Is there a way to connect my 5.1 speakers to my new motherboard?

cgrotzke

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Hi all, I recently bought a new motherboard. One of these guys > 'Asus Z87-K Socket 1150 HDMI DVI D-Sub 8-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard'. Apologies in advance for my lack of knowledge but I noticed it has far fewer audio ports than my old motherboard, only three whereas my old one had 6.

Now my speakers (Xenta XForce 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers - 80W RMS with Wireless Remote Control) have three jacks to plug in but when I do plug them in it only ever detects two front speakers. Is anyone aware of any sort of adapter or other solution that would let me use my surround sound rather than just the two front speakers? I sort of miss it.

Thanks!
Here's an image of the ports as well.

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cgrotzke

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I have, it tells me...

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I've tried following this but it never detects the 5.1 surround sound, I only have the Stereo or Quadrophonic option (which doesn't work). I can confuse it where it thinks the front right speaker is the bass but that's all I can do.