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channel configuration
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Discussions tagged with 'channel configuration' on WindowsForum.com cover two distinct hardware scenarios. One involves a Windows 7 installation where the BIOS lists storage devices as Channel 0 Master and Channel 1 Master, and the SATA mode is set to IDE, yet the installer cannot detect the hard drive. The other concerns 5.1 surround sound in Windows 7, where some applications output audio only through the left and right channels instead of using all speakers, while games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 work correctly. Both threads relate to configuring channel assignments for storage or audio in a Windows 7 environment.
I'm trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 on a newly-assembled PC. Windows 7 boots fine, but it cannot find a hard drive, even though BIOS sees the drive. Here's my specifics:
- I am using a Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard.
- My LG blue ray player is connected to SATA2_0. It works fine...
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I have recently upgraded from windows XP Home to Windows 7 Home Premium. In XP I had no problem getting all my audio to come out of my 5.1 surround speakers and all was dandy. Ever since I upgraded I have faced the issue of various applications not making use of all channels.
Namely...