Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

download the latest realtek hd drivers try that as on sound properties its only picking up the ati sound driver

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

Will do, cheers matey.

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Dude, looks like this did the trick!

Installed the latest drivers, rebooted and went in to sound settings and there was the S/PDIF aswell as my HDMI :) Selected the S/PDIF and boom!

I am only running on 2:1 surround at minute but its just what I need to be honest and gives me enough of what I need for my PC. I will look into getting it to 5:1 if I can but this is more than I'm happy with at the mo. May be a case that my sound card only supports 2:1 perhaps??

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everybody that took time out of there own to assist me in getting my surround hooked up, I'm very glad I joined up on here.

Thanks again man!

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

no worries Essolfc :) glad to help you out.

reason its 2.1 is that afaik the build in sound cards dont support 5.1 through optical. not 100% sure on that.

if you want full 5.1 then a dedicated soundcard would do it

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

2:1 on this sound system is just brilliant for me mate. Thank you so much.

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

well you know where to come now for your pc issues if you need a hand with anything...there are loads of knowledgable people around here :)

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

Ye defo mate. I work in IT 1st line support but PC Audio has always been a weak point of mine but I've now been educated and learnt a fair bit that hopefully I can pass on :P

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

its a case of try and if not working try harder ;)

I'm 2nd line normally myself....unemployed 1 at that now :(

but stick around the forums you never know you might pick something up or can advice others in problems you've seen before ;)

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

Definitely mate. Something I can browse at work and try to increase my knowledge and move up to 2nd line :D Managers might understand my internet usage a bit more if I tell em I'm using it to better myself haha.

Re: How to setup my PC with my Home Theatre System?
 

it will transmit dolby dig and dts via optical as long as the soundchip has a decoder. Pretty much anything else is normally a stereo signal anyway