Q: hi, i bought a new creative 4.1 speakers, i connected to my system, when i tested it only two speakers worked. i have no idea why the other two speakers didn work. can anyone tell how to configure it to use all 4 speakers? i tried changing some audio properties, but i failed. plz someone help me to solve. thanks in advance motherboard - intel945g os - vista
A: There may be 2 types of those speakers. 1) Single pin-port for all 4 speakers. 2) 2 pins for them. If there is a single pin to connect to your PC, then your PC must have the capability to accept a 4-line sound cord. Ususally, there are 2 to 3 ports at the back of ur PC for speakers and 1 for mic. and 1 for line-in. Now If there is a single one for speakers, thats not possible. Only 2 will work. You'll need to change your sound card on PC. The second type is dual or triple pin sound card. In this case, there are 2 or 3 inputs at the back of your PC. Now your speakers should have 2 pins. Plug front into "in" and back into "rear" input. You may leave "center/sub" port empty, or if woofer has another pin, plug it here. This'll do the necessary hardware setup. Now go to "Sound" in control panel. Then there will be a tab to configure No. of speakers. There you can specify and test all of them. Good Luck!!