Inspire 5200 - Only 3 satellites work.

Hello,
I just purchased a set of Inspire 5200 but when I connect them to my PC, only the two satellites connected to the RCA's marked as "front speakers" and the one marked as "center speaker" work. The satellites that I connect to the RCA's marked as "rear speakers" don?t work.
I don't have a special sound card. I'm just using the regular card that comes integrated with the motherboard. I wasn?t told at the store where I bought the speakers that I would need a special sound card to have all of the speakers work. Do I need a special card to have sound in the 5 satellites?
I would also like to know if there's a way to use the 5200 with my DVD-Karaoke unit, and what kind of cables or adapters would I need. The DVD unit has the regular RCA outputs and the digital output.
Thank you for your kind help.
A.Molina

Thank you for the reply Cat.
I figured out this too late and the store didn't explain that to me, but anyways, I will get a Sound Blaster card, but I was wondering if I could buy an external card, such as the "USB Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External" unit, and use it with the Karaoke unit too. I realize that this unit I mention doesn't have its own Power Supply input, and therefore I assume it must take its power from the USB port. Is this correct? If so, is there a way to provide power to the unit or would you recommend another card/option, as I'm really satisfied with the quality sound provided by the speakers, and I would like to use then with the Karaoke too.
Thank you again.
Best regards,
A.Molina

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