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Hi,

I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and use them
both, or should I disable the built-in one?

TIA,

Pete
 
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Disable the built in one.
"Night Owl" <peter-newsgroups@slinky-computing.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
> Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and use them
> both, or should I disable the built-in one?
>
> TIA,
>
> Pete
>
 
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"Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Disable the built in one.

I have two soundcards up and running
very nicely, thanks very much.

It's possible.

Create a restore point and try it.

> "Night Owl" <peter-newsgroups@slinky-computing.com> wrote in message
> news:eyNw2wAxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
> > Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and use
them
> > both, or should I disable the built-in one?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Pete
> >
>
>
 
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you can disable the built-in sound card for better system performance,
refer your motherboard manual for proper settings related to jumpers
for disabling your onboard soundcard :)
or you can do the same from your bios too, if you are afraid of opening
up your computer


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VGreen, I'm curious do you have a similar setup as Night Owl or two PCI
sound cards? I've heard of that config as
successful but not a built in sound chip.
"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:vfajd.44033$hN1.42436@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> Disable the built in one.
>
> I have two soundcards up and running
> very nicely, thanks very much.
>
> It's possible.
>
> Create a restore point and try it.
>
>> "Night Owl" <peter-newsgroups@slinky-computing.com> wrote in message
>> news:eyNw2wAxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
>> > Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and use
> them
>> > both, or should I disable the built-in one?
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> >
>> > Pete
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
 
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"Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
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> VGreen, I'm curious do you have a similar setup as Night Owl or two
PCI
> sound cards? I've heard of that config as
> successful but not a built in sound chip.

Using the Analog Devices onboard stuff (ASUS PC-DL MB)
and a Videum 1000 video capture device which has integrated
sound capabilities (shows up and can be used as another sound
device).

They coexist just fine.

I can play files through both simultaneously, but in real
life have no need to do so.

> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:e3kF08DxEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:vfajd.44033$hN1.42436@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >> Disable the built in one.
> >
> > I have two soundcards up and running
> > very nicely, thanks very much.
> >
> > It's possible.
> >
> > Create a restore point and try it.
> >
> >> "Night Owl" <peter-newsgroups@slinky-computing.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eyNw2wAxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
> >> > Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and use
> > them
> >> > both, or should I disable the built-in one?
> >> >
> >> > TIA,
> >> >
> >> > Pete
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
 
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My motherboard disables the built-in audio if you install an audio card.
Read your manual.

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"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:Akbjd.36752$jo2.28851@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> VGreen, I'm curious do you have a similar setup as Night Owl or two
> PCI
>> sound cards? I've heard of that config as
>> successful but not a built in sound chip.
>
> Using the Analog Devices onboard stuff (ASUS PC-DL MB)
> and a Videum 1000 video capture device which has integrated
> sound capabilities (shows up and can be used as another sound
> device).
>
> They coexist just fine.
>
> I can play files through both simultaneously, but in real
> life have no need to do so.
>
>> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:e3kF08DxEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >
>> > "Rich Barry" <rbarry@Notsocal.rr.com> wrote in message
>> > news:vfajd.44033$hN1.42436@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> >> Disable the built in one.
>> >
>> > I have two soundcards up and running
>> > very nicely, thanks very much.
>> >
>> > It's possible.
>> >
>> > Create a restore point and try it.
>> >
>> >> "Night Owl" <peter-newsgroups@slinky-computing.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:eyNw2wAxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I've got a built-in soundcard on my Gigabyte mobo, but want to add a
>> >> > Creative Audigy 2 card as well. Is it possible to install it and
>> >> > use
>> > them
>> >> > both, or should I disable the built-in one?
>> >> >
>> >> > TIA,
>> >> >
>> >> > Pete
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
 
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Thanks for the replies.

I was thinking along the lines of using the Audigy for everything, except
for the audio for MSN Messenger, but perhaps I don't need to.

Pete

"krishnakanth" <krishnakanth.1fbit3@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> you can disable the built-in sound card for better system performance,
> refer your motherboard manual for proper settings related to jumpers
> for disabling your onboard soundcard :)
> or you can do the same from your bios too, if you are afraid of opening
> up your computer
>
>
> --
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