Windows media centre only alowing 2 chanel stereo(audigy2

I have built up my media cantre pc first using windows xp home,and had full 5. surrond via the 3 cables from the back of my pc into a set of logitec z5500 speakers!
Uptill yesterday when i formated windows to put on windows mediacentre 2005 version all was well.
After i loaded my motherboard drivers,loaded the driver cd for my soundcard i only had stereo .
The sound test goes from front left to right and no front,sub or rear sound at all.(all 6 speakers show up on the test but dont work)
Yet prior to this all was well.
I have net framework . all windows updates, driver updates for my asus terminator 2 pc.
I had to download the mediacentre edition driver for my ati saphire 9600xt card and also installed the media centre soundcard add on from here too.
I have checked and rechecked the cables and they are plugged in correctly ,i have told windows that i am using 5. speakers i get sound everytime i boot up but only from the front 2
I have even removed the soundcard and re-inseted it
I cant believe i have forked out for media centre and cant use it fully with my speakers,the other half is unimpressed as i told here how good it would be!
Please someone if there is a fix or if i have missed something help if you would be so kind

ok seemed to have sorted it ,there is a setting on the speaker pod (on the reciever/ input device) and had got changed to the wrong imput (strange as it never gets chaged as the pc is the only imput i use) but there you go lol
I am now a happy bunny as the the other half.

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