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2009-04-28, 16:27
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I have a 9400gt with HDMI, can anyone show/tell me how to get audio out through it?
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If you have a motherboard with onboard audio and a spdif header, you could try connecting it to your gfx card.
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wonderful link. That tells me what I want to do which i already know.. It's not telling me how to do it though..
I have never been into A/V stuff so this is new to me, I am used to setting up gaming rigs.
I also figured that rather than google it properly (I did have a quick google incase there was a good tutorial near the top of the list) and spend hours wading through the crap that comes back looking for the gems. It would be quick and easier to ask here where people have done it, in the hope they could link me the tutorial they used or write one that could be added to the wiki so others could benefit.
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On my Nvidia card there is a loop cable that goes from the soundcards digital output into the VGA connector on the graphics card to enable passthrough of digital sound on HDMI.
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What card do you have? any pics?
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2009-05-01, 17:09
(This post was last modified: 2009-05-01, 17:12 by Pvt_Ryan.)
It did come with a 2 (?) pin cable but i wasnt sure what that was for (no documentation). Mine does have a HDMI port. looking at the link I guess the audio pins must be the white (fan type) pins at the top as the bottom one has a fan connected (my card is passively cooled so wasn't sure if they were for fans or what).
I just want to be very sure as I really am on a tight budget and can't afford to replace *any* parts if I break them.
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I have the same card. The white connector at the top is indeed needed for audio passthrough.
Just use the 2 pin cable and connect it to the S/PDIF header on your motherboard.
Depending on your motherboard you may also have to change the S/PDIF header function in the BIOS.
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Thanks ronnie that's what I thought (just got home and took a look at the circuitry on the back).
Seems my M/B doesn't have an internal s/pdif.. Might be able to connect directly to my SB audigy 2, if i can work out which pins to use.