nforce4 multichannel audio

I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris

I have the same experience. Welcome to beta driver software....
"Chris Hill" wrote in message

I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris

Me too, but using a creative xfi. Guess I should have expected it though as the creative website does say 'limited support'. Happy I kept my xp pro install for gaming and watching films :)
"Zapper" wrote:

I have the same experience. Welcome to beta driver software....
"Chris Hill" wrote in message I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris

I actually am using Vista x64 and just installed the newest RealTek drivers for Windows XP(32 adn 64) and now have their app which allows you to set speaker settings.....It kinda works..I was able to get it to work through the optical SPDIF for 5.1 sound...UNTIL I chose 7.1(which my receiver does not support) after that, it was broken.
"Ads" wrote in message

Me too, but using a creative xfi. Guess I should have expected it though as the creative website does say 'limited support'. Happy I kept my xp pro install for gaming and watching films :)
"Zapper" wrote:
I have the same experience. Welcome to beta driver software....
"Chris Hill" wrote in message I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris

Speaking of the X-Fi -- I would be using mine if Creative would write some Vista Beta 2 drivers for it. As it is, I don't even have working XP x64 drivers because Creative failed to release updated drivers for the Elite Pro model (the last driver they released was in Nov 2005). Based on my experience with the X-Fi so far, I'm not expecting high quality software engineering when the drivers finally are released.
I'm using onboard nForce audio for now. At least it works. It even works in Linux (Creative claims 2007 will bring Linux X-Fi drivers, I have my doubts about their ability to deliver)
Chris
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:31:01 -0700, =?Utf-8?B?QWRz?= wrote:

Me too, but using a creative xfi. Guess I should have expected it though as the creative website does say 'limited support'. Happy I kept my xp pro install for gaming and watching films :)
"Zapper" wrote:
I have the same experience. Welcome to beta driver software....
"Chris Hill" wrote in message I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris

I have the same problem trying to use 4.1 sound speakers and Vista only reconizes 2 running 32bit version and Nforce2
"Chris Hill" wrote:

I am running Vista Beta 2 x64. I have an nForce Professional (nForce 4 derivative) based motherboard with onboard sound. I am using the latest beta driver from nVidia's web site. I am unable to enable 5.1 sound to match my speaker system.
When I go to the speaker configuration dialog, stereo is selected as the configuration and the combo box can't be changed, nor can I click on the checkboxes to enable the subwoofer or center speaker because they are also disabled.
Is anybody else having difficulty or success with multichannel speaker selection? If so, is it with an nForce 4 chipset? Is it the x86 or x64 version of Vista?
Chris