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McGraw · 04-05-2005, 17:13

The mobo in my sig has an AC97 5.1 card buit in.

On the whole it works ok. I have it set up with a set of approx 3 years old Creative Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 speakers. It is the set with the black stick on twisty volume/balance control.

Using the mobo's audio test, they have always worked.

At first, playing Half life they only worked in centre channel.

I then got them (using different drivers) to work through the centre three.

I then got them (again diff drivers) to work in all 5 speakers in the Counter Strike Source audio test. However, there are still problems.

In games and films, the rear speakers just replicate the front ones.

They also crackle slighty every now and again.

They also play a highly distorted noise through the line in when the pc is turned off.

Testing in the gigabyte software produces perfect results?

What am I doing wrong?

Can anyone recommend the best version of drivers to use.

I am currently using the latest Gigabyte ones.

Cheers.

04-05-2005, 17:13	#1
McGraw Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 993	Realtek AC97 issues The mobo in my sig has an AC97 5.1 card buit in. On the whole it works ok. I have it set up with a set of approx 3 years old Creative Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 speakers. It is the set with the black stick on twisty volume/balance control. Using the mobo's audio test, they have always worked. At first, playing Half life they only worked in centre channel. I then got them (using different drivers) to work through the centre three. I then got them (again diff drivers) to work in all 5 speakers in the Counter Strike Source audio test. However, there are still problems. In games and films, the rear speakers just replicate the front ones. They also crackle slighty every now and again. They also play a highly distorted noise through the line in when the pc is turned off. Testing in the gigabyte software produces perfect results? What am I doing wrong? Can anyone recommend the best version of drivers to use. I am currently using the latest Gigabyte ones. Cheers.