Displayport Stealing Audio

[fgump]

I have an eVGA 1050Ti SC video card and have two monitors hooked up to it. One monitor I use a DVI cable and a DisplayPort cable for the other. My previous video card had/used two DVI cables.

My monitors have built-in speakers and I have both Audio inputs (monitor menu) selected as Audio-in (NOT DisplayPort - which is the other option). I have the audio output of my motherboard (green connector) connected to both monitors using a left/right splitter cable. This used to work great!

Now that my one monitor is hooked up via DisplayPort, the nVidia drivers want to control the audio to that monitor via that port and not the audio-in jack. My system has the default audio output (playback device) as the speakers. When I do an audio test, I hear it on my left monitor (for the left speaker) and the right (DisplayPort connection) is dead. If I change the audio input source on the monitor to Displayport (monitor menu), it still does not work. However, if I test the audio output device indicated as my monitor, I hear the sound from the DisplayPort connected monitor.

I have tried disabling the nVidia High Definition Audio in the Device Manager, but this did not work either. How do I get both my monitor speakers to work (left and right individually as before) when I have the audio hooked up to both via the audio jack, when one is hooked up via DVI and the other DisplayPort? The DisplayPort is "stealing the audio" for that monitor.

I don't understand why mid-range video card (and others) do not have at least 2 of the same output ports anymore!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... a DVI cable does not carry audio... and typical DVI only monitor will have an audio input jack to connect to your MB sound card output to the speakers on the monitor.

Your Video card and MB will have hardware audio chips... you need a Audio/hardware driver for each of these items in your Device manager.

Too enable/disable or redirect any of these hardware Audio devices go to control panel-Sound in your OS.

To enable a audio input on the Monitor... go to the monitor setup screen to change/redirect sound output to the speakers.

 

[fgump]

Hello... a DVI cable does not carry audio... and typical DVI only monitor will have an audio input jack to connect to your MB sound card output to the speakers on the monitor.

Your Video card and MB will have hardware audio chips... you need a Audio/hardware driver for each of these items in your Device manager.

Too enable/disable or redirect any of these hardware Audio devices go to control panel-Sound in your OS.

To enable a audio input on the Monitor... go to the monitor setup screen to change/redirect sound output to the speakers.

@Ironsounds - Thanks for the quick reply. I know that DVI doesn't carry audio. I have BOTH my monitors audio input jack connected to my MB sound card output. That audio cable sends the left speaker audio to one monitor and right audio to the other.

I have "Speakers" in my audio devices enabled and set as the default audio device, but for some reason the one monitor that is connected via DisplayPort does NOT play the audio. The other works fine. It's like the nVidia drivers are overriding and stealing the sound away from my default audio device. I have made sure the audio input selection on the monitor is also set correctly.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... sending Left audio to one monitor speaker set and Right audio to the other monitor speaker set is something I've never done before... and sounds like a kewl use B D.

Well it's possible the monitor and DP are over riding the other Audio input as a characteristic or in the programing? B /

1) As " simple test" disable the Video card output Audio hardware in the device manager... can you get the right side monitor speakers output then from your MB audio cable input?

 

[fgump]

Hello... sending Left audio to one monitor speaker set and Right audio to the other monitor speaker set is something I've never done before... and sounds like a kewl use B D.

Well it's possible the monitor and DP are over riding the other Audio input as a characteristic or in the programing? B /

1) As " simple test" disable the Video card output Audio hardware in the device manager... can you get the right side monitor speakers output then from your MB audio cable input?

@Ironsounds - I did try disabling the nVidia audio in device manager, but unfortunately that didn't help. I ended up disconnecting everything and getting another Y-splitter - one that simply splits the audio into 2 jacks (with both left/right audio on each). Hooked it up and it's working great! Both monitors are now playing sound! Thank you for your assistance!.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Yes... that was going to be my next question and response... the cabling to these inputs and outputs need to have the correct ends and cables B )

Ya but you Don't have left monitor left audio only... and right Monitor right audio only... that might sound kind of kewl...B D

more/correct "Y" cables/adaptors could do this too.