speakers.

Any ideas?

 

[mfenn]

So only the front two channels work? Sounds like you need to set the audio output to 4.1 mode. Here's a link with instructions for Windows 8: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-install-or-set-up-speakers-in-windows-8.html

 

[de8212]

Yes, only the Front left and right.

I've tried the Speaker Setup. Obviously when I select Stereo I get the tones for front left and right. If I choose Quadrophonic I also get front left and right but no sound is heard when it "plays" the tones on rear right and left.

 

[nsafreak]

That's a pretty old board so it's not a big surprise that it's missing some Windows 8 drivers. However the are audio drivers for Windows 7 that should work on Windows 8 on their site, they're listed here: http://66.226.78.22/downloadsite/dr..._Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP(R251).zip .

 

[de8212]

Thanks. So, I wonder if there would be any benefit to "downgrading" drivers. It shows the current driver that Win8 installed as 2013. That one shows fro 2010.

 

[nsafreak]

It could be that the drivers that Windows 8 aren't the proper ones for you board. It can't hurt to try and see if they fix the issue, if not you can just uninstall them and reinstall the default Win 8 drivers.

 

[mfenn]

That's a pretty old board so it's not a big surprise that it's missing some Windows 8 drivers. However the are audio drivers for Windows 7 that should work on Windows 8 on their site, they're listed here: http://66.226.78.22/downloadsite/dr..._Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP(R251).zip .

For older boards, it's usually better to go straight to Realtek for the drivers. The ALC892 is still a currently-produced codec, so there are native Windows 8 drivers for it even though ASRock might not have updated their support page in a while.

 

[de8212]

For older boards, it's usually better to go straight to Realtek for the drivers. The ALC892 is still a currently-produced codec, so there are native Windows 8 drivers for it even though ASRock might not have updated their support page in a while.

Thanks. That did it.

I didn't have a chance to try nsafreak's idea. Just got back to the PC and saw your suggestion.

Now, all four work.

 

[mfenn]

No problem, glad you got it working!