Onboard Sound

[del_35]

Just a quick question but would disabled onbard sound cause problems to a dedicated sound card.
I have a friend complaing that his onboard sound is causing problems.
Regards

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[AstroTaylor]

If your friend has another sound card he can drop in then disable the onboard sound and try using the card. It shouldn't cause any problems to disable the onboard (in fact if your using a card you should always disable onboard). Just my two cents.

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[del_35]

Sorry you must have understood - he hasnt got onbord sound enabled whilst using the soundcard, its disabled.

The problem is that he's a professional muscian and is 100% sure that disabled onboard sound can cause probelms with his dedicated sound card. Is it possible for disabled onboard sound to cause any conflict whatsoever with a dedicated card if the onboard sound is disabled via the bios.

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[tombance]

nope, it shouldnt because it has no presence in windows and it is physically not operating, so there would be no interference.

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[kimbahpnam]

i have a question about on board sound like the A7N8X...so is the on board sound good enough not to buy a sound card?

 

[toss5000]

Yes, I have an Asus A7N8X and it sounds better than an audigy.

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[Spitfire_x86]

You don't need to disable the onboard sound to use an discrete sound card. They will never interfare. Telling you from practical experience

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[del_35]

Thanks for the input folks

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[del_35]

On another note - my friend is thinking of getting either an M-audio delta 44 or the delta 66 by Midiman.

Does anyone know of any conflicts this may cause with a GA-8SR533, P4 2.4 (533fsb), 256mb 266mhz DDR, Win XP/RH 8?

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