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I'll keep it simple:
nforce2 onboard 5.1 sound - 4 speakers mode on windows 2000, no surround as far as i can tell, and in the speakers test map, i hear all channels from all speakers.
Bugreported, haven't got an answer, and found nothing on steam officials.