5.1 on my laptop help

spamdos · 09-24-2005, 08:10 AM

i just bought creative 530 5.1 speakers and only the front two and the sub work. i realise this is because i am running it on a laptop. it only has one input port for the speakers. the laptop is very new and it is very good should it support 5.1 and how can i connect all 5 and the sub to the one port.

the connection is three inputs black, green and orange help

Trizoy · 09-24-2005, 08:25 AM

What model and brand computer is it?

spamdos · 09-24-2005, 08:28 AM

its a bto digitalstar but its a new motherboard supporting pci its very new and expensive

ViperGTS19801 · 09-26-2005, 08:41 PM

Go to CompUSA or BestBuy for instant gratification, or try newegg for better pricing but you have to wait. You're looking for a 5.1 capable SoundBlaster PCMCIA card to slide into the slot on the side of your lappy.

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-26-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spamdos

its very new and expensive

doesnt mean anything.....price range is rediculous these days

the other speakers, are u sure they dont plug into the subwoofer. also, set up ur speaker setting to support the surround soudn supprt.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-26-2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ViperGTS19801

Go to CompUSA or BestBuy for instant gratification, or try newegg for better pricing but you have to wait. You're looking for a 5.1 capable SoundBlaster PCMCIA card to slide into the slot on the side of your lappy.

its actually called the Audigy 2ZS but its designed for a notebook, you can either get that for about $120 or get an external soundblaster for about $30.

ViperGTS19801 · 09-26-2005, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

its actually called the Audigy 2ZS but its designed for a notebook, you can either get that for about $120 or get an external soundblaster for about $30.

There ya go.

diduknowthat · 09-27-2005, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by spamdos

the connection is three inputs black, green and orange help

i dont see why it wouldn't work when it has the three jacks. Probably you have the settings wrong. I had that same problem until i realized that in my audio mixer it was set to 2 speakers instead of 6. Try looking around for a mixer and see if you can change the settings.

randruff · 09-27-2005, 08:17 PM

If he has the green, black, and orange jacks, he has 5.1. As stated above, you more than likely need to basically tell your computer "hey you arse, I want 5.1, not 2 speakers!!" You need to go into the settings in control panel, under sound i beleive, and it should give the option in there.

Kanduu · 09-29-2005, 12:18 AM

If you only have one jack-socket, you can buy three mini-jack-splitters, and connect
your speakers that way. However, you will only get stereo-output, not 5.1 surround

09-24-2005, 08:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	5.1 on my laptop help i just bought creative 530 5.1 speakers and only the front two and the sub work. i realise this is because i am running it on a laptop. it only has one input port for the speakers. the laptop is very new and it is very good should it support 5.1 and how can i connect all 5 and the sub to the one port. the connection is three inputs black, green and orange help

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ViperGTS19801 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 22 Posts: 87	Go to CompUSA or BestBuy for instant gratification, or try newegg for better pricing but you have to wait. You're looking for a 5.1 capable SoundBlaster PCMCIA card to slide into the slot on the side of your lappy. __________________ Intel Balck Server Chassis (4) Intel Xeon EM64T 3.4 Irwindale Processors (2) GeForce 7800 GTX in SLi config 12GB Corsair XMS2 RAM PC Power & Cooling 850W Power Supply SAMSUNG 323T-BK Black 32" LCD Monitor

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randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 26 Posts: 742	If he has the green, black, and orange jacks, he has 5.1. As stated above, you more than likely need to basically tell your computer "hey you arse, I want 5.1, not 2 speakers!!" You need to go into the settings in control panel, under sound i beleive, and it should give the option in there. __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

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09-24-2005, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	its a bto digitalstar but its a new motherboard supporting pci its very new and expensive

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Kanduu Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 108	If you only have one jack-socket, you can buy three mini-jack-splitters, and connect your speakers that way. However, you will only get stereo-output, not 5.1 surround