Problem with AC97 onboard surround sound

Hi, I recently purchased an MSI KT4 Ultra Pure KT400 cs motherboard with
built in onboard realtek AC97 audio.

I connected the line out and the line in (used for rear with 4 speakers) to
my Altec Lansing sub, which then connects to the 4 speakers.

The front speakers work fine, the rear speakers are horrifically quiet
though, and can barelly be heard.

I think this is a software problem, as if I switch the coming out of the
computer so that front plays rear and rear plays front, the sound at the
rear is at full volume, and that at the front is dim.

I have played around with every setting I could find, but I just can't get
the rear speakers to play at an adequate volume.

I have onboard Realtek AC97 sound from a KT4V motherboard.
I have an altec lansing 4 seaker + sub speaker system.
I have upgraded to the latest version of Realteks AC97 drivers/software.

Still nothing.

Does anyone know how I would go about making this work??

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,

Aaron

I know that mine did this until I went into Windows and changed my
configuration to 4 Speaker in Speaker settings... not sure if you tried
that or not. Although you wouldnt be the first to have problems with
getting the AC97 chipset to work

Aaron Powell wrote:

 > Hi, I recently purchased an MSI KT4 Ultra Pure KT400 cs motherboard with
 > built in onboard realtek AC97 audio.
 >
 > I connected the line out and the line in (used for rear with 4 speakers) to
 > my Altec Lansing sub, which then connects to the 4 speakers.
 >
 > The front speakers work fine, the rear speakers are horrifically quiet
 > though, and can barelly be heard.
 >
 > I think this is a software problem, as if I switch the coming out of the
 > computer so that front plays rear and rear plays front, the sound at the
 > rear is at full volume, and that at the front is dim.
 >
 > I have played around with every setting I could find, but I just can't get
 > the rear speakers to play at an adequate volume.
 >
 > I have onboard Realtek AC97 sound from a KT4V motherboard.
 > I have an altec lansing 4 seaker + sub speaker system.
 > I have upgraded to the latest version of Realteks AC97 drivers/software.
 >
 > Still nothing.
 >
 > Does anyone know how I would go about making this work??
 >
 > Any help is appreciated.
 >
 > Thank you,
 >
 > Aaron
 >
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