SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital OEM (SB0220)

Dojo

Hi all,

after switching from a 2 speaker to a 5.1 setup i noticed my sb0220 does not
achieve what i hoped it would:
as many others i can't get the rear+center speakers to work. up until yesterday i was using retail creative labs drivers which i found out do not
fully support the sb0220 since it's oem. after searching the web i came across the kX project. i...

-downloaded and installed the 3538g drivers,
-set "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties->Speaker Settings->Advanced->5.1" in WindowsXP
-set the kX "Speaker Mode" to "5.1"
-set "Surround" to "Copy"
-checked "Use Subwoofer Out"
-checked "Bass Redirection"

but i still get only 2.1 sound. i tried the method presented in this thread but it didn't
work for me. From what i understand the problem is i have a different
codec (STAC9708) than what this method was working with (STAC9758).

I use 3x 3.5mm stereo plug<->2RCA-plugs to connect my sb0220 to my receiver's 5.1 input.

My Info:

if there's anything that can help me solve this problem which i missed so far
please tell me. same if i can help in solving this -obviously widely encountered- issue.

Thanks in advance.

dj_stick

search the forum for the other threads regarding this issue

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Dojo

hi and thanks for the fast reply.
i did search the forum before posting and couldn't find any method fixing the problem for my codec (Codec name: SigmaTel STAC9708), as mentioned above. it seems like the method shown in this forum only works for the
STAC9758.
or did i miss a post explaining what register values to set for my sb0220?
i've been looking for hours to find a solution.

Dojo

sorry to bring this up again since i am buying a new sound card anyways:

just one more thing: is the ac97 codec (STAC9708) on the sb0220 even capable of 5.1 output? According to this document it's just a 4 channel chip?
i don't know anything about this but this got me wondering... maybe that's the reason why noone gets 5.1 to work with that fake sb live5.1 digital.
if i am just reading the info wrong just ignore this =)

dj_stick

5.1 appears to work fine on CL drivers, so ican't see why it wouldn't when kX fully supports it

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