Hey everyone, I'm not really good at this stuff, sorry in advance.
I have tried using a Y-adaptor RCA cable as an aux from the receiver to my PC, but all I got was a stereo of sorts, not actual 5.1. The small side speakers had little to no sound in them, the center and sub were considered the same thing (same sound coming out).
I tried the Realtek HD Audio Manager5.1 test and had the side and sub speakers making absolutely no sound when clicked on in the interface. But, when I clicked on the center speaker icon, the sub and the center speakers were making a sound. I assume it's because the Aux cord makes it out to be a 2.1 setup of sorts instead of 5.1? It's just not working out properly, not being detected, etc.
Here's some pictures of the jacks and whatnot from the receiver and motherboard.
Motherboard:
The aux cable is going directly from the receiver to the PC.
Receiver to PC:
Receiver to speakers:
So my question is this, how do you make it so that 5.1 surround works? Do I need any additional cables? Would an HDMI from the graphics card to the receiver work? I've seen pictures of cables plugged into the orange and black plugs in the motherboard or soundcards, do I need those?
I have tried using a Y-adaptor RCA cable as an aux from the receiver to my PC, but all I got was a stereo of sorts, not actual 5.1. The small side speakers had little to no sound in them, the center and sub were considered the same thing (same sound coming out).
I tried the Realtek HD Audio Manager5.1 test and had the side and sub speakers making absolutely no sound when clicked on in the interface. But, when I clicked on the center speaker icon, the sub and the center speakers were making a sound. I assume it's because the Aux cord makes it out to be a 2.1 setup of sorts instead of 5.1? It's just not working out properly, not being detected, etc.
Here's some pictures of the jacks and whatnot from the receiver and motherboard.
Motherboard:

The aux cable is going directly from the receiver to the PC.
Receiver to PC:

Receiver to speakers:

So my question is this, how do you make it so that 5.1 surround works? Do I need any additional cables? Would an HDMI from the graphics card to the receiver work? I've seen pictures of cables plugged into the orange and black plugs in the motherboard or soundcards, do I need those?