strange speaker problem, need help!

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hey guys, i have a really weird problem which i have being trying to figure out for a while now, and it's really starting to **** me off, because normally when i have a computer problem i eventually get to the bottom of it, but this one im a bit clueless...

basically i have a 5.1 setup connected to my computer with a 6 channel input from my yamaha receiver to my computer. so:

computer ---> reciever (that is 3 wires, with the 3mm jack from computer to receiver with red and white phono at the reciever end. -----> receiver outputs to 5.1 speakers.

it has worked fine while i was at uni house, but since i moved back i can't seem to get seperate channels out of the left and right speakers!! both front and rare... the center and sub has seperate channels.

below is what i use to test if the channels work properly:




as u can see when i click on left speaker at front or rare the sound comes out of both, and when i click on right speaker at front or rare the sound comes out of both.... it sounds like one of those problems thats easily fixed only u have to know how! which i dont...

when i unplug the white phono (for right speaker) at reciever end for either front or rare set, sounds comes out of the right speaker when i click EITHER right or left on the speaker test diagram.

when i unplug the red phono (for left speaker) at reciever end for either front or rare set, sounds comes out of the left speaker when i click EITHER right or left on the speaker test diagram. surely when i unplug one of the channel, lets say left phono then when i click on the diagram's left speaker there should no sound! rather then sound from right speaker?


does anyone have any ideas at all??? any suggestions r much much appreciated, thanks!

also here is how my reciever is connected



like i said it used to work fine before the move... does it sound like a hardware problem?? i hope not.

ps. i have an abit ic-7 max3 mobo, im using the onboard sound card.
 
Maybe reinstall the drivers? Even if the software is set up as 5.1 windows might not be, can cause conflicts. You can check this in contol panel-sounds and audio devices-advanced.
 
I have almost the same problem on a creative Inspire 5300 5.1 system. I've tried it with both an Xfi XtremeMusic and built in audio on an ABIT IP35-E.

My rear speakers seem to have no audio separation, and when I test either rear speaker in the creative or realtek driver i get the same sound out of both.

I'm fairly sure mine is a hardware problem inside the Inspire subwoofer unit that controls the speakers.... :-(
 
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