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It is the SAME exact card, except, the card I replaced it with is my RETAIL 
version, so there was no redetection required - same driver install. My card 
records fine, Dell's does not.

I never claimed to be an electronics expert, or recording engineer - but I 
DO know about computers.

And just how, in your opinion, would a motherboard swap help me here?  Many 
people have this problem, and NONE that I have read about had this issue 
resolved by replacing the motherboard, OR the soundcard.


"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:39:30 -0500, "Guess Who"
> <chippe01@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I can attest to this. I have a 9100 with Audigy 2 ZS, and I too have to
>>SCREAM with the mic to my mouth to hear myself. I KNOW about computers, 
>>and
>>build them, so I know what I am doing.  I put my RETAIL SB Audigy 2 ZS in
>>the system, and the MIC input is FINE!  How do you explain that?
>
> If you can't figure out why the mic volume is low and
> continue on talking with Dell about motherboard replacement,
> I suggest that you do not know what you are doing in this
> case.  Very basic tools like a multimeter would go a long
> way towards troubleshooting this.
>
> If they are exactly the same card, AND you did not reinstall
> or change any driver settings, AND WIndows did not re-PNP
> the card, but just continued running as if the card had not
> changed, AND you made no changes, just started recording,
> (and I haven't left out some other detail- so far I have
> only spend a few minutes on it, the system is not here) it
> is an audio card malfunction.  If any of the above was not
> true, there are still those issues to examine.  This is a
> clear-cut process of elimination.
>
>
>>
>>I contacted DELL, and of course, they sent a guy over with a new sound
>>card -- NO DIFFERENCE, and I even demonstrated the difference with the 
>>DELL
>>Audigy and my retail Audigy 2, - made 2 files in Adobe Audition and showed
>>the tech the noticeable difference in the wav representations, and he
>>commented on it.
>
> Where all three cards exactly alike, visually?  Same PCB,
> etc?
>
>
>>
>>Before he even got started I told him this was all a waste of time, and 
>>when
>>he was done, he basically agreed with me.  Next step will be a motherboard
>>replacement, but I am not even going to bother.   I've gone through too 
>>many
>>stupid unrelated things for DELL to appease them, but I'm not going to do 
>>it
>>anymore.  They system is fine with my retail card, and I will leave it in.
>
> IF all of what you wrote is true, and you haven't left out
> any relevant details,  there is only one possible
> resolution, a different sound card.  WHY are you off on a
> tangent discussing a motherboard replacement when all you
> need is a sound card?  No wonder you don't have working
> sound, you need to clearly state the resolution to the
> problem and if the tech can't see the logic you request
> transfer to a supervisor.
>
> Do you not know anyone on earth that has a PC so you can
> check this sound card?  There is not going to be a situation
> where the card completely works except for mic input on one
> motherboard, yet the same card's mic magically starts
> working on another motherboard.  Either the specific card is
> bad, or it isn't.  Either way, if all you need is mic input,
> put down $9 on a sound card and be done with it already.
>
>
>