Is it a SB Live Value? The reason I ask is that I recently purchased a new Dell that came with a SB Live Value and had some trouble getting my Hoontech I/O III bracket working. Here's why: The SB Live Value that came preinstalled in my Dell is a special OEM version. Look at the top right hand side of the board and you'll see a model number stamped on it - mine says "Model CT4780". The Hoontech bracket has an adaptor that you physically plug into the boards AUD_EXT connector pins. The trouble I had is that this specific model of the SB Live Value has a capacitor solderered on the board right near the AUD_EXT pins that prevents you from completely seating the I/O III adaptor. It also has a newer 40 pin connector than other SB Live Value cards that use a 12 pin connector. I have pictures that I can mail to you if you're seriously interested. If you don't have this particular model SB Live Value, then you may not have this problem. You could also go with the Hoontech I/O II bracket because it uses a ribbon cable instead of an adaptor, however the I/O II has slightly different I/O options (S/PDIF in, Optical out, plus others). The I/O III has both Optical in and out plus others - check out http://hoontech.com for all the details. The good news is that I was able to modify the I/O III adaptor bracket to work with the particular model SB Live Value that I have. It's also worth mentioning that Brian from Votron Electronics and the guys at Hoontech were outstanding to deal with. I wouldn't hesitate giving them more business in the future. -- Ryan --- "Thomas, Ferris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, all. > > One quick question: I've got a Dell P3 system with a SoundBlaster Live card > onboard. After quickly scanning the back of the machine I didn't notice > anything that is obviously a digital input/output. I was under the > impression that these cards were "digital friendly;" am I completely > off-base? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
