How do you connect a 5.1 sound system to the 3 audio connections on the back of a computer so without using a sound card?

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The 3 audio connectors on the back of the computer are usually - Headphones/Line Out, Microphone, and Line In. To get audio sound FROM the PC only the Line Out is used. This socket provides STEREO SOUND ONLY but can be connect to a 5.1 system using a 3.5mm stereo connector to stereo RCA cable (the RCA cable with red and white ends). These are then plugged into the red and white RCA sockets on the 5.1 system but will only give stereo sound not true 5.1. 5.1 is not available unless you have either an optical connector or a coaxial digital connector on the computer. BTW the 3 audio connectors on the back of the computer IS a sound card, it is built in to the motherboard.

buy this kind of wire

look for a wire with the output end that is the usual one you use for plugging in the normal pc speakers, and the output end like the red and white ends that you connect to the sterio. buy it, and plug it in the right places, and thats it. you got ur pc connected to the sterio system. i have that too, and it works, but it wont give u true 5.1 sound although the quality of the sound is a great deal better!

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