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Getting Started Guide
Speaker configurations
You may set up your PC for the following supported configurations:
Name
Speaker system
Headphones
None, muted.
2 (stereo)
Left speaker, right speaker.
2.1
Left speaker, right speaker,
and a subwoofer.
4.1
Two front speakers, two rear
speakers, and a subwoofer.
6/5.1
Two front speakers, two rear
speakers, a center speaker,
and a subwoofer.
8/7.1
Two front speakers, two rear
speakers, two side speakers,
a center speaker, and a
subwoofer (select models
only).
Home audio
Home stereo or home theater
system
audio system with passive
speakers.
Digital audio
Digital speakers or digital
input connector on audio
system.
Multistreaming
Two front speakers, two rear
audio
speakers, two side speakers,
a center speaker, and a
subwoofer (select models
only).
See
"Connecting 2.1 (2 speakers
and a subwoofer) audio
speakers" on page 19.
"Connecting 2.1 (2 speakers
and a subwoofer) audio
speakers" on page 19.
"Connecting 4.1 (4 speakers
and a subwoofer) audio
speakers" on page 20.
"Connecting 5.1 (5 speakers
and a subwoofer) audio
speakers" on page 21.
"Connecting 7.1 (7 speakers
and a subwoofer) audio
speakers" on page 23.
"Connecting the PC to a
home audio system" on
page 25.
"Connecting digital audio"
on page 29.
"Configuring multistreaming
audio" on page 37.