No sound from SPDIF

[Artas1984]

Motherboard GA-890GPA-UD3H has a "SPDIF OUT". Whatever. What matters is that it is a digital output, so i connected it with a digital optical cable into the Logitech Z-5500 digital optical input and there is no sound...

Feeling quite stupid, what did i miss?

Does not the SPDIF OUT recognize an optical connection between the mobo and speakers? Perhaps the SPDIF OUT only works with coaxial cables?

 

[NinkobEi]

You have to make sure output is set to "Spdif out" and not the regular green audio-out. SPDIF has no audio processing involved, its just a clean signal.

 

[Sasqui]

You have to make sure output is set to "Spdif out" and not the regular green audio-out. SPDIF has no audio processing involved, its just a clean signal.

I was going to say "stick the cable in your ear" to check for sound

But I digress! I will be trying the SPDIF on my PC to a dloby digital decoder and Klipsch 5.1 system, so that's good to know.

 

[Artas1984]

Well?

 

[Artas1984]

I forgot to reply.

The answer was simple:



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