ASUS P5N-D

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Specs

• Brand ASUS - Model P5N-D
  • CPU Socket Type LGA 775
  • CPU Type Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium - FSB 1333/1066MHz
  • North Bridge NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI
  • Ports and Slots
    • Memory Slots 4×240pin - DDR2 800 - Up to 8GB - Dual Channel Supported
    • PCI Express 2.0 x16 = 2
    • PCI Express x1 = 2
    • PCI Slots = 2
    • PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
    • SATA 3Gb/s 4
    • SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD
    • Onboard Video None
    • Audio Chipset Realtek ALC883 - 8 Channels
    • Onboard LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
  • Rear Panel Ports
    • PS/2 2
    • COM 1
    • LPT 1
    • USB 4 x USB 2.0
    • IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
    • S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial
    • Audio Ports 6 Ports
    • Onboard USB 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
    • Onboard 1394 1x 1394a
  • Form Factor ATX - Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"

Turning on SPDIF

• at the command line
• # alsamixer
• go to the right and hit "M" when your over "iec958" and Hit "esc"

Fixing SPDIF only plays 2ch issue - Mythbuntu 8.04 x64

• Here are my settings for mythfrontend General Setup.
  • AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE = ALSA:default
  • PASSTHROUGH OUTPUT DEVICE = ALSA:iec958:{ AES0 0x02 }
  • MAX AUDIO CHANNELS = stereo
  • UPMIX = passive
  • X=Enable AC3 to SPDIF Passthrough
  • X=Enable DTS to SPDIF Passthrough
  • _=Aggressive Sound Card Buffering
  • _=Use internal Volume Controls