PC Surround sound no center or rear speakers sound output

Ok so i just bought a 5 peice Acoustic Authority 5.1 speakers and i had to buy a 5.1 sound card along, because the one i had did not support the speakers i had. Problem is, i plugged all 5 speakers in including the subwoofer but only my two front work. My front two are operating of the green jack in the back, my center is orange, and the rears the black jack. I tried to change the computer formatting and but i found out they were already set at 5.1. I have no idea as far as th e problem and i don't think it's the sound card because my front two work fine, and i tried all the others on a cd play and they worked just fine. anyone have any idea what i could do? is this a driver update problem? i have been lookin for new drivers, if anyone has any can you please give me the link or something.
any help appreciated..thanks!

Luke77,
Look at your other post for some suggestion.
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ssage.id=95734
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