ASUS P4B266 audio option

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 9:57 pm

The ASUS site info on the ASUS P4B266 (recommended) board mentions the optional on-board audio:
http://www.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4b266/overview.htm

Is this a problem ? Does anyone know whether Pulsar will be unhappy with this onboard friend ? Also with has a S/PDIF-in/out interface option...

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WayneSim · Post by **WayneSim** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 11:56 pm

I was faced with this question a while back. I was looking for a mobo without a soundcard so I didn't have any problems. Becasue I heard you can have problems with onbaord soundcards and pro soundcards.

But then a computer expert friend told me I could just simply turn off the power to the onboard soundcard in the BOIS. So technicly if it has no power running though it, your computer won't know it's even there.

However your not serious about running the onboard soundcard with your CW card are you? The onboard soundcards are VERY basic and NOT professional. It's like recording a $10 mic though a NEVE console. You just wouldn't do it. (unless you were experimenting or after a crummy sound or after something specific.) Maybe not the best example becasue maybe your $10 mic does the job you want it to do. Maybe you get the sound you want. But then again in the example you have a NEVE console.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 12:10 am

No, just wondering if it would be a disaster if it was left in .....

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 9:03 am

Try ASUS P4B266-C, I think it comes without audio.

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:38 am

Hi Sub,

I searched the ASUS site, the audio seems optional on each board. (chk their -C page) IF one doesn't want the audio, I think it's best to confirm that to your dealer...

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:50 am

although ASUS calls it an "option" good luck finding one in your area different from what everyone else has.

they seem to allways have the sound option but never the network one. i wish it was the other way.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 12:06 pm

Hi there,

If you want an asus board with onboard lan and without onboard sound, you just have to order it from your local dealer. I did for my tusl2-c I didn't want the onboard sound either and I ordered it. It took 'bout two weeks but hey, I had the patience for waiting, knowing that it would help to keep me out of trouble.

Maybe you should check your local dealer and ask him to order it. They all can order, it just takes some time to get the boards to the stores.

Greetz

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 12:15 pm

<i>they seem to allways have the sound option but never the network one. i wish it was the other way.</i>

Yeah I hear you on that one. Onboard lan is much cooler, especially if its an onboard Intel or 3Com LAN

(see: Intel D850MVL)

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:13 pm

even a crappy chipset lan would be cool because of not using thew PCI bus.

WayneSim · Post by **WayneSim** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 9:42 pm

On 2002-03-19 00:10, Spirit wrote:
No, just wondering if it would be a disaster if it was left in .....

It would only be a disaster if you couldn't disable it in some way. If you have no chose but to get onboard sound. Make sure you can disable or turn it off in the BIOS.

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 2:23 pm

And then again, it would be a waste of $$$ not using it.

madsun · Post by **madsun** » Tue Mar 26, 2002 1:08 am

"they seem to allways have the sound option but never the network one. i wish it was the other way."
yes is for that maybe i'm going to buy msi k7n 420 pro, that has onboard lan. but i wonder: DO THE LAN BOARD ITSELF USE PCI LOAD ALSO WHEN NOT WORKING I.E. NOT EXCHANGING DATA?

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Tue Mar 26, 2002 5:59 am

That would depend on the integrated LAN chip. I've understood there's LAN chips that do, some don't interfere. You could compare it to UDMA and no UDMA on IDE drives I guess. No UDMA type calls a lot on the CPU, the UDMA doesn't need CPU.
Don't ask me which you're getting. I wouldn't know the different types.

at0mic.