Ok, I purchased a spdif (asus brand) bracket and installed it on my m2npv-vm. And for the life of me, I cant get this thing working. I have R5F27 installed. Just to make sure I plugged the bracket into another computer and it lights up even before it posts, but when I plug it into the m2npv-vm, nothing. so now Im wondering if the mobo is bad. I enabled the HD Audio within the bios, and still nothing. Does anyone know if this is normal, or if you have the same mobo, is this expected? Any ideas on how to enable it or suggestions would very appreciated.