Getting Audio to an HDMI Switch

I have an older (2006) mac mini that I would like to connect to an HDMI switch. Does anyone know of a cable that will connect both my audio and video from my mac mini to a single HDMI cable?
I have a DVI to HDMI but I know that DVI doesn't support audio.
Any suggestions or links to a cable that will work?
Thanks,
-Paul

I've posted a link to the connections of my Mac Mini (Mine is the one on top)
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