Multi channel Speakers

I do not have a multi channel sound card in my Laptop(Samsung X05), but i indeed have one on my desktop.
I want to buy 6 channel speakers (Creative 5.1) for gaming. I want to know that is it possible to connect the five channel speakers to the stereo output from my laptop without a 6 channel soundcard and get simple stereo quality output?? If yes, please tell me how to.

Can someone tell me the working of multi channel sound outputs. Will not the audio files if recorded in stereo format be same to a 5.1 and 2.1???

 

You will most likely need a sound card, since for a multichannel sound system, there are usually 3+ output cables per speaker, and notebooks like the x05 only have one for sound output and one for mic output.

However, depending on what speakers you will get, you make be able to use optical out(S/PDIF) instead of getting a sound card.

 

Does the audio system include S/PDIF? This is an optical transmitter embedded in the headphone socket. It it does, then you can connect a multichannel speaker system which has its own amplifier and an optical input. Look up Home Theater in your computer's manual for more info.

I've never gone beyond simple stereo, but I presume that if a game supports 5.1 then it will provide different audio effects for different speakers.

John