Dell Inspiron 8500 Owner's Manual page 87

Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver
Double-click the speaker icon in the Windows notification area.
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Click the Options menu and then click Advanced Controls.
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Click Advanced.
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Click Enable S/PDIF.
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Click Close.
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Click OK.
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U s i n g C D s , D V D s , a n d O t h e r M ul t i m e d i a
NOTE: Enabling S/PDIF
in Windows disables the
sound from the headphone
connector.
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