I have a sound card built in my mother board and I have a PCI sound card.When I plug in the PCI sound card the built in automatically disables.When I disable the PCI one from device manager it still doesnt detect the in built one.So the point is that I want to switch between both sound cards without having to physically take out the PCI card.
How to disable my sound card?
dont disable ur pci sound card just uninstall the driver for it.
keep a copy of the driver instalatiion on ur hard drive for later use.
even then u'll hv to restart ur pc again for it to detect the on board one
Reply:Maybe a new mother board would help. I can run both at the same time with no problem, or disable either with device manager.
Reply:ok let see, go to start, then control panel, check sounds and audio devices, look up to the top where it says audio, u should see some drop down menu, that if the computer recognized your add on sound card, if it did choose that as a default, then proceed while in control panel, go to systems, look at tab at top where it reads, hardware, click on it , look below after doin that, and click on device manager, click on it go down the list and find sound , video and game controllers , find the onboard name of sound card listed, right click and hit disable. hope this helps, it should it the computer recognized your new added on sound card,
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
What other types of video/sound cards can I use to play Call of Duty 2 on my Dell Dimension 4600 computer?
Computer: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80Ghz, 512mb ram
System: Windows XP Home version 2002 service pack 2
Network adapters: Intel(R) pro/100 VE network connection
Audio: Legacy audio drivers
Video Card: don't know ?
What other types of video/sound cards can I use to play Call of Duty 2 on my Dell Dimension 4600 computer?
First, need to know what you have to know if you need to upgrade.
Right click My Computer %26gt; Properties %26gt; Hardware Tab %26gt; Device Manager button %26gt; click the + next to Display Adapters.
There's a good chance you'll have a Radeon 9800Pro. This is a damn strong card and there isn't much available as an upgrade. Nvidia does have AGP versions of the 7300 out for close to the fastest card without a motherboard upgrade.
However, you might just save your money for a whole new PC since AGP is dying and spending money on upgrading to old technology is rarely a good idea.
skates
System: Windows XP Home version 2002 service pack 2
Network adapters: Intel(R) pro/100 VE network connection
Audio: Legacy audio drivers
Video Card: don't know ?
What other types of video/sound cards can I use to play Call of Duty 2 on my Dell Dimension 4600 computer?
First, need to know what you have to know if you need to upgrade.
Right click My Computer %26gt; Properties %26gt; Hardware Tab %26gt; Device Manager button %26gt; click the + next to Display Adapters.
There's a good chance you'll have a Radeon 9800Pro. This is a damn strong card and there isn't much available as an upgrade. Nvidia does have AGP versions of the 7300 out for close to the fastest card without a motherboard upgrade.
However, you might just save your money for a whole new PC since AGP is dying and spending money on upgrading to old technology is rarely a good idea.
skates
What sound cards are available?
and what considerations should be given before purchase?
What sound cards are available?
If you are looking for Surround Sound, you need to get a 5.1 channel or better soundcard.
Otherwise - no special considerations. Drivers are provided with all retail soundcard.
Reply:The answer to this question is What do you want to do with it?
If you want a sound card for everyday use then any will do.
But if you want to watch DVD's VCD's or play high end games then I would recomend a Audigy series soundcard or a X-FI series from creative as these are top of the range cards.
Reply:Creative have awesome card sound
What sound cards are available?
If you are looking for Surround Sound, you need to get a 5.1 channel or better soundcard.
Otherwise - no special considerations. Drivers are provided with all retail soundcard.
Reply:The answer to this question is What do you want to do with it?
If you want a sound card for everyday use then any will do.
But if you want to watch DVD's VCD's or play high end games then I would recomend a Audigy series soundcard or a X-FI series from creative as these are top of the range cards.
Reply:Creative have awesome card sound
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Am i able to insert 2 sound cards in my computer and use the multiple cards to connect to my speakers?
Windows by default has to choose one of the two cards or you can do that yourself, but then again it happens that one card cancels the other one for better performance on your system and less conflicts...I wanted to do something similar since I have a large speaker system, but then I knew it was not gonna happen to run both cards, So what I did is split the sound with Y stereo 3.5 mm splitters and change the sound card which gave me some static sound once using the splitters for a usb optical/3.5mm jack output and plug in as many splitters as needed, that helped me get rid of the static sound that really annoyed me.
Now I have even my home theater system hooked with my computer, plus a separate set of 5.1 computer speakers attached to the pc.
This is the usb sound device I use:
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/micr...
It performs great and comes with a software with an equalizer u can modify as u wish, mine performs great with deep clear stunning sound.....
Am i able to insert 2 sound cards in my computer and use the multiple cards to connect to my speakers?
hi mate
yes you can but as allready mentioned you need to re-assign i.r.q,s so as not to conflict and its more problems than you will ever experience
its far easier to use your existing soundcard and connect a external soundcard such as the Icemat Siberia USB External 7.1 Sound Card -(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...
however for a excellent aural experience with just a single soundcard why not try the Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduc... is by far the best soundcard i have ever seen(and heard)
this card can far outperform most soundblaster cards and is a popular card with gamers aswell
good luck mate !
Reply:I guess the first question is, why would you want to do that? I think you will probably run into driver and IRQ conflicts if you try to run 2 sound cards, unless you have something like a specialized card for music studio recording.
