t61 sorround sound how to do it

[sorenson]

Hello sorry for my english.

I have t61 with Win XP and dock station with SPDIF coaxial output. How to do it to work? Where in windows chose coaxial output. When i put on the dock DVI to HDMI works fine but i need sorround sound?

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor]

dvi to hdmi doesn't support sound. You have to connect the spdif out on the dock to an external digital sound amplifier that can output to surround sound speakers. 

[sorenson]

I know that DVI to HDMI not suport sound. I connect Coaxial(S/PDIF) dock to coaxial in Onkyo 605 but is nothing and I  don't know it is enought. Only conect S/PDIF dock to Onkyo is enaught?? What I have to do still. Chose something in windows?

t61 6460-8sg

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor]

so is the hdmi connection also going into your Onkyo at the same time?

[sorenson]

I connect dock to Panasonic v20(HDMI input 1) DVI to HDMI and coaxial to Onkyo model 605, Panasonic is connected to Onkyo  HDMI too(HDMI output Onkyo to HDMI 2 Panasonic), I have video signal it not the problem. I haven't sound from T61.I want 5.1sound  from T61 it is possible?.