S/PDIF on A7N8X-E not working?

Whitedog

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I've never had anything with digital coaxial inputs within spitting distance of my PC until now... so I have NEVER used the S/PDIF output on my A7N8X-E mobo.

I now have my HTPC home theater complete with a 7.1 THX Yamaha RX-V1500 receiver. When I connect my PC to the Receiver via the S/PDIF cable, I get nothing. None.

If I use regular analog cables sound is fine. I know the Coax input channel is working on the receiver. I lugged my old DAT player in here and hooked it to the receiver and it plays fine.

Does the S/PDIF output on the Mobo only output certain signals? Is there somewhere I have to enable it? I found nothing in the manual about it.

Help! I'd like to get this working so I can watch my movies in full Surround sound mode!

Here's my home theater setup. Whitedog's den with his 120" movie screen!

In case you're wondering, I built the PJ myself using a 15" LCD panel and a few other items. See www.lumenlabs.com for more on building a DIY projector.

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Any help with this S/PDIF connection is greatly appreciated.
 

Whitedog

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Gosh. I feel dumb now. I found the problem. I had to open the SoundStorm control panel and check the box for "Digital out"

OK. In goes a DVD and let's see how this puppy rox!