SPDIF out on Compaq CQ40-122AX

I have a Compaq CQ40-122AX, running VISTA home basic sp1.

There IDT High Definition Audio built in and a HDMI output. He also says that it will be an available SPDIF output using a HP/Dock. Now, I'd like to use the SPDIF output, but I am reluctant to by the docking station for £200 as advertised on amazon. In the options for the Soundsetup there is a definition available also SPDIF.

IDT HD Audio Codec driver version: 1.0.5934.0

For IDT HD Audio DEVICE driver version: 6.0.6000.16386

Only the input/output Audio/video are:

VGA

HDMI

Headphone 3.5 mm

Microphone 3.5 mm

I had a browse autour and found that some HP models spdif output available via the Jack 3.5 mm as optics, when the adapter is plugged it activates an LED inside and that it moves the optical signal to the Toslink cable.

Adapter cable and optical at Maplin

My question is, the SPDIF is accessible on my model of laptop CQ40-122AX with this configuration without the HP docking station or could there be another way? Since there is not in there, it must be possible to access it somehow, and the docking station just seems too expensive to make sense.

Look forward to hearing responses.

Message edited by Sven on 18/01/2009 05:27

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Compaq CQ40-122AX, Vista Home Basic 32 bit, AMD Athlon x 2 1.9 Ghz, ATI Radeon HD3200, 1 GB of RAM,

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No solution is presented using computers laptops, built in the ability to use SPDIF for DD and DTS streams. The only solution that I found satisfactory is the external soundcards next via a USB port.

I use the product bought in Hong Kong, works well with XP and Vista, that's what I tried ebay. The least expensive solution to the s/PDIF output, I found. It is an optical output.

http://CGI.eBay.co.UK/5IN1-USB-6-channel-PCI-external-moveable-5-1-sound-Card_W0QQitemZ220338593076QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_ComputerComponents_SoundCards?hash=item220338593076 & _trksid = p3286.c0.m14 & _trkparms = 72 %3 A 1300 | 66 %3 A 2 | 65 %3 A 12: 39 %3 A 1 | 240 %3 A 1318

http://www.Google.com/products?complete=1 & hl = in & q = USB + to + Converter + SPDIF & um = 1 & ie = UTF-8 & his = X & OI = product_result_group & resnum = 5 & CT = title

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