First post, by EdmondDantes
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So this is kind of a repeat of a post I made in the topic about that Dell motherboard but I figured it might get more answers if I make it its own topic.
So recently I got a Dell motherboard, and its all up and running now. I have power, Windows XP (SP3) is installed, the Geforce ti4200 works and is running...
The only hitch is the Soundblaster Audigy 2 (which may or may not be a ZS, I'm not sure how you can tell).
For some reason there is NO SOUND coming through my speakers.
BEFORE YOU ASK:
Yes, I disabled the onboard audio in the BIOS.
Yes, I tried different PCI slots.
Yes, I tried plugging the speakers into different jacks on the card itself (its not really clear which one is the speaker jack)
Yes, I made sure the speakers themselves worked.
Yes, I installed drivers.
That last part was a bit strange actually. See my first thought was to use the Audigy 2 ZS driver CD iso you can find here on Vogons, but when I ran that thing's program it said it didn't detect the cards (I have two audigies of the same model). I found another driver installation however which *did* detect the card (I forget where I found this second one) and intalled just fine but... absolutely no sound is coming through the speakers.
And yes, I tested BOTH the audigies I have. Same thing.
Right now I'm just grabbing drivers for the onboard audio, just to test to see if this motherboard can produce sound *at all*. I'm suspecting that my Audigy 2 cards (both of which had also failed to work in my Windows 98se rig) were probably just DOA when I bought them, and I'm honestly hoping that's the case... I'd hate a potential gaming comp to not be capable of sound.
If ya'll can suggest anything else I may want to try or if there's some weird aspect of the Audigy 2s I should know about (I'm honestly thinking of just getting an Audigy 1 since in my mind older = simpler), let me know. I might even be willing to send the Audigy 2s off to a member here for testing.
One thing is I read just now that Audigy 2's come with something called a "Breakout Box." Is this box absolutely required or can you get sound directly from the card?