[LAU] Has anyone recorded S/PDIF in with U24XL?

Hi, I recently bought a U24XL as i'm after recording the S/PDIF in from both the optical and coxial inputs. I'm not using it for anything special so just running it through ALSA is fine (i don't need JACK or anything). When plugged in it is picked up and the mixer for it can be accessed from the speaker symbol on the task bar (i'm running KDE4.2 on openSUSE 11.1). I installed audacity as this seemed to be the perfect application. It installed fine, but whenever i try to record it just records a mid frequency clicking on the right channel only. This is the same with the U24 plugged in or out and whatever input device i select in the preferences for audacity. I'm writing here as i'm not sure if it's an ALSA problem an audacity problem? Other information - i'm running it on a Dell Vostro 1500 with the standard intel motherboard soundcard. If anyone could help me sort this out i'd really appreciate it. Andrew