make both monitors with integrated speakers play audio

juliver

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I have 2 monitors (https://www.asus.com/Monitors/VX239H/specifications/) with integrated speaker and a GTX 750 Ti (zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/gtx-750-ti-2gb#spec) video card, as you can see this card has DVI-I, DVI-D and mini-hdmi input so my set up is, the first monitor hook a HDMI cable to mini-hdmi in the card and the 2nd one is HDMI to DVI-D hook unto the card DVI-D input. Now the problem is only one monitor integrated speaker is played at a time. Is there a way to make both monitors and their speakers play audio? anyone knows a software/application maybe?
 
Solution
Things to check:
Audio cable is in audio input on display 1 and 2
Audio cable is in audio output on motherboard (usually the green hole)
Default audio device is selected as stereo output/speakers on settings. (without setting this, it will likely expect HDMI to be default)
Display 1&2 config is set so that they take audio input as audio source. (without setting this, it displays will likely expect HDMI to be default)


But the 2nd monitor hook unto the DVI-D input unto my graphics card using HDMI to DVI-D cable and I can switch the playback audio to the 2nd monitor without any problems.
 
I fear the answer would be same as in your previous thread:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3510440/running-dual-monitor-monitor-playing-audio.html#20128417
Windows is idiot, it cannot use TWO sound output devices at once.
so it can output to monitor 1 or 2 but not both.

HDMI splitter would work except it will duplicate the screen contents too
you would thus need to use something else than hdmi/GPU as sound output (motherboard soundcard) and use splitter like this
https://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Audio-Splitter-Speaker-Headphones/dp/B005GNQNHU

and then run the analog signal to both screens 3.5mm audio input.

or.. use two separate 3.5mm cables straight from motherboard to displays.

edit: or.. if you want to play around with settings more, there is kind of a way, supposedly:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/output-audio-to-multiple-devices-in-windows-10/b284def2-d684-4f1f-87a0-f562f556aedd
 


I bought an audio splitter with 2 female and 1 male and also I bought 2 male 3.5 mm audio jack. My set up is, I hook the 2 males 3.5 mm jack unto the female and then hook it to the rear audio input on my motherboard and still not working.
 
Things to check:
Audio cable is in audio input on display 1 and 2
Audio cable is in audio output on motherboard (usually the green hole)
Default audio device is selected as stereo output/speakers on settings. (without setting this, it will likely expect HDMI to be default)
Display 1&2 config is set so that they take audio input as audio source. (without setting this, it displays will likely expect HDMI to be default)
 
Solution