Just finished rebuilding a HTPC (Mediaportal)- on XP sp3). However I think I may be misunderstanding 5.1 Dolby. SPDIF(Toslink) and how it all works
I had to put a new(used) M/B in- a Gigabyte GA-965P-Ds3. It has a TOSlink port and uses the AC888 Realtek Chipset. But whilst its putting out sound- its only stereo. I can't see any setting in the software for Dolby. I have changed the speakers to 6 speakers- in windows and the realtek software- but it makes no difference. There seems to be no setting for digital 5.1
So I played a Star Wars DVD making sure I set the sound to 5.1 on the DVD- still only stereo. I would have thought that it would output 5.1 sound when the source is 5.1?
PS- I can't use HDMI for sound as my receiver only has Tos Link
So- is it that Gigabyte haven't paid dolby for a licence? Have I just got a shitty sound card? What do I need to do to get the 5.1 running?
I had to put a new(used) M/B in- a Gigabyte GA-965P-Ds3. It has a TOSlink port and uses the AC888 Realtek Chipset. But whilst its putting out sound- its only stereo. I can't see any setting in the software for Dolby. I have changed the speakers to 6 speakers- in windows and the realtek software- but it makes no difference. There seems to be no setting for digital 5.1
So I played a Star Wars DVD making sure I set the sound to 5.1 on the DVD- still only stereo. I would have thought that it would output 5.1 sound when the source is 5.1?
PS- I can't use HDMI for sound as my receiver only has Tos Link
So- is it that Gigabyte haven't paid dolby for a licence? Have I just got a shitty sound card? What do I need to do to get the 5.1 running?