Removing Sound Card Part

SAAER45 · 12-27-2005, 02:13 AM

I have an AOpen Cobra AW850 Deluxe 5.1 channel sound card and was wondering... The sound card comes with to different parts, one is the actual sound card that is plugged into the PCI slot and the other uses the space of a PCI slot but isn't actually connected to the PCI slot. It is connected to the sound card with a flat cable and has four things on the outside (none of which I am using) Coaxial In, Coaxial Out, Optical In, and Optical Out. My question is, since I'm not using the other halve of the sound card, can I just take it out (I need the PCI slot it is taking up)?

Here is a picture, the thing I am talking about is the one to the left.

**The_Other_One** · 12-27-2005, 02:44 AM

Of course you can! Do you have any idea how much extra crap can be added to some of the creative cards?

Well, I say this but something just hit me... My soundcard(and prob most others) won't work correctly unless it either has two jumpers or the front pannel jacks connected. I don't think you'd have such a problem, but yeah, you could I guess.

Just try it!

12-27-2005, 02:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	Removing Sound Card Part I have an AOpen Cobra AW850 Deluxe 5.1 channel sound card and was wondering... The sound card comes with to different parts, one is the actual sound card that is plugged into the PCI slot and the other uses the space of a PCI slot but isn't actually connected to the PCI slot. It is connected to the sound card with a flat cable and has four things on the outside (none of which I am using) Coaxial In, Coaxial Out, Optical In, and Optical Out. My question is, since I'm not using the other halve of the sound card, can I just take it out (I need the PCI slot it is taking up)? Here is a picture, the thing I am talking about is the one to the left. __________________ One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

12-27-2005, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	Of course you can! Do you have any idea how much extra crap can be added to some of the creative cards? Well, I say this but something just hit me... My soundcard(and prob most others) won't work correctly unless it either has two jumpers or the front pannel jacks connected. I don't think you'd have such a problem, but yeah, you could I guess. Just try it! __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

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