Hello. It depends on which laptop model you have, as there is a great deal of variation between the models. If you have a model with 3 audio jacks then you should be able to use the speakers. Let me know the full model name and I will give you the instructions for configuring it for 5.1 audio output.
If you have a laptop with only a single headset audio port then you would have to get a usb sound card that has 5.1 audio jacks in order to use the speakers.
Thanks Jim! It's a Lenovo laptop with only a single headset audio port. Are the three audio plugs on my sound system, the "3.5 mm" connectors that I see listed in the specs on some of the external sound cards?
It looks like your speaker system was design to work with a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card in a desktop computer. You might research that card and see if Turtle Beach makes a similar usb card.
If not, something like this Creative Labs 5.1 sound card "should" work, but I cannot guarantee that it will work. Just consider this as an example of the general type of sound card that you would look for.
The card's output jack named C/Sub should match the speaker's center & sub plug; the the rear should match the rear plug. The card's left & right jacks should be the ones for the front speakers, but those 2 jacks are mono RCA jacks so you would need an adapter cable to split the speaker's stereo 3.5mm plug into 2 RCA plugs.
Note that the sound card is an older one and is listed as compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8, so if you have a later version of Windows the card's driver might or might not work.
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Hello. It depends on which laptop model you have, as there is a great deal of variation between the models. If you have a model with 3 audio jacks then you should be able to use the speakers. Let me know the full model name and I will give you the instructions for configuring it for 5.1 audio output.
If you have a laptop with only a single headset audio port then you would have to get a usb sound card that has 5.1 audio jacks in order to use the speakers.
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Thanks Jim! It's a Lenovo laptop with only a single headset audio port. Are the three audio plugs on my sound system, the "3.5 mm" connectors that I see listed in the specs on some of the external sound cards?
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September 24th, 2015 05:00
It looks like your speaker system was design to work with a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card in a desktop computer. You might research that card and see if Turtle Beach makes a similar usb card.
If not, something like this Creative Labs 5.1 sound card "should" work, but I cannot guarantee that it will work. Just consider this as an example of the general type of sound card that you would look for.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6658182&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&scid=scplp686506&gclid=COG2p7HDj8gCFdgYgQodtL8OZQ
The card's output jack named C/Sub should match the speaker's center & sub plug; the the rear should match the rear plug. The card's left & right jacks should be the ones for the front speakers, but those 2 jacks are mono RCA jacks so you would need an adapter cable to split the speaker's stereo 3.5mm plug into 2 RCA plugs.
Note that the sound card is an older one and is listed as compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8, so if you have a later version of Windows the card's driver might or might not work.