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    Sager 8170: Speakers and how to upmix 2.0 sources

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by serlex, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. serlex

    serlex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone!

    I just bought a Sager 8170 and I'm quite happy with (although I really miss the backlit keyboard that previous laptop had LOL)

    The thing is that, and correcto if I'm mistaken, this laptop comes with 5.1 speakers built-in, but so far I haven't been able to enable 2.0 to 5.1 upmixing anywhere.

    I believe the option should appear on the Realtek Control Panel just below the "Switch subwoofer- centre speakers" but in my case there's nothing else to select.

    I have tried with both, Sager's drivers, and the latest Realtek (2.65) but still no luck. Anyone knows how to solve this?

    thanks!
     
    serlex, Sep 18, 2011
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  2. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Sep 18, 2011
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    genocidew Notebook Evangelist

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    hi larry , after i installed the driver above, when i pressed fn+5 all i get is mute :(

    before i updated the driver, fn+5 toggle the 2.0 or the 5.1, any idea to remedy this?
     
    genocidew, Sep 19, 2011
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  4. serlex

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    thank you very much!! I'm gonna try it now... may i ask what drivers am I installing? :DD
     
    serlex, Sep 19, 2011
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    I have tried with the ones you've provided me and they DO have an option for upmixing at the Realtek control panel, although they are an older version (R2.49)

    ...how come...? o_O

    Also, for some reason I've lost the THX TruStudio capabilities...
     
    serlex, Sep 19, 2011
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    i`ve solved my problem by downloading the latest realtek hd s/w r2.65. now i get the fn+5 function and also have the option going 7.1 too via external speakers.

    thx s/w also worked flawlessly :)

    o yeah i downloaded the latest realtek from their web it self.

    here is the link - Realtek
     
    genocidew, Sep 20, 2011
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    how did you know about the FN + 5? my keyboard has no blue function over the 5 LOL
     
    serlex, Sep 24, 2011
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    It's one of the two unlisted function keys on this model. FN + 1 turns the fans on at max speed and FN + 5 is the speaker shortcut. FN +1 works on other models, but the speaker key is P170HM specific.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Sep 24, 2011
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