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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: mikeinside on May 11, 2012, 07:24:12 am

Title: Audio output via DVI-D port? GA-A55M-S2V
Post by: mikeinside on May 11, 2012, 07:24:12 am

Hello Gigabyte community,

I would like to use the GA-A55M-S2V in a HTPC, and connect it to a 1080p TV via a DVI-to-HDMI cable. My question is, will the motherboard output an audio signal via the DVI-D connector? I do not want to have to use a separate cable for audio. If it will not, will a more advanced motherboard with a HDMI port (such as the GA-A75M-D2H) do it?

Title: Re: Audio output via DVI-D port? GA-A55M-S2V
Post by: mikeinside on May 11, 2012, 11:02:37 am

I contacted Gigabyte directly and was told:
"Only HDMI port and Displayport support for output audio and video at the same time. Due to you used DVI-to-HDMI cable, we can not promise it can output the audio properly."

He didn't say it definitely won't work, but he also didn't say it would  :P

Better not risk it, guess I'll have to pay the extra $30 for the model with an HDMI port.