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It seems that way, yes. I probably was not explaining it very well. My receiver does not have any HDMI inputs left open, so all I have is either a digital coax or toslink input to get sound from my HTPC. So the route I went was to buy an I/O card with an SPDIF header that I can attach to my motherbo...

You can't get 5.1 or 7.1 from just a single 3.5mm jack, so you'd have to do a bunch of the cables. For 5.1 sound you'd need two y-cables for $3.87 shipped the speakers and then could use a single one for the sub. That makes sense, to clarify, here is my setup. HTPC - Biostar board. It has 6 analog ...

How about a bunch of adapters like these - http://www.infinitecables.com/pop-usa/av_dig-35mm.htm I think that would work, question is, will the board push out the whole 5.1 or 7.1 signal through one of the analog ports on the back of the board? And if so, which one? I guess I will have to buy the c...

Anyone know how to hook this motherboard up using the on-board sound to a 5.1 receiver with either a Toslink or Digital coax cable?