5.1 with X-Fi and older Cambridge Soundworks speake

I have an older Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater 5. DTT2500 Digital speaker system, and I just bought a SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer card for my Vista (32bit) computer.
The speaker system has four inputs:
Line In
Rear In
Dolby Digital (AC-3) S/PDIF
Digital DIN
I currently can only get 4. sound by using the two analog connections (Line and Rear). I used to have an Audigy NS, which was able to connect directly to the S/PDIF plug on my speaker system to provide 5. surround.
How can I connect my X-Fi's Digital Out flexijack to my speaker system's digital inputs so I can get full 5. surround?
Thanks for your time!

I own those speakers and as someone else pointed out they're not true 5. speakers, they are only true for movies, not for games, even with the adapter, the center channel will not pick it up. I opted for another manufacturer speakers. When that came out, it was top of the line, high tech etc. But only really for movies, I have it hooked up to my DVD player now and that's all it's good for. And when I had it hooked up to my computer all I was ever able to get out of it was 4. with the spdf adapter and connection.

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