Hello all! This is my first TIME posting on this forum. My question may be a bone-head no brainer for you all, but it is stumping me. I have an older Audigy Gamer that I swapped into my PC to replace another Audigy card I had in there. The REASON for the swap was because I was not getting surround sound out of my speakers. Only my FRONT speakers and subwoofer were working. I tried everything I could, but to no avail. I swapped the original card out and plugged the Gamer in, and I still have the same problem. I have fiddled around, and I know that all the cords and speakers work, so it doesn't seem LIKE it would be a hardware problem. I have gone into the control panel under sound properties and enabled 5.1 surround. I can hear that static-sound coming from the rear and center channels, but no sound. Is it SOMETHING as simple as a driver, or is there something more difficult. Thank you ahead of time for your considerate responses.If this is with music files, check that whatever media player you are using supports surround sound, and that it is enabled.
Also check that the files support 5.1 sound, rather than being only stereo sound.

If in games, check that surround sound is enabled there.

Update the drivers too, it may be an old driver causing this problem.
Did it ever work?
If so, what changed?

If none of that helps, post back with when it happens and what media players/versions you are using, or what games, or anything that it happens in.
Also, check that the cards themselves support surround sound, and refer to the manuals to check the speakers are plugged in correctly.