KT 4 Ultra onboard sound

On the KT4 Ultra 6590 mobo that I have is it possible to connect the digital or analogue SPDIF output to a Dolby Digital Receiver and get 5.1 or 6.1 or whatever surround my Receiver is capable of decoding. I do not like the idea of using PC speakers for Dolby Digital surround (I would firstly have to buy some), I would prefer to use the speakers connected to my Dolby Digital Receiver.
Thanks

Yes you can do it cause Im doing it and have done it with KT3 ULTRA. I have Yamaha TSS-1 and connected SPDIF(this output is digital you cant get analogue output from SPDIF) and I can use DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS options. And the answer to your question is a big YES. If you make your configuration right it must work. What reciever are you using by the way?

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