Topic: HTPC Dual Audio?

[straker]

I have a PC with an on-board audio and plugged in a PCIE card with its own audio chip piped through the DVI port.

I was hoping to get PCIE's audio chip will deliver the sound to the TV, while the mobo's audio (preferably through the optical ports) will deliver the same either to set of amplified speakers or an AV receiver. Unfortunately I can only get one to make noise, not both. I'm using Vista, with a HD4670 PCIE.

Anyone having two audio chips on their PCs and succeeded?

[dm1179]

on my personal experience, you can select and use only one audio device at a time.

[straker]

I just completed building my HTPC. I tried Windows 7 RC, hoping it would provide that option.

Unfortunately it didn't.  I used XMBC as my player, and simply there's no path for me to allow 2 audio ckts to run simultaneously.