On board optical sound won't work

[Jasher_Fisson]

I am trying to get my new speakers to play sound from my PC through the optical port (its TOSlink is how its called i think). I have updated my driver and tried changing the playback device to make sure that wasn't the issue. I know from testing the speakers work, and my usb based headphones work okay so sound is being produced. Any ideas on how i can get this working?

My motherboard is an Asus Z87-Pro.

 

[urbancamper]

It is possible you will have to change a setting in the bios.

 

[Jasher_Fisson]

It is possible you will have to change a setting in the bios.

What am i suppose to be looking for in the bios to change, and what's it suppose to be? My knowledge of the Bios is pretty basic.

 

[Paul NZ]

Change front panel type in the BIOS to SPDIF. Did you install HD Audio manager?? You may have to configure it through that

 

[urbancamper]

Change front panel type in the BIOS to SPDIF. Did you install HD Audio manager?? You may have to configure it through that

What he said.

 

[Jasher_Fisson]

Change front panel type in the BIOS to SPDIF. Did you install HD Audio manager?? You may have to configure it through that

What he said.

i tried the bios, front panel type had nothing about SPDIF, but another just below had that on so i think thats right. As for the Realtek HD Audio manager, i checked to make sure i have it installed but i am unable to run it. When i try the only thing that comes up is a window that displays information or will only let me update or disable the reltek driver, how do i run the audio manager?

I have also tried updating and reinstalling the realtek Audio manager and i can't get it to open. I also tried running the audio troubleshoot program built into windows and when it runs it says nothing is plugged in.

 

[Paul NZ]

It should be there, the SPDIF option is in the manual.

You did buy / connect a S/PDIF module right?? The S/PDIF is on the mobo (a header).

And you have to connect a module to it. It's not on the back of the mobo (it's not built in)

 

[Jasher_Fisson]

It should be there, the SPDIF option is in the manual.

You did buy / connect a S/PDIF module right?? The S/PDIF is on the mobo (a header).

And you have to connect a module to it. It's not on the back of the mobo (it's not built in)

The port i am plugged into with my TOSlink is on the rear panel, as for whether there is a header like that i would need to check my mobo.

there is a spdif header on my MOBO, but i am pretty sure nothing is connected to that, i will try to order something and see how that works, but thats not gonna arrive for a while.

 

[Paul NZ]

Hmm what version of windows is installed??

One of these posts may help

It looks like people who installed / upgraded to Win10, had probs. Win7 and 8 worked OK

 

[Jasher_Fisson]

Hmm what version of windows is installed??

One of these posts may help

It looks like people who installed / upgraded to Win10, had probs. Win7 and 8 worked OK

i did upgrade to windows 10, but that was years ago, and its not for 5.1 sound, its for 2 speakers only.