Hey there will pretty much i got some x 530 speakers today and i believe they all work fine because i test each one they all work.
Im using a auzentech x-fi predule 7:1 soundcard by the way.
Yet when I go a use the speakers in itunes or wmp or in a game or watching a movie they only work in 2:1. yet when i test them in the soundcard control panel etc they all come out with sound.

setting up sound can be a bitch, someone will be able to help you though

set the audio in game to 5.1 surround sound?

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(dont really know what im talking about but this might help)

yeah bradleyox i do that right and they all work yet. when i go to use them eg in itunes or wmp only 2:1 work

Have you tried going through the itunes/wmp settings?

Kinda unrelated but are these speakers any good cause they are kinda old.(i wanna get them) Also since your music is stereo I think it will only work in 2.1, the x540's have 'matrix mode' which plays the sound across all speakers. Might be able to do this throught software, not sure.

in sound settings make all the speakers to front speaker should work wont be true 5.1 but all the speakers will be playing.

www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4ca5b0e00084a998273fc0a87e010717/Product/View/C1240

could get something like that to plug into the front speaker jack then use that little rca adaptor thing they give you with it to hook up the three 3.5mm jacks

wouldnt be true surround but it would be playing out of all the speakers

whats the item there bradleyox the link doesnt work?

give up on setting them up buy a headset rofl

mate i have a headset. i want speakers when i watch movies etc

3.5mm to rca adaptor



sorry about that link :s

but yeah you could use this to plug into the front 3.5mm then use that 3 x 3.5mm to rca adaptor they provide with it and you shpuld get sound coming out of all the speakers

wont be true surround but it'll be making noise

cheap one off ebay

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