Recent content by kleis2

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    Realtek Audio Manager

    Thanks again for all your info. and help. I am returning to the computer shop where i purchased the computer and i spoke with the owner this afternoon to explain what was happening and has since i bought the PC and he said why i waited this long ...for sure! Taking it tomorrow and he said they...
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    Realtek Audio Manager

    On other issue, do you think if i go ahead and remove the internal speaker (like the Dell tech support suggested) would that eliminate the sound capacity as far as the 2.1 speakers? Because when i disable the internal speaker, well then the external speakers can't play either. That's my other...
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    Realtek Audio Manager

    Thanks for your reply to my drivers issue here. The problem is when i do go to Dell's website, their latest Realtek, at least for my download, is dated back to 2014. I know that that just can't be right but I haven't been able to get or find any other Realtek from their site that would be the...
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    Realtek Audio Manager

    This is such a common problem and now is mine. I tried updating to the latest known Realtek driver (i believe's dated July 2017 and this is what-Jan. 2018) and I can't even budge the audio manager to come out or if it's even a part of the realtek folder. It looks like it is where it shows...
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    Soundcard for Optiplex 980

    salerhino Thanks for reply and the idea of the USB connection for what I'm trying to get in Sound improve...(Not, however, and to answer on usage as far as not for studio or professional recording, etc...) just for general music, videos, and not even for Games(er) and that might get a low...
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    Soundcard for Optiplex 980

    10tacle Thanks for the input and you're right, the specs on that SC isn't too much shown, but I'm copying (i hope anyway) a snippit of the Board that is the SFF and it shows a PCI slot that i believe is standard size for the 64 bit processor and without too much info. on the card, i looked ahead...
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    Soundcard for Optiplex 980

    Recent thread I posted of sound card for my SFF Optiplex Dell. I'm looking for further information about this specific sound card at Newegg and if it will fit my computer (Dell Optiplex Small Form Factor 980)...
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    optiplex 980 & graphics cards

    This is in connection to my other thread based on the question of sound card to add to the SFF optiplex 980 desktop mini tower. As i'm looking at various sound cards and from help of atfjsl's power info. I was looking at the Niveda graphics card that seems to be abundence for this model...
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    I downloaded link to the CPU-Z and it's cool compact little screen that details everything.
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    I have 4 gb Ram. When i purchased the computer i insisted on 8 but when i picked it up the guy said that they put 4 instead and that i didn't need or would notice a 4gb difference. (Though, i thought at the time i was spending the money so what did they care and i was suscpicious that maybe they...
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    I went directly to the cpu-z site, downloaded, went to open & boom-Trojan! & it also downloaded Bytefence anti-malware that i might have autho'd during the download. Anyway i got rid of that as fast i put it on but recently i downloaded similar called Speccy. Anyway, here's the specs as far as...
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    Hey this is great info. Mine is exactly like the first SFF pic. you provide. And then the SSD enhances it, of course. But accordingly, your talking about the other model where there's more wiggle room to accommodate space-wise the added components? So as far as my particular model, and i was in...
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    Thanks for this info. I would just use computer for playing or using the computer speakers so actually HDMI isn't necessary. Yeh, i was a bit fast to purchase this computer when i did having lost my other in rain/leaky ceiling, etc...or i would have taken more time to research what i would be...
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    Optiplex 980 w/SSD seeking improved Sound

    This particular Dell desktop with mini tower is out of warranty as far as Dell, so, i'm looking for information on the Sound/Audio and would like to see if a sound card can be added to this specific computer to improve the basics of playing music and videos, not necessarily for gaming. If any...