I'm using the Realtek ALC892 sound that's onboard my GA-B85-HD3 (rev.2) mobo with an older set of Logitech speakers (z-5300e). The logitech speakers support 5.1, but I set things up in 3.1 with the rear two speaker disconnected. This setup worked fine as 3.1 under my old PC with a sound blaster card under W7, but now I've got new hardware and am running W8.1. I have the newest drivers which I got from Gigabyte's website. I have correctly connected the 3.5mm cables using one input for FL/FR and one input for Center/Sub.
I get sound from all the speakers and subwoofer, but the center speaker isn't really recognized. It just plays along with the left or right channels but I can't find any way to designate a 3.1 setup or otherwise get the center speaker to differentiate itself from the L/R channels. It seems to be running in a 2.1 format.
Under W8.1 sound properties/speaker properties/Levels tab, I can see that in addition to the Front Left and Front Right, the Center and sub are recognized, but I don't see a way to directly test each speaker or to assign it to a 3.1 configuration. There's also a "side" speaker recognized, but I'm not sure what that is.
How can I get my system to run in 3.1?
I get sound from all the speakers and subwoofer, but the center speaker isn't really recognized. It just plays along with the left or right channels but I can't find any way to designate a 3.1 setup or otherwise get the center speaker to differentiate itself from the L/R channels. It seems to be running in a 2.1 format.
Under W8.1 sound properties/speaker properties/Levels tab, I can see that in addition to the Front Left and Front Right, the Center and sub are recognized, but I don't see a way to directly test each speaker or to assign it to a 3.1 configuration. There's also a "side" speaker recognized, but I'm not sure what that is.
How can I get my system to run in 3.1?