Speaker config won't remain in 5.1

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Guest

my speaker config repeatedly reverts to stereo from 5.1. has anyone
experienced this and does anyone know of a fix.

MSI K9N Diamond Version 1.1 BIOS 1.3
AMD Athalon 64 X2 5600+
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2G (two kits for total 4GB)
MSI NX8800GTX-OC Liquid (just one not SLI yet)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum (integral Audigy disabled, just
can't give up the gameport for my old sidewinder 3D PRO!)
Thermaltake W0116RU 750W
WD2500KS SATA2 16MB 300MB/s
WD2500YD SATA 16MB 3GB/s
Sony DVD-RW DVR-105
Lite On LTR-52327S CD RW
Antec server tower
Vantec StingRay water cooling
ViewSonic G220fb (can't give up my CRT yet either,
maybe LCD's will catch up someday...!)
Logitech 5.1 speakers
Logitech Bluetooth Desktop MX5000
Windows XP Pro w/SP2
 
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Brian A.

impossibledone said:
my speaker config repeatedly reverts to stereo from 5.1. has anyone
experienced this and does anyone know of a fix.

MSI K9N Diamond Version 1.1 BIOS 1.3
AMD Athalon 64 X2 5600+
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2G (two kits for total 4GB)
MSI NX8800GTX-OC Liquid (just one not SLI yet)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum (integral Audigy disabled, just
can't give up the gameport for my old sidewinder 3D PRO!)
Thermaltake W0116RU 750W
WD2500KS SATA2 16MB 300MB/s
WD2500YD SATA 16MB 3GB/s
Sony DVD-RW DVR-105
Lite On LTR-52327S CD RW
Antec server tower
Vantec StingRay water cooling
ViewSonic G220fb (can't give up my CRT yet either,
maybe LCD's will catch up someday...!)
Logitech 5.1 speakers
Logitech Bluetooth Desktop MX5000
Windows XP Pro w/SP2
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Don't know of any fix nor have I searched for one, never had the need but now I
have a purpose. Fortunately mine always reverted to 7.1 from 5.1, I quit switching
it back since it really made no difference and it was a waste of time.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
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dobey

Brian A. said:
Don't know of any fix nor have I searched for one, never had the need but
now I have a purpose. Fortunately mine always reverted to 7.1 from 5.1, I
quit switching it back since it really made no difference and it was a
waste of time.
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<snip>

The difference between 7.1 and 5.1 is a bit different to the difference
between 5.1 and stereo.

I have had this problem with a game. It would be set as 5.1, then after
playing said game and closing the program the speaker config would be
stereo. I assumed this was because the game didn't support 5.1.and was just
not returning the windows config after quitting.

IIRC this was an Asus board using soundmax.

I could never fix it, as this was the only time I noticed it happening,
(apart from a bug where sound wouldn't come back properly after
hibernation), I assumed it was a game bug.

The OP didn't state if this seemed to be random, or after each boot or some
other scenario.
 
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Brian A.

dobey said:
<snip>

The difference between 7.1 and 5.1 is a bit different to the difference between 5.1
and stereo.
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I realize that, hence why I used the word "Fortunately". I was only mentioning on
how mine always switched and I never solved it, except by leaving it.
I have had this problem with a game. It would be set as 5.1, then after playing
said game and closing the program the speaker config would be stereo. I assumed
this was because the game didn't support 5.1.and was just not returning the windows
config after quitting.

IIRC this was an Asus board using soundmax.
Click to expand...

This is SounMax on an Intel board w/Core2 Duo.
I could never fix it, as this was the only time I noticed it happening, (apart from
a bug where sound wouldn't come back properly after hibernation), I assumed it was
a game bug.
Click to expand...

It sits at 7.1 here, I can't bother with it especially since I have the home sound
system up and runnong 90% of the time.
The OP didn't state if this seemed to be random, or after each boot or some other
scenario.
Click to expand...

Nope, didn't.



--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
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Guest

I realized that it is game related also. When I open Neverwinter Nights II
the game changes the setting, not when I close it, that is what threw me off.
I have to minimize the game and change the setting every time. The game has
no setting for this so I have to deal with it.
 
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