Only get sound out of one of my speakers help plea

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hey everyone. i need help with something i dont know much about computers o.O but i have a razer barracuda sound card and i have 7.1 surround sound speakers here is a link to them if you need any specs on it or something idk http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836116153 but for some reason i only get sound out of one of the speakers when its plugged in to the barracuda. when ive got the onboard sound i get it out of all the speakers but with the barracuda its either one or two that will work does anybody know what could be wrong?

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do you got the drivers up-to-date?

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yup all the drivers are up to date. and there isnt anything wrong with my speakers like they didnt blow out or anything they all work just fine untill i plug em into the barracuda then it gets messed up

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yup all the drivers are up to date. and there isnt anything wrong with my speakers like they didnt blow out or anything they all work just fine untill i plug em into the barracuda then it gets messed up.

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its not set to mono is it.or try reinstalling it in a different pci slot

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nope its set to 7.1 but alright ill try puttin it in a different pci slot

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dude how old are your speakers?

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i have had em for about a year

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i found this on the site, it might help


sounds like to me its ran mono

make sure your wiring is correct

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well...


make sure all the cables are hooked up... if analog you will have to hook up 3 cables not just 1. the razer manual will show you how...


check the settings in the razer application and make sure 7.1 is selected and not "headphones" or "2 speakers"


that is what I would do first..


let us know if you are using optical... or if you are on vista.

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some pics will help to :D

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if you got some bootleg ass speakers like me, it's only going to make noise when you 'test' it. but you gotta set it to like the front speakers for it to actually work. (when listening to MP3s and anything else you want to hear real sound from) but then again, you're using the barracuda, so that's where my help is probably already void.

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yeah all the cables are hooked up

and yes its set to the 7.1 thing not the headphones

i am running windows vista ultimate x64

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hey mike =D

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hey tim lol :D