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<blockquote data-quote="g0rsq" data-source="post: 652367" data-attributes="member: 106527"><p>Shame about the info aat the link, would have been a good workaround, i know this problem is a real pain right through the HTPC users!</p><p></p><p>OK I will try andf explain a little more clear!</p><p></p><p>My motherboard (Gigabyte GA-EG41MF-US2H) has several sound devices, including analogue, HDMI, and optical SPDIF on the back panel.</p><p></p><p>However as you have found Windows 7 only alows one of the three to be used at any time.</p><p></p><p>However this motherboard also has an onboard SPDIF header, to connect to either a coax SPDIF card, another optical SPDIF card, or to a video card with digital passthrough for HDMI.</p><p></p><p>After testing this SPDIF header I realised it was active at the same time as the optical SPDIF (I guess the digital signal is split somewhere on the motherboard).</p><p></p><p>So I can connect the Optical SPDIF directly to my AV amplifier, and the SPDIF header to the passthrough connector on my video card (Asus Bravo 9500 GeForce 9500-GT) which is output on the HDMI connector, which I take to the TV.</p><p></p><p>Both TV, and AV amp recieves sound together. i use a harmony remote to control which one I hear depending upon what i want to listen to.</p><p></p><p>I was lucky in selecting my motherboard, but I did specificaly seek out an optical SPDIF connector. I originaly thought the onboard HDMI would also output sound at the samee time, but I was of course wrong!</p><p></p><p>I guess you can get same results by either splitting the SPDIF header (two wires to each pin, it should work) or by splitting the optical SPDIF if you have either.</p><p></p><p>However this only gives two digital outputs, not the digital and analogue originaly requested!</p><p></p><p>One other quirk with my motherboard is that it is possible to output sound through the front headphone socket at the same time as any rear audio output (via the riser on the board), so this proves technicaly it is possible to do, but hardware vendors are restricted by software and licensing conditions. (nothing to stop you re-wiring the the connector for headphones to another connector if your motherboard also supports this).</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps, but will probably just make the situation more frustrating!!!</p><p></p><p>Have a look through this thread on Media center forum</p><p></p><p><a href="http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/88972/452295.aspx#452295" target="_blank">http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/88972/452295.aspx#452295</a></p><p></p><p>Peter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="g0rsq, post: 652367, member: 106527"] Shame about the info aat the link, would have been a good workaround, i know this problem is a real pain right through the HTPC users! OK I will try andf explain a little more clear! My motherboard (Gigabyte GA-EG41MF-US2H) has several sound devices, including analogue, HDMI, and optical SPDIF on the back panel. However as you have found Windows 7 only alows one of the three to be used at any time. However this motherboard also has an onboard SPDIF header, to connect to either a coax SPDIF card, another optical SPDIF card, or to a video card with digital passthrough for HDMI. After testing this SPDIF header I realised it was active at the same time as the optical SPDIF (I guess the digital signal is split somewhere on the motherboard). So I can connect the Optical SPDIF directly to my AV amplifier, and the SPDIF header to the passthrough connector on my video card (Asus Bravo 9500 GeForce 9500-GT) which is output on the HDMI connector, which I take to the TV. Both TV, and AV amp recieves sound together. i use a harmony remote to control which one I hear depending upon what i want to listen to. I was lucky in selecting my motherboard, but I did specificaly seek out an optical SPDIF connector. I originaly thought the onboard HDMI would also output sound at the samee time, but I was of course wrong! I guess you can get same results by either splitting the SPDIF header (two wires to each pin, it should work) or by splitting the optical SPDIF if you have either. However this only gives two digital outputs, not the digital and analogue originaly requested! One other quirk with my motherboard is that it is possible to output sound through the front headphone socket at the same time as any rear audio output (via the riser on the board), so this proves technicaly it is possible to do, but hardware vendors are restricted by software and licensing conditions. (nothing to stop you re-wiring the the connector for headphones to another connector if your motherboard also supports this). Hope that helps, but will probably just make the situation more frustrating!!! Have a look through this thread on Media center forum [URL="http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/88972/452295.aspx#452295"]http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/88972/452295.aspx#452295[/URL] Peter [/QUOTE]
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