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    Sound Card Issue - ASUS Sonar Essence STX II not being recognized on MSI Z97 G5

    Thanks popatim. The bios showed the PCIe configuration set to auto originally, but even changing it to x8,x4,x4 did not help. Is there a way to check if the sound card is getting power even if my computer doesn't recognize it? I have read that the 4 pin connections can be touchy and I'll be...
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    Sound Card Issue - ASUS Sonar Essence STX II not being recognized on MSI Z97 G5

    Just put together my first gaming computer Friday but I wanted dedicated audio. The Sonar Essence STX II got great reviews, but the computer is not recognizing it. To list: 1) Sound card is installed in the bottom-most PCIe slot (to give space from the GPU). When I go into the MSI Boot Up menu...