I have a Dell XPS 400 with the standard sound card. (Blue, green, pink, yellow, and black jacks) I also have an Onkyo 7.1 home theater system. I am trying to run my computer through the Onkyo and when I got it connected I only get sound from the left side and center. I set the soundcard to 7.1 home theater surround sound in the sounds and audio devices panel of the computer and tried all the jacks on the sound card. I also tried every possible combination on the back of the Onkyo, but nothing changes. Will this just not work, or do I need a different soundcard? If so what kind?

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2 Responses to “How do I get my computer to work with my Onkyo 7.1 home theater system?”

  1. jack says:

    this happend to my dell insperion e1505 laptop, just go to the surround soud system and press 7.1 u must have bumped it and it went to 1 speaker or sumthing, also if that doesnt work try levaling out the speakers on the sound icon

  2. luxorqaz says:

    Assuming your Onkyo has discrete 7 channel input, you just need standard quarter-inch mini to stereo RCA cables to jump from your sound card to your reciever. Be sure your reciever is setup to reciever discrete inputs.

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