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Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 & 8400 5.1 Integrated incompatible?
I just received my shipment from Dell of a Dimension 8400 running MCE 2005 with the on mobo/integrated 5.1 sound and the Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 speakers. I get no sound from the system. This is different than the long running problem others have had about getting true 5.1 sound on DVD playback. I get no sound whatsoever. From Sound and Audio Devices Properties/Advanced Audio Properties I have confirmed that the speaker setup is set to 5.1 surround sound. Of course I have checked and the volume is not set to mute. I have called Dell support and three times Dell personnel hung up on me. One time I spent an hour with a Dell support person and he could not solve the problem.
Here is what I have diagnosed on my own:
The Klipsch speakers have three mini-plug cables as follows (this is straight from the included Klipsch documentation and matches the shipped equipment):
Green - Front Left/Right
Black - Rear Left/Right
Orange - Center/subwoofer
The Dell mobo had no documentation, but has five visable Audio port/connections. From the icon/pictographs next to the ports, their function appears to be as follows:
Pink - Microphone (we can ignore this port for this discussion)
Yellow - Center
Black - subwoofer
Green - Left (front?)
Blue - Right (front?)
I surmise that the Green/Blue ports would be used for a typical 2.0 or 2.1 sound system. It isn't at clear to me which should be used with the Klipsch cabling system. Anyone have any knowledge about this? Dell support doesn't...
Digital_Boy
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January 4th, 2005 17:00
AndyCA
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January 5th, 2005 13:00