[pci-cards] Forum Topics

Help! I've had probs with my sound card - it plays very very very quietly (can only hear with ear pressed up right to speaker!) even though everythin is turned up to maximum. I had AWE32, swapped with SB Live from another PC - still not working. Swapped graphics card …

hello I am setting up a new comp with a SL-K8TPro-939. looking at the specs, I see that there is only one socket for the cd rom in. can anyone tell me where I could find an adapter to hook both drives up to the motherboard and what the thing …

hello everybody I am thinking of building a pc and have some silly questions. On some of the better mother boards, there are jacks for an eight channel speaker system. I can't find anyone on the internet who seems to sell the speakers for these boards. there are six audio …

I have a Dell Latitude C640 laptop and it came with the Sound Controller of Crystal WDM Audio Codec. Once my laptop crashed when I was listening to Windows Media player and after that when I startup my laptop the "Crystal WDM Audio Codec" device is disabled and an yellow …

How do I check if my modem is TAPI.

All my sounds coming from my computer are very slow, all my songs and game sounds are slow. its windows xp , e machine

hi there I have been asked to see if i can perform a clean installation of Windows 98SE (genuine copy/legal code) onto the Thinkpad 560x UK model. Although the machine sees the external floppy drive it does not see the external cdrom drive on the pcmcia bus. the cd rom …

:sad: :sad: My computer Crashed and before it crashed it had sound and was working ok. I restored my computer and I do not have any sound I looked at the system drivers and they appear to be working. I need to know what to do to restore my sound …

Okay, so I bought a SCSI hard drive for an old system, I got it, and it turned out not to be Ultra Wide like they said it would be, but it was Ultra 160LVD. Now, this isn't a problem, because I've got a terminator and everything to make it …

i'm trying to install a tv tuner and all i can get installed is the drivers.when i get to installing the software i get a messages saying(16 BIT windows subsystem)c:/windows\system32\autoexec.nt.the system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and microsoft windows application.and i have to close this application. what do …

hi all, me again.. i have a 4 channel PCI sound card in my system and i want to buy a set of 6 speakers 5.1, my soundcard is on this link: [url]http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/soundcards/productView.htm?quicklinx=110J[/url] im not sure if that soundcard is good enough for the speakers i want, will i need …

hi readers. there's something called > IEEE1394 < in my device manager. and on the back of my sound card (creative sound blaster audigy) there is a port with > SB1394 < next to it. this is obviously what IEEE1394 is rite?... anyway, i just wanted to know what it …

I have heard many times that having a seperate sound card will take strain off your cpu and improve performance, I know that is somewhat true, but how much strain can it possible take off the cpu? does it make a noticable change?

ok, here's my trouble. i've tried using my (less and less extensive, apparently) knowledge to fix this problem. whenever i run pretty much anything that uses a microphone, an online game, a microphone configuration thing (like what a messenger may use), or sound editing software, my sound card -or its …

Hi there, everyone! I have an old HP Pavilion 6635 that I got in 99 (I think). It's got a whopping 533mhz Celeron chip with 100mhz FSB. I've got 192MB RAM installed (it came with 64, I added 128), and a whopping 10.2GB hard drive (although it's more like 9.8 …

Okay..I have a huge midi problem with SBLIVE 5.1.... Here is how it goes...I bought myself a Yamaha PSR172 just to mess around with midi on the computer....I use it mainly in Fuity Loops Studio and when I first bought the keyboard..it worked perfectly fine...no problems with that... Then suddenly...I …

ok here's the scoop i reformated and installed windows Me. then i found out i didn't have sound. i know that the speakers work and I know I have a sound card. it is a analog devices 1816 codec (WDM) I looked under device manager and saw these drivers in …

i have windows Me, i am missing 3 PCI drivers (Comunication device, Input Controller, Multimedia Audio Device) the problem is i don't know how to find the drivers for it or download it. but i do know what i need by using a program called FreshDiagnose, anyone hear about it? …

Hi back from vacation.. :) I bought a network cable, and a network card for the laptop..hooked them up all is well.. how to share internet connections? how do I get the modems in synch.. I cant find anyplace to read how to do this.. I have dialup..and it can …

I have a dell dimension 8300 desktop and i recently had to reinstall everything and now i cannot install the network adapter for the intel pro/100 VE adapter. The driver doesnt register with my computer. I have to setup an ethernet connection to my dsl modem so i can setup …

Ive just recently installed windows XP and starting to Install the drivers, and all ive done is my Graphics driver, then i came to my sonicfury drivers (frist off the CD, then tried the updated ones off the net) So now when I play any sound, it plays a high …

what is better to use A NIC card or the built in ethernet ports on my computer to connect to the internet. which one is more efficient..

Hi, I have a (about) 5 year old OEM U.S. Robotics v.90 modem Have never been able to update the drivers..Just was wondering, what would a new modem, or should I say how would a new modem be better? Is the technology better, now, what advantages to a new one? …

Is it possible that I buy a PCMCIA usb 2.0 card for my laptop and then it'll work? I just want one because I currently don't have any usb 2.0 ports on my machine. Thanks.

hi ... i have computer wit spech: - ecs kt600 mainboard - amd athlon xp +1800 - 512 mb pc 2700 ddr - ati radeon rex 9200 128 td agp 8x - netodragon 56kbs modem - ethernet card - OS : XP profesional there's problem in my computer, at device …

um i have a dell 2.2ghz 256mb maxtor 40gb intergrated intle extreme graphics (want to replace this!) i play counterstrike i run it on 16 bit lowest resoltiuon i want a PCI card that will get around 60-100 always with this dell(sucks ass) please list the ones that you know …

I formatted my hard drive and installed the correct driver for my modem. When it is installed on Com Port 3, the computer recognizes the modem but it does not detect the dial tone on my telephone line. When it is installed on Com Port 1, the computer cannot find …

Ok, my mobo I've had for over almost a year has like 2-3 of these slots. But what the heck uses them? I haven't found any hardware yet that does.

I have a EB-GD92 Panasonic GSM cellphone. I want to connect the cellphone to my PC. My PC configuration is Celeron 300/64Mz with a Motorola SM56 modem. What connector should I buy? Does the connector connect to the PC modem port or USB/Serial/Parallel ports? Does it require special software? I …

Is there any way for me to hook it up the front sound jacks on my case? or do I have to have a P4 mobo? I have an asus p2b-f with a PIII-450mhz and the case has fire wire and usb in the front any way I can hook …