On-board Sound Blaster seemingly non-existent on K8N SLI Platinum

Hi,
I have a K8N SLI Platinum motherboard fitted with an Athlon 64 3500+ processor. My problem is that the on-board Creative Sound Blaster refuses to work. In the BIOS there is no mention of it under 'Intergrated Peripherals' as there should be, and attempts to install the latest drivers (on Windows XP x64) results in the installation program telling me I do not have a Sound Blaster. I have upgraded to the latest BIOS.
I guess this is an issue with the power supply, since I can see no mention on the box of it providing a -5V supply. Can anyone confirm that the Sound Blaster will start working if I buy a new PSU with a -5V supply.
Many thanks.

Check out the pics on this thread. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=81764.0
If your board has that module then there is another problem. If it does not have it then the powersupply not having the -5v rail is probably the reason.
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