What is a 5.1 sound card?

Troubleshooting:

A 5.1 sound card is a non-standard sound card equipped in some machines by default, but most notably found in PC’s that are built by the intended user. It is a special card that allows a 5.1 audio output method.

If you are unsure if your sound card is 5.1 equipped, please do the following:

Right click the speaker icon on the bottom right of the windows task bar.
Select the ‘Recording’ option.
Left click the option in this menu that has a picture of a chip board and possibly says ‘High Definition Audio’
Select ‘Properties’ on the bottom right.
Select ‘Properties’ under ‘Controller Information’ in the new window.
Select the ‘Details’ tab.
From the ‘Property’ drop-down menu,
Select ‘Lower Logo Version’ in the drop-down menu.

If your soundcard is 5.1 enabled, you will see ‘5.1’ in the value field beneath the drop-down window.

Article ID: 2444, Created: 6/20/2017 at 4:18 PM, Modified: 7/11/2017 at 10:00 AM

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