Posts by Omlet

Quote:Originally Posted by Darren9 It looks like it should work, the virtual 7.1 doesn't add anything to a 5.1 system I'd maybe remove it (at least while your getting it going). Have you set 6 channels in Windows?Actually, I believe...

Quote:Originally Posted by axipher No problem, always glad to help I just wanted to follow up with some information I found. Apparently, the HT-XQ100 has built-in decoding for DTS and DD (link). If that's the case, I'm puzzled as to...

Quote:Originally Posted by axipher That is correct, since S/PDIF supports 2 channels of uncompresed audio, or a 5.1 compressed source (Dolby, etc.) you are limited to sending a 2-channel signal to your reciever when playing most...

Quote:Originally Posted by Rian S/PDIF can output 5.1.... And most receivers should be able to take 2 channel audio and upscale it to 5.1, at least that is the case in my experience.From what I was told, S/PDIF will only pass...

I currently have a Striker 7.1 sound card and a Samsung HT-XQ100 home theater system, which are connected via optical cable. I'd like to output 5.1 surround sound while playing audio files, but since S/PDIF is only 2-channel I'd have to...

Hello, I'm in the process of cutting holes for an on/off switch, fan controller, etc. in a custom a custom desk build, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to keep them in place. Below is a reference picture that originated from...

I'm having an issue with the Metro UI and the Charms Bar appearing black: I've seen reports of other user having the same issue and they tracked the problem down to NVIDIA Inspector, but I'm personally not sure how to fix it. NVIDIA...

Hello, So I decided to see if I can get this i7 up to 5 GHz (I've never attempted to overclock it before). I started out with 4.5 GHz @ 1.25v: I'm not sure why it clocked down to 4.0 - I'm sure I disabled speedstep and C1. Am I on...

Hello, I'm planning on upgrading to Windows 8, but I'm concerned about being able to access my games. If I were to do a clean install, would my games on a separate hard-drive still be usable? I've heard that games won't work since...

Quote:Originally Posted by Boyd You might be having a conflict between the sound card itself, or its driver with either your system or that specific game, might also be having a conflict between multiple different drivers. I believe...