Onboard 5.1 Realtek sound problem

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   I'm having a problem with the onboard sound of my EVGA X58 SLI LE. When I set up 5.1 sound, the front speakers do not seem to work. I had the same problem last month before I sent a newly purchased computer back to IBP (for overheating issues). I tried to research this and it appears to be somehow caused by the realtek drivers. I went to the realtek website yesterday and installed the latest drivers.  I was hoping someone might have discovered a work around that might help. If nothing works I can always buy a sound card.

I did have 1 idea that I'm going to try. I'm going to buy a toslink cable and see if the digital 5.1 works. I have one probably dumb question. Will the toslink optical cable take the place of the 3 analog cables or is it used in addition to them? 
Appreciate any help and thx again for an awesome computer. You guys rock.

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Alci Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 250	Quote Reply Topic: Onboard 5.1 Realtek sound problem Posted: 20 May 2010 at 8:58am
	I'm having a problem with the onboard sound of my EVGA X58 SLI LE. When I set up 5.1 sound, the front speakers do not seem to work. I had the same problem last month before I sent a newly purchased computer back to IBP (for overheating issues). I tried to research this and it appears to be somehow caused by the realtek drivers. I went to the realtek website yesterday and installed the latest drivers. I was hoping someone might have discovered a work around that might help. If nothing works I can always buy a sound card. I did have 1 idea that I'm going to try. I'm going to buy a toslink cable and see if the digital 5.1 works. I have one probably dumb question. Will the toslink optical cable take the place of the 3 analog cables or is it used in addition to them? Appreciate any help and thx again for an awesome computer. You guys rock.

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2010 at 2:20pm
	It may be a driver glitch... that's weird. Have you tried calling us to see if our techs found a fix for this? Using a TOSLINK optical cable will require no other cables. It handles the entire 5.1 signal. Thanks for the praise! Warm Regards, Alex


Alci Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 250	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2010 at 2:42pm
	I haven't called tech support yet, but will give then a call tomorrow after work if I'm still having the problem. I want to double check all the connections first to avoid wasting their time.

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2010 at 5:30pm
	No worries. Feel free to send s message to 'Support' in our 'Customer Service' section and state you would like for us to call you tomm after a certain time.


Alci Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 250	Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2010 at 8:05am
	I'm glad I rechecked everything. The front speaker plug was installed in the side speaker jack. The side jack and front speaker jack appeared to be the same color so I had a 50/50 chance to mess up. I should have read the manual first but thought it wasnt necessary since the cables and jacks are color coded.

Onboard 5.1 Realtek sound problem

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