SPDIF Input on the S-Bracket (mod)?

Hey all, I'm back!
Is there a way to modify the S-Bracket so that the coaxial port becomes a SPDIF input instead of an output? I wish to run my Audiophile 2496's SPDIF output to it so I can use the onboard sound chip to give me a headphone mix of stuff I work with. It will save me buying a seperate headphone amp. Is there any way to do this at all, or perhaps make my own connecter that uses the SPDIF IN and GROUND pins on the motherboard? I'd like to modify the S-Bracket and I'm sure by sawping a few wires round it's possible - just which wires do I swap/remove? I assume the power ones are for the Optical connector, so I should remove them, and then swap the SPDIF output wire with the SPDIF input wire - it seems too simple to be true. It's silly that the motherboard has this feature but MSI don't give you access to it. No fair! Help!
Regards,
Neil.

Hey guys. There is a SPDIF IN pin sitting there and I also see an option to choose the SPDIF input in the recording mixer in windows and there is a level setting for SPDIF in the playback mixer (this is for the input aswell, not the output - the output would be controlled by the main volume control)! It's there. I'll be trying some jiggery pokery with the wires and I'll get back to you. As you may or may not know, the SPDIF connection only uses 2 pins - data and ground. Swap the data wire to the SPDIF IN pin on the board and that really should sort it. I won't be using the optical port so any problems it'll create for that won't be an issue. I just want input on the phono end. Have people tried this mod? You can't say it won't work unless you've tried it.
Regards,
Neil.

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