Can I connect Creative SBS A520 5.1 speakers to my Dell XPS L502X?

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Published on 2012-06-09T09:27:54Z Indexed on 2012/06/09 10:42 UTC
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I am planning on buying a new set of speakers and was looking at the Creative SBS A520 5.1 Speakers as an option to connect to my Dell XPS 502X.

From what I have seen online and on the quick start guide for the speakers, I need to have 3 line out ports on my laptop to use the 5.1 speakers properly.

Right now, I have port for 3.5mm jack, one S/P Diff and another for the mic.

Can I connect these speakers directly to my laptop without using any other hardware? If I do need some other hardware, what do I need to get?

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