Creative x-FI 5.1 Sound on iMac ?

Hi
I have my First Apple Computer iMac 27" Late 2012. On my Old Windows Laptop I Used a Soundcard Creatice X-FI and a 5.1 speaker Set from Logitech. Can I use this also now for the iMac to hear 5.1 Sound for Exempel by DVD Movies?
When i connect the Creative Card to the Mac only the Front speaker are working. Because I am not a Specialist I do not find settings to set up the System in the right way. I Hope to find hear some help.

'Re: Creative X-Fi 5. Surround Problem. Hi,
As far as I know, you can only get stereo audio from the optical output unless you are playing encoded Dolby or DTS audio. See this link for more info. http://forums.creative.com/creativel...&thread.id=270
For your analog output, it seems strange that your speaker test only have audio in the front left and right but music is ok. Maybe you can try using earphone or something and connect to the rear jack and the centre/subwoofer jack to see if you can hear any audio from them? This may help to check if the problem is due to audio not coming out from your x-fi 5. surround or due to your speakers setup. It should also help to know which version of drivers you are running on. You may also want to try the new beta drivers that was release in Feb just to check.

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