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More info?)
Hey Ian,
I think most audio chipsets or cards use switchable input/output but I think
the problem is that I'm currently using 5.1 speakers with front channel
running from Line Out and Rear + Sub running off the Surround Kits Rear &
Sub outputs. This leaves the standard Mobo Line In free but I get the
feeling that connecting the Surround Kit bracket to the mobo disables
switching for the onboard Line In.
At the moment I have the Rear Speakers Cloned so in theory the front & rear
outputs should be the same. I think maybe if the Chipset was 6.1 or 7.1 then
it may well work cos there should be an extra output. I'm gonna try the
Headset on my other system that only has 2.1 speakers.
I'm gonna be upgrading mobo shortly to a Socket939 (probably Gigabyte) so
I'll either wait till then or go get a USB headset.
l8r
"Ian" <dontspammeallthetime@stuffthespam.net> wrote in message
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> "Eyghon" <eyghon@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> I was kinda hoping the Line In which is unused could be switched to
>> output
>> and so used to power the headset speaker, I guess I'm either gonna have
>> to
>> get some front Audio connectors or a USB Headset.
>>
>> Regards
>>
> Um, maybe you aren't far wrong actually about switching the socket
> function.
> I don't use mine, because I have an add-in card, so I don't have real
> experience. But my reading suggests that the driver software for most of
> the
> newer Realtek on-board sound systems (pretty much standard on a Gigabyte
> board lately) will allow you to switch the line-in socket between
> performing
> that function or operating as rear-speaker output. Trouble is, this may
> mean you only hear rear channel sound in your phones! You could try
> combining this with choosing stereo output instead of 5.1, but in some
> cases
> that may mean the rear channel has no sound output at all! Tricky. In
> any
> case, I would have thought that if these options are available, you would
> have seen them in the audio control panel??
>
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