Sound problem

[MelaOS]

Hi, i've built my pc myself using MSI KT4V motherboard, athlon xp 2200, with 512MB DDR RAM. And the sound card was built in.

I'm not sure whether i've installed everything properly. So my problem is this:

I can't separate both left or right channel of sounds from my pc. I can't filter out one of the channels sound since they both play on both side at the same time.

This mean i can't use karaoke mode in Power DVD or i can't get brain wave generator to work properly.

I already tried installed another cheaper Cmedia 8738 sound card and the result is the same.

Can someone please give me some hint as where to look for the solution to this problem?

 

[Mr5oh]

Since you tried another sound card with the same result, seems that it is either a speaker problem, or possibly some sort of codec/driver issue.

Does this happen with all sound files, or just when using PowerDVD?

What kind of speakers are you using?


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[Crashman]

hehe, CD audio cable maybe...

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[MelaOS]

I'm using a very low end non branded speaker..
Could it be the culprit?

where is that Cable and what should i check for?

 

[Mr5oh]

The cable Crashman is talking about goes from the CD-Rom, to the sound card (motherboard for onboard sound), its a small wire, most newer systems don't need it, but who knows, it may solve your problem.

I asked about the speakers becuase on some older speaker sets were only a mono, basically meaning they were fed with one output. Most newer speaker systems, when you look at the 1/8" headphone style plug, have three conductors (Look for two black rings seperating the three), older speakers maybe yours, might only have two.

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[Crashman]

Yeh, some white-end cables (RGLG) used 3 conductors and had a loop running from G to G to if they were reversed, they'd make R and L common. I figured newer systems wouldn't have the cable, but it's possible. And some audio cards didn't have the plastic shell to prevent connecting the cable backwards. W0W, talk about a long shot!

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[Crashman]

A large number of hardware issues could cause your uncommon problem.

1.) The easiest cause would be a stereo sound cable that's not plugged in all the way, if it's out by around 1mm it can have both sides connected to one internal lug on the output.

2.) Some speakers come with a mono cable (to go from the right side to the left side) and a stereo cable (to go from the right side to the system) and those can be mixed up.

3.) The speakers or cables could be damaged

4.) The least likely cause would be a CD audio cable reversed as described above.

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