^need help conecting my surround on my XPS M1530!^

I have 1 simple problem and I am hoping to find an answer throughout this site. I have a set of surround system 5.1 Dell brand that I have on my Dell 8400 Desktop. I am trying to connect this surround in a different room where I have my M1530 but I just cant get the speakers to work. If anyone knows anything about this please help me. If there is anything I need to configure in the laptop please let me know!...or maybe is not possible?!? HELP

 

You will need to install the Sigmatel drivers. If you search Sigmatel in the control panel (assuming you're running vista), it is called "Sigmatel Audio" or something like that. If you are fresh installing the drivers, you need to go into the windows audio settings and tick "disable all enhancements" or there will be a delay on sound output.

 

Where can I find the Sigmatel drivers???

 

http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R167855.EXE

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=sigm...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

 

This would be more helpful so he knows what he's downloading.

 

thank you very much. very helpful everyonee

 

You're welcome. Let us know if it works or not.

 

Ok i just tried it an after unzipping the files and the configuration starts...I get and error. It says: ''ExitError:Error=Device Object not present, restart the system and run setup again.'' I don't know what is going wrong....please help..

 

Unistall the previous driver first from the Device Manager. Restart. Then install the Dell driver (or newer one from Sigmatel's website).

 

I think you mean Add/Remove programs

 

I can't really find any sound drivers to uninstall...i think i might be looking in the wrong place. Where can I find it? and which on is it?

 

Haha actually, I meant device manager

 

In 'device manager' under ''system devices" i see high definition audio controller....is that the one i have to uninstall?

 

I believe it's the one under

Device Manager>Sound, Video, and game controllers>SigmaTel HD Audio CODEC

 

First of all...i dont have anything that has to do with sigmatel....second...i keep uninstalling the sound driver and when i restart or even after like a minute or 2...the computer automatically downloads the driver again and installs it...i dont know what to do...im making this so complicated...also...i am still getting the error..

 

Ok. I finally got the Sigmatel Driver to install and work. Now, when I plug in the 3 cables infront of the laptop...the sigmatel device window where the 3 holes appear, show up to be working, but I still get no sound and everything seems to be plugged in correctly. Let me know what this is about please..

 

Did you do this already?

Also, you could check...
Right click on sound icon
select "playback devices"
Make sure "Speakers/Headphones" says "working"

 

Also, you need to set the ports to the surround sound options by right clicking on each port in the sigmatel manager.

 

I did all this and im still not getting any sound. That is realy weirddd.....the subwoffer is ''on'' and everything is connected right.

 

Can you please post a print screen of the speaker settings, both windows and sigmatel. Thanks

 

Let me know if this pic works. When my cables are connected in the sigamtel window it shows the green checks. let me know what is the problem..

 

Try disabling the HDMI output (unless you use it). Do the sound ports work with headphones/microphones?

 

Yes the sound port works with headphones. I dont know why the 5.1 surround dont work. I already tried disabling the HDMI and still no sound. Let me know if pics of where I am plugging in the cables help. This cant be this complicated...

 

Yea, that would probably help as well. thanks

 

Alrite...ill go ahead and put some pics up as soon as I can. Thanks.

 

Right click on "Speakers / Headphones" and choose "Configure Speakers" and choose "5.1 Speakers" and go through the prompts.

 

Alright guys...I got everything finally working. I was missing the center speaker (which i didnt think i needed it) and know it sounds great and i finally got my room bumping! thank you very much anyways. you guys were really helpful. THANKS AGAIN! PROPZ TO ALL WHO HELP!

 

Glad you got it working!

 

I'm having this problem now.

Basically the 5.1 is done OK. It registers each speaker individually on teh config thing.

But when I try and play AC3 sound it isnt in surround

 

Are you sure that the content is in surround? Or it could be the codec you are using?

 

Yeah, It is AC3 which is surround. Plus its being decoded using FFD so I know its doing it properly