Audigy AUD_EXT 'line out' questi

I found the details for the pin assignments on the AUD_EXT connector for my Audigy card. Using this information I was able to connect an old SP-DIF connector (with optical & coaxial outputs) from an old motherboard to my Audigy, and I'm now using the digital output connector to put sound to my speakers.
What I'd like to do now is make up a front 3.5mm headphone jack and mount it to my case. However, the instructions here: <A href="]http://dmzweb4.europe.creative.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=72,E=0000000000084728396,K=8924,Sxi=2,Case=obj (3026),Kb=ww_english_add,VARSET=ws:http://uk.europe.creative.com[/url]
(Creative knowledge base solution ID # 3026) don't specifically list an analogue output. Pins 0, , & 3 are listed as 'general purpose output', but that could mean just about anything. If anyone has any ideas as to which, if any, of the AUD_EXT pins are suitable for left, right, and ground for a 3.5mm stereo jack please let me know.
Oh, and if there's the possibility of a stereo 'line in' as well, that would be great too.

Banshee wrote:
I already have seen this webside and thats for audigy 2zs which is diferent from my audigy .
I was looking at dri've bay for my model of audigy which uses AUD_EXT and it contains line-in/mic-in and headphones out so some of thous pins must be intend for this
http://www.audio00.com/6/images/scpic/creative/creative_audigy/creative_audigydri've2_0.jpgMessage Edited by Banshee on 03-4-20060:09 AM
You have A/D converter(s) on that dri've bay --> analog signal(s) is converted to digital there --> Audigy card gets signal in digital format from dri've bay.
For headphone out, there is D/A converter and opamp on dri've bay --> audigy sends signal in digital format to dri've bay and the signal is converted to analg signal there.
From digi-life's review:
<i>"It should be noted that, unlike in the Game Theater XP from Hercules, a signal proceeds to the external Audigy Dri've unit and back only in a digital mode. And it is very good! I.e. the external module has its own separate converters! There are 2 Philips chips UDA36T which serve an ADC. The DAC is marked as stereo XWM8728 (compatible with SACD, 24bit/92kHz format) from Wolfson."</i>
jutapa

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