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Article #1531Re: Two cards better than one?
From: abovo
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 01:51
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 01:51
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FIND OUT WHICH ONE PRODUCES THE SOUND YOU LIKE BEST AND RECORDS AND PLAYBACK TOO GO FOR THAT ONE ALSO TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF AND POST YOUR RESULTS FOR OTHER TO LEARN FROM. GENERALLY YOU DO HAVE PROBLEMS IF THE SOUND CARDS US THE SAME SOUND CHIP SET. WE US TWO CARDS AND THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WERE DUE TOTHE POOR DRIVERS THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED. WHAT OS ARE YOU USING? WE US WIN98SE START BY SETTING UP WITH ON BOARD SOUND GET THE SYSTEM RUN PERFECT WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF THEN PUT IN THE SOUND CARD AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE THE CARDS AROUND FROM SLOT TO SLOT WE USE ONLY PCI CARDS FOR EVERYTHING AND THE AGP MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST DRIVERS FOR EVERYTHING TOO. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS RUN THESE AND LET US KNOW? FROM WIN98SE CLICK START>RUN AND TYPE AS IS HWINFO /UI DXDIAG MSINFO32 THESE ARE JUST FYI SYSMON WINFILE PROGMAN YOU HAVE TO BE ON AND CONNECTED TO THE WEB FOR THIS TO WORK WINIPCFG "Rhydian Thomas" <rhydian@thefreeinternet.net> wrote in message news:9nqntt$c3n$1@news.creativelabs.com... > I am on the verge of upgrading my motherboard and have opted for a board > which includes 'onboard sound'. The problem I have is: > > # do I disable the onboard sound and stick with my original sound card > # do I ditch my original sound card and use the onboard one > # do I try to use the two together > > Its the third question which I REALLY need feedback on. Not knowing much > about sound cards and their use, IS THERE A WAY TO USE 2 CARDS, and what > would be their use? I am a musician and am hoping to record music onto my > PC, would two cards be better than one for this > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10b5d6,fe5fafe0eac803f8 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b5d6,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-14 19:01:29 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!news-peer-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!news.creativelabs.com!not-for-mail From: "abovo" <abovo.dc@netzero.com> Newsgroups: creative.misc Subject: Re: Two cards better than one? Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:51:59 -0400 Organization: Creative Labs, Inc. Lines: 41 Message-ID: <9ns8u3$9j2$1@news.creativelabs.com> References: <9nqntt$c3n$1@news.creativelabs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.54.161.171 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000