[barberspen]

installed a trust 5.1 sound card, pc sees it and i disable the onboard sound to use the sound card, can see optical working but no output from that or any of the outputs, have tried all settings etc , please help

[melvin b]

Did you install the driver for it? also you may have to disable the on board sound in the BIOS. Have look in device manager see if there is an exclamation mark to do with sound/video/game controllers.

[ccchevydude]

SC-5250 5.1 Surround Sound CardC: Select SPDIF PlaybackD: Click ‘OK’31A: Select the “SPDIF� tab B: Select 44.1 KHzC: Select S/PDIF in #2 D: Click ‘Apply’ E: Click ‘OK’Recording SPDIF sound from the pc to device (e.g. minidisk recorder)Connect the optical cable to Optical output G3 or Coaxial cable to G132A: Select the “SPDIF� tab B: Select 44.1 KHzC: Select S/PDIF in #1 D: Click ‘Apply’ E: Click ‘OK’Now you can play files from PC to external recorder. Please also read the recording instruction in your recorder device manualConfiguring 5.1 speakers and devices in WindowsIf you have any problems with 5.1 surround sound, it may be necessary to configure the 5.1 speakers in Windows.33A: Select “Start – Run�.B: Type “mmsys.cpl� C: Click ‘OK’34A: Select the “Audio� tab.B: Select “Advanced�.35A: Select “5.1 Surround Speakers�.B: Click “OK�.36A: Select “C-media Wave Device�.B: Click “OK�.37. How to test your speaker connectionTo make sure the speakers are correctly connected, you can use a test program “Multi Channel Audio Demo� : Start -> All Programs -> PCI Audio Applications -> Multi Channel Audio DemoYou can switch the center and subwoofer channel by adjusting the jumpers on the soundcard. See farther down this manual. This function was included because there is no standard in the industry what should be center and what should be subwoofer. There are many speakersets on the market and they can all differ. If you notice huge amount of bass going through your center which is supposed to go through the subwoofer, switch the jumpers. Move the cursor to which speaker you want to test and left-click the mouse. If the set-up is correct, you can hear music coming from that speaker alone. Each channel has different music for distinction.4

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[micksmixxx]

It's not clear from your question (that isn't really a question) whether you're only experiencing sound problems when you use your optical drive. If this is the case, have you made sure that you've connected the analogue sound cable from the optical drive to the soundcard?

[Shumon B]

do you get a message that says something about sound not installed?