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Cr4shPCPer
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Motherboard: DFI LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G
Audio: Realtek ALC885
Speakers: Logitech z5300e(5.1, connect via the analog 3.5mm on the PC)
Source: Xbox 360 Digital Optical Audio(TOSLink -> powered adapter -> Coaxial)
Running Windows Vista Home Premium(64-bit) with latest audio and motherboard drivers.
Neither DFI nor Realtek offer a third-party software mixer like you would normally see with a Realtek Chipset.
I'll include a screenshot at the end of the post and am willing to take and upload further screenshots if requested/required.
**Skip to the RED text to see a description of the problem I'm having, the rest of this is just a bunch of background info.**
I'll start with the parts that seem to be working properly. Obviously my sound works fine in 5.1 through my Logitech speakers. The audio coming from the 360, as described above, starts out on a TOSLink cable, goes to a powered adapter that changes the TOSLink to Coaxial, and then the Coaxial is plugged into the SPDIF - IN on my motherboard.
In the Windows Vista "Volume Mixer", the default page shows the "Device" as "Speakers", and then shows the volume levels for the individual applications that are outputting sound. The only menu on this page is "Device". The only choices under this menu are "Speakers(High Definition Audio Device)", which is the default, and "Digital Output Device(SPDIF)(High Definition Audio Device)". When I choose this second option, "Digital Output Device" it changes the volume mixer to show the device as "Digital Output Device" instead of speakers, and there are no applications listed. This all seems pretty accurate, I'm not using SPDIF - OUT because my speakers are analog.
Under the Windows Vista Control Panel icon "Sound" there are three tabs: Playback, Recording, and Sounds. On the "Playback" tab, there are three devices listed: Speakers(Working - Default), Headphones(Not Plugged In), and Digital Output Device(Working). On the "Recording tab, there are also three devices listed: Microphone(Not Pluuged in), Line-In(Not Plugged in), and Digital Input Device(Working - Default). The little equalizer-looking bar that shows the volume of the input coming is fills up and empties as the 360 is on and playing music while I'm trying to figure this crap out.
The "Configure" option for the "Digital Output Device" is greyed out and I could not find any useful choices/information in the "Properties" option for this device.
Okay, now that we've gotten all of that out of the way, I'll finally get to the point. I want the SPDIF in to output through my speakers. I have no idea how to do this or if it's even possible. It seems like it should be possible and even easy but it's not turning out that way. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Oh, and here's the screenshot, as promised.
Audio: Realtek ALC885
Speakers: Logitech z5300e(5.1, connect via the analog 3.5mm on the PC)
Source: Xbox 360 Digital Optical Audio(TOSLink -> powered adapter -> Coaxial)
Running Windows Vista Home Premium(64-bit) with latest audio and motherboard drivers.
Neither DFI nor Realtek offer a third-party software mixer like you would normally see with a Realtek Chipset.
I'll include a screenshot at the end of the post and am willing to take and upload further screenshots if requested/required.
**Skip to the RED text to see a description of the problem I'm having, the rest of this is just a bunch of background info.**
I'll start with the parts that seem to be working properly. Obviously my sound works fine in 5.1 through my Logitech speakers. The audio coming from the 360, as described above, starts out on a TOSLink cable, goes to a powered adapter that changes the TOSLink to Coaxial, and then the Coaxial is plugged into the SPDIF - IN on my motherboard.
In the Windows Vista "Volume Mixer", the default page shows the "Device" as "Speakers", and then shows the volume levels for the individual applications that are outputting sound. The only menu on this page is "Device". The only choices under this menu are "Speakers(High Definition Audio Device)", which is the default, and "Digital Output Device(SPDIF)(High Definition Audio Device)". When I choose this second option, "Digital Output Device" it changes the volume mixer to show the device as "Digital Output Device" instead of speakers, and there are no applications listed. This all seems pretty accurate, I'm not using SPDIF - OUT because my speakers are analog.
Under the Windows Vista Control Panel icon "Sound" there are three tabs: Playback, Recording, and Sounds. On the "Playback" tab, there are three devices listed: Speakers(Working - Default), Headphones(Not Plugged In), and Digital Output Device(Working). On the "Recording tab, there are also three devices listed: Microphone(Not Pluuged in), Line-In(Not Plugged in), and Digital Input Device(Working - Default). The little equalizer-looking bar that shows the volume of the input coming is fills up and empties as the 360 is on and playing music while I'm trying to figure this crap out.
The "Configure" option for the "Digital Output Device" is greyed out and I could not find any useful choices/information in the "Properties" option for this device.
Okay, now that we've gotten all of that out of the way, I'll finally get to the point. I want the SPDIF in to output through my speakers. I have no idea how to do this or if it's even possible. It seems like it should be possible and even easy but it's not turning out that way. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Oh, and here's the screenshot, as promised.