sounds is ok but music not

[Firesparks]

hi esteemed forum members

i am having some problems with sound/music/speakers

i have a philips 5.1 surround sound system

Music only comes out of the front right speaker
but strangely when i test the speakers - right click the volume icon bottom right, click on playback devices and test my CMI8738/C3DX PCI audio device all my speakers are fine - each one in turn tests ok for the test sound.

i am running windows Vista

My sound card is a sweex 5.1 PCI sound card

I have disabled High definition sound in the bios

What can i try next? any advice greatly appreciated

[JJ 3000]

Did it ever work?

[Firesparks]

yes at my previous address my pet rats had gradually attacked the wires of my 5.1 system so in turn i removed the speakers and generaly considered myself lucky to get any sound at all. towards the end it sounded really bad but the spagetti junction of wires in poor to reach places stopped me from attempting a total overhall.
just moved to a new address and have mended all speaker wires - everything is neatly connected behind protective boards - the base will sit on the floor and the others will sit out of reach.
i'm thinking its a settings issue.

[computersecurity]

Go to device manager by typing devmgmt.msc in run menu. Then see whether all your drivers are working properly. Try to reinstall all your drivers properly.

[Firesparks]

hi thanks for advice so far. I delayed working on my problem till i bought new speakers...

Got the new speakers today but still same problem.

So i thought it was a prob with the sound card so i removed it and am now using the onboard sound instead.

but still sound only coming from the right.

Eh??? It used to work now it doesn't how come?

i do appreciate this is not a driver issue but can anyone either help or point me in the right direction?

[Firesparks]

okay just spent last hour vacuuming out graphics card in preparation for adding jumpers to motherboard which i have duly done as recommended in motherboard book and here... http://forums.beyondunreal.com/archive/index.php/t-109274.html

only to discover it was a winamp problem ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Gin]

yes at my previous address my pet rats had gradually attacked the wires of my 5.1 system so in turn i removed the speakers and generaly considered myself lucky to get any sound at all. towards the end it sounded really bad but the spagetti junction of wires in poor to reach places stopped me from attempting a total overhall.
just moved to a new address and have mended all speaker wires - everything is neatly connected behind protective boards - the base will sit on the floor and the others will sit out of reach.
i'm thinking its a settings issue.

Personally, I would check this.