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| Thread ID: 64150 | 2005-12-05 02:58:00 | Onboard Sound device..running or not? | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 410377 | 2005-12-05 02:58:00 | When one installs a different (upgraded, I hope) sound card, does that turn "off" the onboard sound device? I mean, is it no longer being powered up or does one just not notice that it is always on because the jacks are not being used? Does it have a parasitic load on the PSU when you are using the card instead of the onboard system? :confused: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 410378 | 2005-12-05 03:05:00 | Sometimes a system may disable onboard sound. BUT if it doesn't, disable the onboard sound in the BIOS. And if it doesnt disable the onboard sound (or you dont disable it), things may conflict. Nah I dont think it puts a load on the system, if u put another card in the system. I dont think it'll matter whether something has been plugged into the jacks or not. Since its onboard. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 410379 | 2005-12-05 03:41:00 | There are two parts to installing a new sound card, the hardware and the software. Sorry if this is too simplistic. Any plug and play device should disable on board sound through the pluga nd play device discovery. Windows will find the hardware and ask for a driver which should be automatic. You can check the hardware has the correct Driver by looking in control panel/system properties on the hardware tab device manager button. the device manager shows a list of devices with a + sign next to each entry. If the hardware is not installed correctly the will be a - and a warning often an ! mark. If there is no errors your hardware is correctly installed. Secondly, all devices have an effect on system resorces when they are loaded. Your sound card will consume some resorces at all times as it is loaded at startup. This can be checked by running task manager, hold down CTRL ALT DEL keys simultaneously. select processes tab and look for the image name for you sound card driver. Mine is called scardsvr.exe and it uses 40kmemory usage. If you want to compare the on board sound card to the new one try removing the new one and check as described above. External USB sound cards are notorious for heavy use of resources. Having said that I don't think you will notice the difference between the two. Drivers are continually updated and can make cards perform better and consume less resorces. Cheers. |
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