Ok, geeky in the extreme, but Mr Dastards comment about grown men weeping when they can't work out why wi fi isn't working...because they didn't hit the on switch rings a few bells.
Shiny new 5.1 speakers. Only getting sound from two, so onto the internerd, new drivers. Nope. Uninstall, reinstall with old drivers. Nuh-uh. Check & re-do wiring to speakers. Nix. Undo pc, remove sound card, brush a bit of dust off, re-seat sound card. Nada. Try new drivers again. Start crying.
Call IT professional mate who comes round, hmmms a bit, then turns the balance fader round to the middle & Da da!
We can all learn from me
