X-Fi Xtreme Audio and optical in (win

hey, i bought an x-fi xtreme audio specifically so i could hook up my xbox to my computer speakers through my sound card via an optical cable.
I hooked everything up, but i dont see any option in audioconsole to let me have my computer recieve audio through the optical input, decode it, and output it through my speakers.
I hear theres supposed to be some sort of digital i/o tab, but there is none.
these?are the tabs?i?have?in audioconsole:
X-Fi Crystalizer | Headphone detection | performance | restore defaults | device information | speakers | eax efefcts | X-Fi CMSS-3D?
any?help?on?this?would be greatly appreciated.

i found a simple workaround for my problem.
I uninstalled all the creative drivers and software, then disabled the card from teh hardware menu. i enabled onboard sound in teh bios and installed the drivers that were on my motherboard disc, and the line in worked fine right off the bat.
im?a long?time?customer?of creative ever since my?first sound?blaster 6?and?i?would?have sworn by?all?their?products, but?the?last tow sound cards?i've gotten from them,?the?audigy?4?and?this xfi?have given?me?nothing but problems. ?now i see what theyre doing, not supporting windows xp anymore, and im?now done?with creative for good.
bye.
Message Edited by DavyC42 on 05-4-2008 08:26 AM

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