sound card installation

[jack478]

sound card instolation

hi I've just joined, i am currently looking to upgrade my sound card, as i only have an itergrated thing from my origenal factory pc. i've already brought a 5.1 surround sound speaker system but am un-sure if i will be able to install the new sound card with confidence. has anyone performed this precidure and could anyone help me out with a few pionters?

the card im looking at getting is CREATIVE SB AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1 SOUND CARD. i have removed the case from pc to have a look and can't figure out were to attach the card to my dvd/cd rom drive.

this seems like the place to ask these sorts of questions?

i'd be very greatful for any help!
THANKS
Jack.

 

[PC-GUY]

I moved your post to the right forum so you can get the help you need.
Please take the time out to post in the correct forum. Thank you.

 

[roadworker]

You don't have to attach it to 1 of your drives,just put it in 1 of those white slots on your motherboard.....
Don't forget to disable the onboard sound in your bios settings...

 

[LTR12101B]

The creative cards normally have a series of 4 pin connectors on the top edge, one of which will be labelled CD Audio (if you have a second drive, you can also use the AUX or TV inputs).

Most current drives use the same format connector, but you may need to buy a cable if not supplied.

There is also the 2 pin CD-SPDIF connector, though you don't normally find a cable included - most current drives support SPDIF - the playback/record opion for this may be called "CD Digital".

If it's supported, you can also play CD digitally, with the data going down the IDE cable and back to the soundcard, though the requirement for CPU attention makes this less suitable for background play.

You also need, of course, a spare PCI slot, and on some motherboards, the scarcity of PCI slots menas you may have to pass up the option of replacing onboard sound if there are more essential demands on the slots.

CLEANLY disabling the onboard is another issue - it may be a jumper, it may be a BIOS setting, and then the drivers or hardware device may need to be removed from control panel - in some cases, you can find a use for more than one sound device, but you often find that when you would like to use both devices, it isn't possible to.

The onboard may be capable of 5.1 - some onboards could be switched to that, but then no external inputs could be used, as all sockets would be committed to outputs.

 

[roadworker]

The creative cards normally have a series of 4 pin connectors on the top edge, one of which will be labelled CD Audio (if you have a second drive, you can also use the AUX or TV inputs).

Most current drives use the same format connector, but you may need to buy a cable if not supplied.

I have only 1 drive connected to the cd connector......but my other 5 drives play sound too...

 

[weboneando]

I have only 1 drive connected to the cd connector......but my other 5 drives play sound too...

This is because XP by default plays digital audio so the info is obtained trough the data cable and processed in the audio card instead of getting analog signals from the drive to the audio card, so like roadworker stated you don´t have to attach it to any drive at all, unless of course that by any reason analog signal is needed.

 

[jack478]

Thanks for the info guys, just got to wait until it arrives now and then I'll have a bash at fitting it!

Cheers
Jack

Ps. Apologies for posting in the wrong place, will engage brain next time !!