A/D converter?

kobaj · 08-12-2007, 03:34 AM

Ive been repairing computers for a little extra cash on the side and recently I had a customer come in asking to see if his A/D converter is working properly. I havnt a clue as to how I would go about making sure it is converting/receiving/transmitting correctly. He prefers to keep the computer at his house and I dont have it at the moment to see what model card it is. Does anyone have a suggestion for what I should do/bring next time to test his equipment?

elitehacker · 08-12-2007, 04:36 AM

A/D converter? Are those just little chips on sounds cards and the such that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. I didn't know you can fix those.

Well of course you can fix it, but I don't think its worth the trouble.

kobaj · 08-12-2007, 06:48 PM

I have heard that some sound cards have them. But yes, it converts Analog signals to Digital ones. Its not really fixing them, its just testing them to see if they work. And if it doesnt, then the guy will purchase a new one. I have no idea how to test it though.

heyman421 · 08-12-2007, 06:56 PM

just tell him you don't know WTF he wants

he probably doesn't know either

kobaj · 08-13-2007, 01:00 AM

Why would he know nothing about it?

I might resort to just saying I dont know, but not until I get a couple different views from people who might know a bit more on the subject.

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kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,218	A/D converter? Ive been repairing computers for a little extra cash on the side and recently I had a customer come in asking to see if his A/D converter is working properly. I havnt a clue as to how I would go about making sure it is converting/receiving/transmitting correctly. He prefers to keep the computer at his house and I dont have it at the moment to see what model card it is. Does anyone have a suggestion for what I should do/bring next time to test his equipment? __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

08-12-2007, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,218	I have heard that some sound cards have them. But yes, it converts Analog signals to Digital ones. Its not really fixing them, its just testing them to see if they work. And if it doesnt, then the guy will purchase a new one. I have no idea how to test it though. __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

08-13-2007, 01:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,218	Why would he know nothing about it? I might resort to just saying I dont know, but not until I get a couple different views from people who might know a bit more on the subject. __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

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08-12-2007, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,413	A/D converter? Are those just little chips on sounds cards and the such that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. I didn't know you can fix those. Well of course you can fix it, but I don't think its worth the trouble.

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	just tell him you don't know WTF he wants he probably doesn't know either