SPDIF out on T400?

[pipspeak]

From what I've read, it looks like the T400 has no option of SPDIF out, either through the laptop itself or the advanced mini-dock.

However, in the Win7 sound settings there are two playback device options -- one is "speakers" via the Conexant 20561 SmartAudio card, and the other is "SPDIF Interface", also via the Conexant 20561 SmartAudio card.

When I select SPDIF as the default device, in the properties window it tells me output is via the jack on the "rear panel" -- but there ain't nothing emanating from the Mini-dock jacks, which is the only "rear panel" output there is.

I presume it's simply a case of the soundcard in the T400 supporting SPDIF (and this is recognized by Win7) but the option is not enabled in the T400 hardware. Is that correct? Or should I be able to get SPDIF output somehow?

[Harryc]

Here's one guy who made SPDIF work with a T400 and an advanced mini dock. What type of SPDIF cable are you using? I would think you'd need an optical mini to toslink cable...assuming your receiver has a toslink interface.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Options-Acc ... AEDFD57727