Front audio connection on Antec Sonata case

I'm building a new system with K8N Neo Platinum and Antec Sonata. It's more or less working now execpt for bits and pieces here and there. I've been scratching my head over the audio connection all afternoon. The only way I can get audio signal to come out at all is to unplug the front audio line, put the jumpers back and get it out of the back.
Did anybody manage to get the front panel audio connection on the Sonata working at all? The pinout for JAUD1 on page 2-20 of the Neo Platinum manual looks exactly the same as front audio header header pin assignment on page 20 of the Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Guide. On the Sonata side, page 4 of the Sonata manual says "If your motherboard supports Intel's standard onboard audio connector, you can plug the 10-pin connector directly onto the board". So far so good. Then the Sonata manual goes on to say on page 5:
8. Rear Right Speaker Out Pin: Connect the RET-R connector to this pin.
9. Reat Left Speaker Out Pin: Connect RET-L connector to this pin.
Note: Your motherboard may not support rear speaker output. In this case, you do not need to connect RET-R and RET-L.
This last part makes no sense at all. According to the Intel document, those RET lines are signals returning from the front panel. They have nothing to do with rear channel, and they must be connected or you won't get anything from the rear line out jack. So what's really going on? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Andy

Those 8, 9 and the notes only apply if your motherboard does not have the Intel compatibile IO connectors. So you should ignore those lines.

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