Surround Sound

**trance728** · 03-28-2005, 05:05 PM

If I get the EPIA M10000 motherboard it has a built in sound card which looks like it only has one output but it says it can be 6.1 surround, if I want to hook this up to a four channel amp and a sub amp, do i need to get a new sound card, or is there something I can do to the board?

**DarquePervert** · 03-28-2005, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by trance728

If I get the EPIA M10000 motherboard it has a built in sound card which looks like it only has one output but it says it can be 6.1 surround, if I want to hook this up to a four channel amp and a sub amp, do i need to get a new sound card, or is there something I can do to the board?

There's a daughterboard that has the additional ports for the other audio outs. I also believe the LINE IN is used for one of the outs, but don't quote me on that.

**Cris** · 03-28-2005, 07:34 PM

Well, I'm sure that it can't do 6.1, but 5.1, that's a different story. The three ports on the back are the 6 channels. The rear and the sub/center, replaces the line-in and the mic.

**trance728** · 03-28-2005, 08:15 PM

ok, so is that something that is configured in the bios, or how do i go about making them outputs and not inputs

**DarquePervert** · 03-29-2005, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by trance728

ok, so is that something that is configured in the bios, or how do i go about making them outputs and not inputs

What part of R T F M do you not understand?

Here, I'll spoon-feed you, n00b: http://www.viaembedded.com/product/3/4/EPIA-M_v1.40.pdf
There's the link tot he manual. It's Appendix 2, on page 73.

Oh, and I was wrong about the daughter card. Sorry about that.

**trance728** · 03-29-2005, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by DarquePervert

What part of R T F M do you not understand?

um all of it because no one suggested it, damn it was a simple question, no need to get ur panties in a wad

**got2liv4him** · 03-29-2005, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by DarquePervert

There's a daughterboard that has the additional ports for the other audio outs. I also believe the LINE IN is used for one of the outs, but don't quote me on that.

Um, I think he did

**trance728** · 03-29-2005, 09:10 AM

ahh, my bad, didn't see that little guy there

**DarquePervert** · 03-29-2005, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by trance728

um all of it because no one suggested it, damn it was a simple question, no need to get ur panties in a wad

Noobs comeing here expecting some good-hearted reg to give them an easily-found answer just sickens me.
You want us to do your research for you. Do you consider us your *****es?

This isn't even anything obscure. It's right there in black and white.
OK, Perhaps you bought the board OEM-style or used off EBay and it came with no manual. I can see that happening.
But you don't even think to locate the manual and see if the information is there? There's something very, very wrong with that.

**trance728** · 03-29-2005, 02:45 PM

no, ive just never bought a motherboard by itself so i didn't even think about a manual. and i had to look up what RTFM meant, so excuse me if i didnt catch that with the little guy waving the book