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[Solved] Createve 5.1 speakers - sound from only two

Forum CPU & Components : Sound Cards [Solved] Createve 5.1 speakers - sound from only two

Hello,
I have:
Creative 5.1 GigaWorks S700 speaker setup
DELL XPS 720 with an Intel Core2 processor Q6600
a DELL Dimension X-Fi PCI Sound Card,
Windows Pro 7 64 bit

I am only getting sound out of the 2 front speakers and the sub woofer. DELL support says they can not help me because I installed Windows 7 myself and they did not supply it but have said it is definitely a driver issue. I've been on the Creative website but I am not sure how to find the correct new driver, or even, to be honest how to install one if indeed that turned out to be the problem.. We have verified that all the hardware is working and the wiring is OK as sound comes out of all the speakers in test mode.

Any help would be appreciated

Reply to ams228

Got a question did you have to wipe the hard drive to use Windows 7? Dell doesn't have Windows 7 drivers for that card and nor does Creative. Dell does have drivers for Vista 32 and 64 bit which should also work for 7.

Reply to mister g

Mister g,
thank you for the quick reply! my son, who was home from college at the time, installed Win 7 and I don't know if he wiped the HD or not, sorry.

Which drivers do you recommend and how does one install a driver (as you can tell, I am new at this).
Thank you again for helping

Reply to ams228

You download it off the internet and tell it to run, then follow the directions that show up, and then your done. I beleive I found your sound cards drivers for Windows 7, when you agree and the download box shows up click run, wait for download to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.

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Reply to mister g

great, where do I go to find them and what are they called?
Thank you

Reply to ams228

go to your audio configuration panel and look at speaker set up, it probably defaulted to 2.1 with the install

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Reply to ct1615

yes, it did but no where can I find an option to change it back

Reply to ams228

Best answer

control panel / hardware & sound / manage audio devices

click on the "speakers" icon

there should be a tab with "X-Fi" on it, click on it

then click on the settings button

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Reply to ct1615

ok, did that, and speakers test out perfectly but no matter what I play (CD, DVD or internet radio) only the 2 front and subwoofer have sound - crazy?

Reply to ams228

see if there is any other audio software installed

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Reply to ct1615

mister g wrote :

great, where do I go to find them and what are they called?
Thank you

Reply to ams228

ok, how does one do that

Reply to ams228

Sorry, forgot to provide the link the last time, here it is.
http://support.creative.com/downlo [...] adId=10969
I'm pretty sure this is your card because it is listed as one thing you pc came with.
http://support.dell.com/support/do [...] eid=249808
That is the Dell driver so don't get it it is only example.

Reply to mister g

ct1615 wrote :

see if there is any other audio software installed

How would I find that out?

Reply to ams228

you would need to look into your programs list

maybe your son installed a Creative Audio Control Panel or a Dell one for the sound card

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Reply to ct1615

ct1615 wrote :

you would need to look into your programs list

maybe your son installed a Creative Audio Control Panel or a Dell one for the sound card

I have installed Creative:
ALchemy
Console Launcher
MediaSource
MediaSource 5
Software AutoUpdate
Sound Blaster Properties x64 Edition
WaveStudio 7

Do you think there is anything missing that I should have or there may be conflicts among the programs I do have?

Reply to ams228

Console Launcher
and
Sound Blaster Properties x64 Edition

could be posing a problem, especially considering you don't have a soundblaster card...on the other hand, you could also potentially use either of those programs to set it to surround sound, and maybe even force surround sound for your music. just copy and paste them into the search box when you open your start bar, run the program, and try to find an option to: a)set the speakers to 5.1 and b)enable CMSS

And FYI, almost all music is just going to play out of your front two speakers and your sub. It's all mixed in stereo, and unless you have something to force surround, it won't.

Reply to drizzt396

Your card is an X-FI ExtremeGamer, get the drivers off my link.

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Reply to mister g

mister g wrote :

Your card is an X-FI ExtremeGamer, get the drivers off my link.

ok, I was on your page but did not see where to DL anything

Reply to ams228

On the Creative link you have to accept the agreement then proveed to download the file.

Reply to mister g

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