X48 platinum and realtekHD surround problem!!!

I bought new PC which I custom choose the components.
here is the setup:
X48C Platinum
intel core2 wolfdale E8400 3ghz
nvidia gforce 9600 with active cooling esi
4GB of DDR2 ram @800mhz
1TB HDD samsung + 3 400GB HDDs WD caviar
everything is working excelent, exept surround sound 5.1
I have conected with S/PIDF to my Kenwood amplifier, and I get audio only on front left and right speakers, no sund at all on my rear speakers.
BTW everything is OK with my amplifier because I tested it with the same cable on another PC, DVD and STB.
Im using winXP sp2 (instalation) which is upgraded via windows update to SP3 with all the latest microsoft updates and fixes.
Tried driver which came on MSI CD and also downloaded and tried latest audio driver from MSI site, played with different sound settings in control panel. But the problem is still there, googling this problem on the web last couple of days, unfotrunately all this without success.
You are my last hope, and note that this is first time Im buying MSI motherboard, hope it wiill not be the last.

Have you configured Windows XP for 5.1 Speakers?

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Hello, I'm from Greece
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Mobo: MSI X48C Platinum (bios version 7.0)
CPU: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8600
PSU: HEROLCHI 525 Watt
RAM: OCZ OCZ3SOE10664GK DDR3 4GB (2x2GB)
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Quote from: triangle on 28-August-08, 17:00:43
the only thing i can suggest is to drop in a 7.0 compatible CPU (if you can) and flash the BIOS to 7.2 that way then switch back in your new CPU. A painful process, I know ... Alternatively, if your retailer is friendly they might set it up on a test bench for you and flash it.
Andrew
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I have a Lite on LDW 411s dvd writer that is on the same ide channel as a lite on dvd player (labled as JLMS SJ-HD1665 in the device manager.
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Quote from: katoss on 14-November-08, 07:04:57
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Quote from: fflex on 02-March-05, 19:21:07
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Quote from: moriarty on 03-June-08, 23:22:51
Memory : OCZ 2x1Gb DDR3 1600 (OCZ3P16002GK)
Running stable at 800Mhz
Then upped the Ram voltage from auto to 1.88v and... dang!! Not stable anymore.
Then turned it back to 1.79v to find it stable.
Got it somewhat stable at 1067 but not at 1333.
The road to 1600 seems to be a hard one....
OCZ3P16002GK is in fact an overvoltaged DDR3-1066 (7-7-7-20 at 1.5V).
Something more: 99% of the DDR3 memory modules at 1600 or 1800 are overvoltaged 1333 or 1066 modules.
For future take care and don't buy ... nice heat spreaders.
cheers

X48 platinum and realtekHD surround problem!!!

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