Where did my sound go???

topeira

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ok, i havent toyed with anything in particular but now, all of a sudden, i am having weird sound problems.

i can't hear sounds in my computer. not when i play MP3, not when i run movies and not when i run games.

when do i DO hear sounds? when i run a clip from the internet :eek:
and if i try and use the realtek device to test the surround system :eek::eek:
so i can run the surround test and check each of my 5.1 speakers and it's fine. but playing music or in games? nope.

also if i look at my sound volume settings i can see that on the volume meter there is the green line that bounces slightly up and down and represent my MP3 is playing and as if my sound card\device IS playing some sort of sound.

i dont get this!?!

i have a gigabyte motherboard with realtek sound device.

EDIT:
ok, i figured something out. all the sounds are coming from my HDTV that is connected with an adapter from my GPU (6870HD) to the HDMI cable.
the TV is playing the sounds that i want to come out of my computer.
What da heck?
how do i prioritise my computer to deliver the sounds through my 5.1 speakers instead of my HDMI output?
 
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topeira

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scratch that. apparently i had some mix up with the cables and the computer probably decided that i know jack about sound and cables and referred the sound to my TV. after sorting this out the sound came back to my speakers.

still a question - i got the TV connected via HDMI and i have speakers that work but i can only hear one of them - the computer speakers or the TV.

1) is it possible to hear form both?

2) how do i tell the computer where i want the sound to come out from? can i tell the computer to bring sounds out of the TV instead of the computer with a few button presses? and how do i revert back so sound is coming out of the speakers of the computer?

cheers
 

mfenn

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1) is it possible to hear form both?

Not without additional software such as Virtual Audio Cable.

2) how do i tell the computer where i want the sound to come out from? can i tell the computer to bring sounds out of the TV instead of the computer with a few button presses? and how do i revert back so sound is coming out of the speakers of the computer?

Right click on the volume icon in your system tray and choose "Playback Devices". You should see different devices listed for each output. Right click on the one that you want to play the sound and choose "Set as Default Device". Note that you'll probably have to restart and programs that output sound in order for them to pick up the change.