Julian, Sorry to hear about your dilemma, but in the modern computer hardware world the state of things is best described in the words of Bob Dylan - "The Times, They Are a-Changing".
73, Don W3FPR Julian, G4ILO wrote: > Apologies for the OT question but I'm at my wits end. I just bought a new > computer for the shack and find that I can't install my SB Live 24 card that > I kept from the old one because it doesn't have PCI Slots. Instead, it has > what I've been told are PCI Express slots. Even my local computer shop > hadn't heard of a PC without PCI slots, and said PCI EXpress is only for > graphics cards. But that can't be right as the computer has 4 of them, 3 > short ones which are PCIe x1 and one long one which is PCIe x16. > > The built in Realtek sound card has all kinds of controls for special > effects, karaoke etc. but I can't find an option for "look, just convert it > to digital as accurately as possible and don't mess with it." In any case, I > really want to use the internal board for normal audio as it has front panel > sockets for headphones etc. which is why I had the second sound card. > However when I search for PCI Express sound cards they are all pretty > expensive. The cheapest seems to be an Asus Xonar DX 7.1. I admit the DX > part sounds promising, but it still has these special effects features and > outputs for subwoofers and so on none of which I need. > > What's a guy who just wants to work digital modes to do? A few years ago you > could buy a 16-bit ISA sound card for 15 quid. Surely we don't all have to > go out and splash £200 on a RigExpert or MicroHam now? Someone suggested I > got a "cheap USB audio device" but how cheap is OK? You can buy these things > on eBay for $2, I kid you not, but I bought one once and tossed it after 5 > minutes it was so bad. > > I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has had this problem and solved it > satisfactorily because I'm getting withdrawal symptoms not being able to > work digimodes. Is it just me, or is technology getting way too complicated? > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
