No digital out signal from Optical Out

I have a Pavilion p6250f PC with a ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics card. I have it connected to my Onyo receiver through the DVI-D port to the HDMI port on my Onyo receiver. I get a message saying I need to cable the sound separately, so I am using a optical cable from the PC to the receiver, but am unable to get any sound.
I have used the Realtek menu to select Digital Out. Any ideas?

Hi,
Where are you connecting your optical cable to on the PC as you have stated?
Try SPDIF output from the PC using a coaxial cable to a digital input on the receiver. Or, use an analog cable from the back of the PC to the receiver. Then go back into the Control Panel ---Sound---> Playback Tab and set the default sound out device.
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