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yogi
I have the ABIT FP-in9 SLI motherboard and at the moment it is using
the onboard sound.
I am wanting to fit a dedicated sound card but I am trying to
establish the correct way to do so.
In the Control Panel under Device Manager I see the section Sound,
video and game controllers. In there are:
-Audio Codecs
-Legacy Audio Drivers
-Legacy Video Capture Devices
-Media Control Devices
-Realtek High Definition Audio
-Video Codecs
I am thinking that I will need to uninstall or remove each of those
sections, reboot into the bios and then disable the onboard sound,
shutdown and install the new audio card.
IF I am correct so far, the next part is still under a cloud.
When windows loads it will find the new hardware and want to install
the drivers, do I say (YES) and put the driver disk in the drive or
say (NO) and run the setup program from the driver disk and let it
install the drivers and associated software programs that come with
the card.
The DVD Burner I have installed has no audio output connectors built
in so the audio must be vire the SATA cable to the motherboard, so I
hope if I fit a dedicated audio card, it will also get the audio from
the motherboard the same as the onboard audio did.
My options are to use the (Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS) in the backup
computer or purchasing a new (PCI Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio) and
install it.
http://au.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=16770&listby=
Any thoughts on this.
Cheers
Keith
the onboard sound.
I am wanting to fit a dedicated sound card but I am trying to
establish the correct way to do so.
In the Control Panel under Device Manager I see the section Sound,
video and game controllers. In there are:
-Audio Codecs
-Legacy Audio Drivers
-Legacy Video Capture Devices
-Media Control Devices
-Realtek High Definition Audio
-Video Codecs
I am thinking that I will need to uninstall or remove each of those
sections, reboot into the bios and then disable the onboard sound,
shutdown and install the new audio card.
IF I am correct so far, the next part is still under a cloud.
When windows loads it will find the new hardware and want to install
the drivers, do I say (YES) and put the driver disk in the drive or
say (NO) and run the setup program from the driver disk and let it
install the drivers and associated software programs that come with
the card.
The DVD Burner I have installed has no audio output connectors built
in so the audio must be vire the SATA cable to the motherboard, so I
hope if I fit a dedicated audio card, it will also get the audio from
the motherboard the same as the onboard audio did.
My options are to use the (Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS) in the backup
computer or purchasing a new (PCI Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio) and
install it.
http://au.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=16770&listby=
Any thoughts on this.
Cheers
Keith