SPDIF output on Audigy 2 Help

johnmuffins · Apr 1, 2008, 03:42 AM

Apologies for a question probably answered before.

I need to get s/pdif output to my video card so i can get sound on the video card's HDMI.

my sound card is a Creative Audigy 2.

As i was reading the audigy 2 has a SPDIF_IO and AD_EXT. The headers has so many pins for "SPDIF out" (0,1,2,3)

My video card's sound pass thru cable has a 2 pin female header that i am assuming for spdif out + ground.

Now, my question is which pins do i plug into to get 5.1 off my soundcard when i play a 5.1 DVD?

THANKS in advance.

This page has the pin outs for my sound card:
Audigy 2`s SPDIF IO Connectors wired to DFI LP`s SPDIF Cable is it possible ?

This page has the picture of the audio-pass thru cable:
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/audio-ge...-dvi-hdmi.html

what2097 · Aug 30, 2008, 06:37 PM

Hey

Late reply I know, but I was also looking for the answer, and managed to get it working.

Simply connect one end of the spdif cable to your graphics card, and the other end to your sound cards SPDIF I/O pins.
The pins look like this:
ooooo
xooox
(with 'o' representing a pin, and 'x' representing no pin)

Assuming 's' is the spdif wire, and 'g' is the ground wire, connect the spdif cable to the sound card like this:
sgooo
xooox

So, on the top row (row with 5 pins as opposed to 3), the left most pin should have the spdif wire connected, and the pin to the right of that should have the ground wire connected.

Hope this helps.

**dj_stick** · Aug 31, 2008, 12:52 AM

to get 5.1 from your soundcard, use the analog connections, or THREE (stereo x 3= 6 channels -5.1) of the SPDIF outputs.

Apr 1, 2008, 03:42 AM	#1
johnmuffins DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	SPDIF output on Audigy 2 Help Apologies for a question probably answered before. I need to get s/pdif output to my video card so i can get sound on the video card's HDMI. my sound card is a Creative Audigy 2. As i was reading the audigy 2 has a SPDIF_IO and AD_EXT. The headers has so many pins for "SPDIF out" (0,1,2,3) My video card's sound pass thru cable has a 2 pin female header that i am assuming for spdif out + ground. Now, my question is which pins do i plug into to get 5.1 off my soundcard when i play a 5.1 DVD? THANKS in advance. This page has the pin outs for my sound card: Audigy 2`s SPDIF IO Connectors wired to DFI LP`s SPDIF Cable is it possible ? This page has the picture of the audio-pass thru cable: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/audio-ge...-dvi-hdmi.html Last edited by johnmuffins; Apr 1, 2008 at 03:49 AM.

Aug 30, 2008, 06:37 PM	#2
what2097 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hey Late reply I know, but I was also looking for the answer, and managed to get it working. Simply connect one end of the spdif cable to your graphics card, and the other end to your sound cards SPDIF I/O pins. The pins look like this: ooooo xooox (with 'o' representing a pin, and 'x' representing no pin) Assuming 's' is the spdif wire, and 'g' is the ground wire, connect the spdif cable to the sound card like this: sgooo xooox So, on the top row (row with 5 pins as opposed to 3), the left most pin should have the spdif wire connected, and the pin to the right of that should have the ground wire connected. Hope this helps.