bought DELL M1710 with the following I/O ports listed on their web tech specs.pages :: VGA, DVI, S Video, audio jack with stereo headphones miniconector, RJ11,4-pin IEEE 1394 integrated port, 6-USB 2.0 ports and RJ45 port. THEY listed a component Video and S/PDIF digital audio out but alas no such I/O port on the laptop machine ---- surprise?????

IS there a suitable USB or 1394 connector/adapter so that I can get 5.1 surround sound out from the laptop's Audigy integrated HD card to connect to my Marantz 7100 A/V receiver's digital or coaxial input ALSO No PC CARD SLOT as DEll uses a miniexpress slot

HELP I am on my third week fighting with DELL about their false claim meanwhile the aliens keep sneeking up on me from my "blind" silent back side

THANKS

Check your soundcard properties. sometimes you need to activate the digital output before you can use it. And for notebooks, the stereo headphone/external speaker output is also the digital output. You just need to get the proper adaptor.