Please help configuring Xonar D2X

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Finally bought a sound card instead of relying on on board sound for my new computer build and unfortunately having problems straight away.

Using a Roccat 5.1 headset.

It works perfectly plugged into the P8P67 Pro asus onboard sound. But if I try plugging it into the xonar it just doesn't sound right at all.

I'm not sure if I'm configuring the audio centre correctly - if anyone could tell me exactly what I should set each thing in my audio centre to I would great appreciate it!!

I have tried disabling onboard sound incase it helped but made no difference.

Many thanks for any and all advice!!
 
Thanks for the fast reply!

I can't find where you set it to 6 channels.

I have set the sample rate and analogue out to 5.1.

When I click speaker test nothing happens when I click on any of the speakers/play button.

Tried a 5.1 sound test video clip - front and main left and right speakers worked but no sound from rear.
 
Under Manage Audio Devices in windows it has the following under playback:

AMD HDMI Output Not plugged in
AMD HDMI Output Not plugged in

Speakers
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Ready

Speakers
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Default Device

Digital Output
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Ready
 
I tried downloading the newest driver from the website but it says it even can't even see my card "Please plug in ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Device" (though it is in device manage and playing sound)..jesus christ talk about crap asus! How can you make a card that is not particularly compatible with your own motherboard?!

Tempted to try the unibyte brainbit drivers if this doesn't seem easily remedied.

Edit: Should have mentioned I'm on a fresh install of windows 7 64bit
 
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Tried installing a slightly older driver version from asus website and it bluescreened near start of install process (but didn't give error that card didn't exist)
 
ok first two most recent drivers on asus website cause Blue screens.

The third one down has installed and now I have a drop down for audio channel!

I can also now hear sound samples when I click on the speakers to test sound in the audio center. However upon testing it the centre now plays pretty much only from the left headphone. The subwoofer test only plays from the right earphone.
Sigh This is so annoying.

Going to try the brainbit drivers - if they don't work I dont know if ocuk will accept the card back (arrived yesterday) - as literally my onboard sound is being a million times better at the moment due to all these problems!! It just worked perfectly straight away!
 
Tried uninstalling and upon restart its the same - again has 2 lots of speakers listed if thats relevant. Going to try brainbit now.

Ironically reason I went asus is because I have thought how crap creative drivers when I had my last sound card over a decade ago.
 
yeah no delay problems - it didn't have rears at all. Now it seems even worse - with centre instead coming from the left and sub purely coming from the right in addition to no rears.

I have tried configuring the speakers through the control panel and they also now sound incorrectly - same problem as the asus audio studio.

I have also tried the unified drivers but to no avail.

What a crappy card =( 80+ quid and its worse than free onboard =/
 
Update: Finally got the newest drivers to install successfully and have the channel spoke about above..

However when I try using the D2X the left front and right front work fine
The Centre only plays from the Left
The Sub only plays from the right
The Left rear and Right rear either play nothing at all - or if I plug them into the side instead of rear the right surround sounds about right, but the "left surround" sounds much louder and much further forward.

I've installed latest Xonar drivers PCI-D2X-101229-7.12.8.1793(W7-FR)

I've tried installing the PLX firmware update.

When I test the speakers using the Audio Center:

Audio Channel (whatever this is set to same result ..but lets say 6)

Sample rate (192 - again all give same result though)

Analog Out 5.1 speakers.

I have tried managing the audio devices for the speakers in windows and setting it to both 5.1 or stereo - both same problem.

I have tried disabling on board sound.

I have tried cleaning drivers and reinstalling.

I have tried forcing that pci-e to 1x in the bios.

Normal stereo sound and the mic work fine - its just 5.1 that seems screwed.

Anyone have any other ideas or do I need to RMA this card?
 
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