Reply:Yes you are, but you may have to select which app uses which card. Its quite difficult, near impossible to get both cards working from one app (Such as a game). Maybe just use a splitter (Y connector) and use just the one card?
Reply:You can't have two cards working at the same time one knocks the other one off automatically.
Reply:not advisable. it will cause conflicts, simply buy multichannel sound card and speakers
Now I have even my home theater system hooked with my computer, plus a separate set of 5.1 computer speakers attached to the pc.
This is the usb sound device I use:
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/micr...
It performs great and comes with a software with an equalizer u can modify as u wish, mine performs great with deep clear stunning sound.....
Am i able to insert 2 sound cards in my computer and use the multiple cards to connect to my speakers?
hi mate
yes you can but as allready mentioned you need to re-assign i.r.q,s so as not to conflict and its more problems than you will ever experience
its far easier to use your existing soundcard and connect a external soundcard such as the Icemat Siberia USB External 7.1 Sound Card -(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...
however for a excellent aural experience with just a single soundcard why not try the Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduc... is by far the best soundcard i have ever seen(and heard)
this card can far outperform most soundblaster cards and is a popular card with gamers aswell
good luck mate !
Reply:I guess the first question is, why would you want to do that? I think you will probably run into driver and IRQ conflicts if you try to run 2 sound cards, unless you have something like a specialized card for music studio recording.
Reply:Yes you are, but you may have to select which app uses which card. Its quite difficult, near impossible to get both cards working from one app (Such as a game). Maybe just use a splitter (Y connector) and use just the one card?
Reply:You can't have two cards working at the same time one knocks the other one off automatically.
Reply:not advisable. it will cause conflicts, simply buy multichannel sound card and speakers
Can you record Internet video into your PC? Any Special Video or Sound Cards needed?
no special hardware needed, but you need winpcap software such as wmrecorder...
http://www.wmrecorder.com/demo.php
it's not freeware but this site should give you a basic idea of how this works.
have fun!
http://www.wmrecorder.com/demo.php
it's not freeware but this site should give you a basic idea of how this works.
have fun!
What kind of video and sound card should I get for my computer?
I took a picture of my mother board:
http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image...
I heard that I need to get the right video and sound cards that can fit into those slots. So what kind of video and sounds card should I get? My computer is Intel celeron 2.8 Ghz, 1536mb rams.
Also, just out of curiousity, I know that my video and sound cards should fit into those white slots (see picture). I wonder what's that black slot (see picture) be used for?
Thanks.
What kind of video and sound card should I get for my computer?
The black slot is an AGP slot, and is actually what you should plug the graphics card into. You would plug the sound card into one of the white slots, which are PCI slots.
So for a graphics card, you'll want one that connects via AGP 8X/4X, and you can get any sound card because they all plug into PCI.
Reply:The video card does not fit in the PCI slots (the white ones) it actually goes the the AGP slot (the black one).
You have an AGP slot so only AGP cards fit in it.
Nanny Source
http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image...
I heard that I need to get the right video and sound cards that can fit into those slots. So what kind of video and sounds card should I get? My computer is Intel celeron 2.8 Ghz, 1536mb rams.
Also, just out of curiousity, I know that my video and sound cards should fit into those white slots (see picture). I wonder what's that black slot (see picture) be used for?
Thanks.
What kind of video and sound card should I get for my computer?
The black slot is an AGP slot, and is actually what you should plug the graphics card into. You would plug the sound card into one of the white slots, which are PCI slots.
So for a graphics card, you'll want one that connects via AGP 8X/4X, and you can get any sound card because they all plug into PCI.
Reply:The video card does not fit in the PCI slots (the white ones) it actually goes the the AGP slot (the black one).
You have an AGP slot so only AGP cards fit in it.
Nanny Source
Are sound cards worth their price tags ?
$50, $100, $150 for sound cards ???
Are sound cards worth their price tags ?
If you play games or are into watching movies or listening to lots of music on your PC, absolutely yes. One of the best values in sound cards right now is the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme music, the lowest end X-Fi card. In games you will get a much better depth of feel for the environment as it improves on how many sounds can be run at one time.
If you have a 4.1/5.1 or 7.1 speaker system attached to your computer you need at the very least a Sound Blaster Live!, a little better than that is the Audigy 2 (at $64). But the best one right now you can get without breaking the bank is the X-Fi Xtreme Music at $120.
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Reply:it all depends what you do with your PC if you just are gonna listen to mp3's probably not if you are gonna play high end games you might want to look into it
Are sound cards worth their price tags ?
If you play games or are into watching movies or listening to lots of music on your PC, absolutely yes. One of the best values in sound cards right now is the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme music, the lowest end X-Fi card. In games you will get a much better depth of feel for the environment as it improves on how many sounds can be run at one time.
If you have a 4.1/5.1 or 7.1 speaker system attached to your computer you need at the very least a Sound Blaster Live!, a little better than that is the Audigy 2 (at $64). But the best one right now you can get without breaking the bank is the X-Fi Xtreme Music at $120.
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Reply:it all depends what you do with your PC if you just are gonna listen to mp3's probably not if you are gonna play high end games you might want to look into it
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