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Is there a foolproof way to detect if my sound card supports 5.1 surround sound?

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Mar 15, 202646743 views
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Not sure if this is a very basic question for this community, but I am finding it real hard to determine if the sound card in my computer supports 5.1 speakers? The Device Manager -> Sound, Video and Game Controllers just show Realtek High Definition Audio, and I am unable to find any additional cl…

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The you quote is the important thing, not the number of speakers. It refers to the audio jacks on your motherboard or sound card, not the plugs from your speakers. If you have multiple audio output jacks on your motherboard/sound card then you have …

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