970 Gaming and 5.1 Sound

Recently upgraded to a 970 Gaming motherboard from an Asus motherboard.
Using exactly the same speakers as before (Logitech X540 5.1)
I connect the front speaker to the front speaker connector at the back of the motherboard, likewise, the side and rear speakers to the relevant connectors. I have also downloaded and installed the audio drivers from the MSI support page, but I can not get all the speakers to work at the same time.
Also gone in to Audio properties within Windows and ensured 5.1 speaker system was selected.
Also, checked BIOS setup and it's showing as devices being plugged in to the audio connections, so they are registering.
Any tips or anyone else had problems?
Thanks!

When you connect each speakers, do you set the realtek pop up window properly?
Does it also be configured properly under sound--Playback--Speaker--Configure?
How do you check if it's well applied?
Matrix button actually mixes all left-right speakers from 2.1(stereo) to 5.1(surround).

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