DVD sound non-existant

[cococomics]

Okay, as some of you may or may not remember, I purchased all the following recently:

MOTHERBOARD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128307


RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820223021

VIDEO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814164025

PROCESSOR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103502


And I have a samsung CD-RW / DVD ROM drive and an HP lightscribe drive, which both can play DVDs, but for some reason when I play the DVD (i have tried interactual and windows media player both), NO sound is put out AT ALL. This is really frustrating me, as I have no idea what the problem could be. Any advice?

 

[nex-gen host]

just dvds? what about cds? Do you get sound normally?

 

[Daniel]

Try to find PowerDVD, it should have came bundled with your motherboard or DVD drive.

Although chances are, you simply did not connect the analog audio cable from your DVD drive to the motherboard(assuming you are using onboard).

By the way, interactual and windows media player are HORRIBLE dvd players.

 

[Bruce]

Although chances are, you simply did not connect the analog audio cable from your DVD drive to the motherboard(assuming you are using onboard).

Who actually bothers with that? It's not required anyway...

PowerDVD is my first choice, but if you don't have that, give VLC a try.

 

[cococomics]

I know WMP and interactual are bad, but i couldn't find my program that came with the CDRW/DVDROM drive, so i couldnt use it, and figured since 2 programs didn't work with it, the other wouldn't. ANYway the DVD drive is actually external, so it probably is the programs I am using because CDs work perfect with itunes. I will try those programs you all mentioned and get back on here to tell if they worked. Thanks!

 

[Daniel]

Who actually bothers with that? It's not required anyway...

You never know, neither do I.

 

[cococomics]

Okay I found my Nero CD with powerDVD on it and now it works fine! Thanks!