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VIA’s Smart5.1, a no-hassle, cost effective method of implementing 6 channels of
surround sound audio through a standard VIA Mainboard platform. In a nutshell,
Smart5.1 enables a mainboard’s standard three jack game/audio port to accept the
three speaker plugs that are required for 6 channel surround sound audio i.e. front
left/right, rear left/right, and center/subwoofer speakers.
Standard motherboard three jack game/audio port
Fig 1.1
Fig 1.1 above shows a VIA Mainboard with standard three jack game/audio port
configuration. The three jacks are dedicated to Line-Out, Line-In, and Mic -In usage.
The
Line-Out
jack is predominately used to plug in standard two channel speakers
while the
Line-In
jack can be used to transfer data from devices such as Mini Disks
to your PC. The
Mic-In
jack is used to plug in a microphone for online chatting or
conferencing. The additional onboard audio pin header is used to plug in an external
audio bracket which is the traditional method of implementing 6 channel surround
sound audio.
