I've got Creative Platinum 5.1 (with the connectors on the front of the computer),

Am trying to connect it to my Harman Kardon receiver, but get no voice.

From the SPDIF digital out of the computer, I plugged it into either the coax or rca (digital cable) My receiver keeps telling me "no data" from either connections.

I've enabled the Digital out in sound control/advanced - nothing doing.

from the back of the soundcard there's an analog digital mini-stereo out, connected it via a ministereo/rca to the regular input of the receiver - again no sound

from the same out connected a ministereo/rca digital to the digital in of the receiver, again failure

Creative says i may have an irq conflict and to replace the card in another slot, because sometimes the

sound loops. Before using the screwdriver I checked the irq and lo and behold the sound card is alone on irq 17

Any creative ideas out there?

What driver version are you using?

Some people running w2k or XP have experienced the sound loop and no SPDIF out using the official drivers.

Try these latest ones,there are reports that they fix the SPDIF problem.

http://fernando.darocha.free.fr/fdr-sblive-3520.exe

They are beta so i recommend you create a system restore point before installing[/color:ea351cb907]