Sound card?

shaunc196

Carmen wrote:

Wow Bill, a lot of information!

This is what I have under multimedia

SiS 7012 Audio Driver



Thanks to you and Shaun...I seem to have now lost my thanks button :rotfl:

:rolleyes: No Problem Glad to have helped

Carmen

And now the £60 million question....where do I get a good priced 5.1 sound card :j :rotfl:

shaunc196

Carmen wrote:

And now the £60 million question....where do I get a good priced 5.1 sound card :j :rotfl:

EBAY
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=5.1+Soundcard%22&category0=

Depends on what you REALLY want to do. SO you want to blast the neighbours out, or just for your own listening?

If for own listening, then the Creative Labs 5.1 is good enough

Shaun
MCSE

Carmen

Shaun, I just want to have speakers around the house (own enjoyment,not neighbours) without the wires and the Creative ones on Amazon suggest you need a 5.1 sound card, so that is what I need to get
Sorry to be a pain, would I (a non techie) be able to fit it?:o
Carmen x

shaunc196

Honestly, yes you should. It can only go in one way and just as long you are gentle, but firm, and hold it flat, and simply push it in, you "should" be on.

DO NOT put it in at an angle, alway horisontal

If when you get it, give me a shout if you wish, I will guide you through it.

Shaun
MCSE

Carmen

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TRUST-5-1-SURROUND-PCI-SOUNDCARD-SC-5100_W0QQitemZ6853833463QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3701QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem



PS. It has been suggested by another mse'r I need pci thingy to help me download music to my mp3. Would the above do, to kill two bird with one stone?
Thanks

shaunc196

Carmen wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TRUST-5-1-SURROUND-PCI-SOUNDCARD-SC-5100_W0QQitemZ6853833463QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3701QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem



PS. It has been suggested by another mse'r I need pci thingy to help me download music to my mp3. Would the above do, to kill two bird with one stone?
Thanks

That card will so fine. Download music, now thats a whole new ball game. The PCI "Thingy" is the type of card you are using or buying. To download to your MP3 player, you will need either the data cable that came with your mp3 player, or your MP3 player plugs straight into your USB Slot.

USB Slot are usely at the back and / front of PC. A longish thin slot. On the back of your PC there is "usually" a cluster of 4 of them together.

Just to clear this up a little. You are buying a 5.1 Soundcard PCI.

You don't need PCI anything to download music to your MP3 Player

Carmen

Sorry, I mean to download to mp3 faster...after I have drag and dropped it can take half hour to download a dozen tracks :eek:

shaunc196

Carmen wrote:

Sorry, I mean to download to mp3 faster...after I have drag and dropped it can take half hour to download a dozen tracks :eek:

Right, now your confusing me LOL. You plug in your MP3 player, select the tracks you want to download and move them to your MP3 player from PC?

Where does your MP3 player plug in? If it plugs into your USB slot, then sorry nothing you can do, as your USB slot is either 1.1. or 2 already. If 2 already, then thats the highest there is. If 1.1, then you will need major surgrey and expense to fix that.

Carmen

I new I would confuse sooner or later:p seriously I think I actually understand all your advice :T after reading it a few times...LOL
I think I have taxed your brain enough..for tonight... again many thanks for all the help.
If your see a almighty explosion over the south coast you will know, I should have read your posts,one more time
Goodnight
Carmen x