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Hello,

You'll have to excuse my complete ignorance on this topic, but I just bought a set of Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround sound speakers for my laptop but have no idea how to set them up. At this stage I'm not even entirely sure which plug goes in which jack (the colour coding and terminology used in the instructions is different to what was provided with my laptop).

Firstly, what do I plug in where?

I have the following jacks available:
LINE IN JACK
MICROPHONE JACK
S/PDIF JACK
HEADPHONE JACK

Secondly, can I get 5.1 surround sound (is my present system capable)?

My system details are as follows:

OS Name	Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate
Version	6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description 	Not Available
OS Manufacturer	Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer	TOSHIBA
System Model	Satellite P200
System Type	X86-based PC
Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7800  @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)	2.00 GB
Total Physical Memory	2.00 GB
Available Physical Memory	907 MB
Total Virtual Memory	4.23 GB
Available Virtual Memory	2.85 GB

SOUNDCARD (I THINK???): Realtech High Definition Audio
Name	High Definition Audio Device
Manufacturer	Microsoft
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1000\5&6386ED&0&0001
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\hdaudio.sys (6.0.6002.18005, 231.00 KB (236,544 bytes), 16/07/2009 10:10 PM)
	
Name	Realtek High Definition Audio
Manufacturer	Realtek
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0268&SUBSYS_1179FF06&REV_1000\4&214A8D76&0&0001
Driver	XXXXXX\drivers\rtkvhda.sys (6.0.1.5477, 1.86 MB (1,953,944 bytes), 27/09/2007 12:04 PM)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated,

Regards,

Casco97

Phoenix · Accepted Answer

Green = Line Out
Black / Blue = Line In
Orange / Yellow / Pink = Mic In

That should work for your laptop.

the guy who helped? · Answer

i know a trick to get the speakers working with any laptop 
you need a ipod audio cable and the Gaming console audio cable converter that came with the speakers connect them both 
plug the cable to your laptop and play a song your done

nsrsky · Answer

PLs help me I got hp pavillion with Realtek HD and I got only option for 2 channel sound on this win 7 before on vista I got 5.1 ! When I plug into my 5.1 system in my headphone jack it isn't working correctly before on vista I was working because I set up 5.1 output , but now I cant  . PLease tell me how to fix this

Chris · Answer

I think u need a Surround Card cuse u have ur 3 Pluggs in ur Laptop but they are only for standard systems like 2.0  (green=output,Blue=input,Pink=Microphone)
so what u need is a 5.1 Surround card u can still buy a USB surround card dunno how good they are but U can serach the Web.so u can buy that and then plug it to ur USB hub.



Good Luck ;)
//christopher

mAkis · Answer

tnx

Setup 5.1 surround sound speakers on laptop

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