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Old Apr 14, 2005, 08:06 AM   #1
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Realtek ALC850 8ch Audio
Since SPDIF can only produce 2channel sound I was wondering how am I supposed to get 8 channels from my PC?

There isnt 8 speaker inputs on the back only 4!!!

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if its 8 channel out, there sohuld be 4 seperate stereo jacks for you to use
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if its 8 channel out, there sohuld be 4 seperate stereo jacks for you to use
There is 4 in total, side surround, rear surround , centre/subwoofer and front speaker out.

Also the Realtek Speaker configuration doesnt have a SPDIF option.
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there you go - you have your 8 outputs there

each of those jacks is a stereo output. To connect to your receiver use stereo jack to 2X mono rca cables
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what if I want Dolby Digital 5.1 sound ?
surely SPDIF would produce that if there was an AC3 encoded source?
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