Installing The Audio Driver; Using 4-/6-Channel Audio Function - Gigabyte K8S760M Series Manual

Appendix
Using 4-/6-Channel Audio(4-/6- Channel Audio Interface)
The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6-
channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel.
ALC655allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The
section will tell you how to install and use 4/6-channel audio function on the board.

Installing the Audio Driver

The Realtek ALC655 chipset driver has to be installed before the 4-/6-Channel audio
function can be used.

Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function

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ou can start to use the 4-/6-channel audio function After the driver is installed completely.
The first, you can connect 4 or 6 speakers to the audio output connector. Then open utility
to set the work parameter.
Attaching speakers
To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the system. You
should connect the same number of speakers as the audio channels you will select in the
software utility.
2-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out (Front channels)
Description: Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel
configuration.
4-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out(Rear Channels)
Line Out (Front channels)
Description: Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration.
Line In
MIC
MIC
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