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    5.1 audio in NP5793

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Hagen Nordheim, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. Hagen Nordheim

    Hagen Nordheim Notebook Guru

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    I have a Logitech 5.1 audio system , but I can only make to work 2 speakers, does somebody know what am I doing wrong?

    I connect the black cable into the blue jack, the green into the green, and the yellow into the pink one. Then at the Realtek manager settings, I set it to 5.1, but doesn't work.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
     
    Hagen Nordheim, Jan 2, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    So you are trying to get 5.1 analog...

    and you enabled it in the Realtek manager.... I was not sure if this model supported multichannel analog out

    I know it support digital 6-8 channel using SPDIF coax.

    what player are you using to test it? (make sure the player is set to 6-channel audio output)
     
    Gophn, Jan 2, 2009
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  3. Hagen Nordheim

    Hagen Nordheim Notebook Guru

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    Well, I'm testing it inside Realtek Audio Manager, it shows a picture of the 5 speakers and a button to test them all, but only the front ones sound.

    But like you said, maybe they are not supported through analog. In case this is impossible, is there a way to connect the X-530 system without buying an extra audio card?
     
    Hagen Nordheim, Jan 2, 2009
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  4. sohail99

    sohail99 Notebook Consultant

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    Creative SB X-Fi Xtream Audio notebook(Express Card(54) SoundCard) has an optional attachment for 5.1 audio!! :D

    many ppl here have it!

    I just have the card! u have to buy that attachment separately!! :)
     
    sohail99, Jan 3, 2009
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  5. Audigy

    Audigy Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are in Vista, try re-configure the speakers:

    [​IMG]

    ;)
     
    Audigy, Jan 3, 2009
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  6. Cookie

    Cookie Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you remembered to set: Blue: Rear speakers, Green: Mid, Subwoofer, then Pink: Front speakers? I had to do that to make it work.
     
    Cookie, Jan 3, 2009
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  7. Hagen Nordheim

    Hagen Nordheim Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for all your help, I just made them work!

    The only thing different with your set Cookie was the pink one for Mid-Subwoofer and green for Front speakers.
     
    Hagen Nordheim, Jan 3, 2009
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  8. Cookie

    Cookie Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea, but I was thinking maybe you had them all set to headphone or something :p That was my problem when I tried it first. Anyways, glad you made it work :)
     
    Cookie, Jan 3, 2009
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    I know this thread is a bit old, but I can't get 5.1 to work with my NP5793 at all. When I plug all the jacks in...nothing happens. No audio comes out at all - notebook or external speakers. I also tried the SPDIF out - that doesn't do anything either.
     
    frozenlead, Jan 18, 2009
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  10. saintalfonzo

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    go to the realtek audio manager and set the default output to digital spdif
     
    saintalfonzo, Jan 18, 2009
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  11. frozenlead

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    I don't want digital out - I'd like the analog to work.
     
    frozenlead, Jan 22, 2009
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  12. frozenlead

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    Okay, I got it to work - but boy, does 5.1 on this machine suck! The bass comes through really, really softly, and the center channel is thumping while the other channels barely do anything at all. The Audigy 2 ZS on my desktop really shines, and I never got the chance to notice!
     
    frozenlead, Jan 22, 2009
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  13. Gophn

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    you can control the sound quality if you use the Realtek Sound/Effect Manager.... use the equalizer.
     
    Gophn, Jan 22, 2009
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