[SOLVED] Need a sound card for a server???

**STINEHART** · 04-11-2009, 02:31 PM

Hello. I am trying something diferent today. I was messing with one of my servers, a Dell Poweredge 1550 with XP on it...Its on the top of my stack... and am thinking of a way to get audio running on it. Any ideas?
I've heard of external usb sound cards too? Do these work, are there any really cheap options?
Any ways of rigging it.
Just looking for thoughts..
thx.

**wrench97** · 04-11-2009, 03:14 PM

That would be a 1U rack box? I think I remember USB ports on the back of those.
If you just want basic sound a cheap USB stick will work, something like this> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829128004

There are some Maudio high end units also.

**STINEHART** · 04-11-2009, 04:00 PM

I have one like that from plantronics that came tieh a pair of dollar headphones, but tried that and nothing. reboot .nothing.. doesn't even see it as a device.
I'm thinking you have to already have a soundcard to get those to work.. not sure. My plantronics one works on this pc fine.

**wrench97** · 04-11-2009, 04:24 PM

There is this one I ran across on a system that the onboard audio and video wasn't working. So it should not be reliant on the chipset> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829126101

**STINEHART** · 04-11-2009, 06:26 PM

I plugged it into my roomates PC and the PlugNPlay from XP popped up and installed the device and showed it as ready to use..so
I checked teh bios adn sure enough, there was a setting that usb was disabled.. DUHH
Restarted and works like a charm with the little usb sound card.
I hope if anyone else reads this in the future wanting to have sound on a server for whatever reasons add a cheap usb sound card to their toolkit. Can listen to music on there now.. hehe
Thanks

04-11-2009, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
STINEHART Aut viam inveniam aut fac Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,178 OS: OS X 10.6.1 My System	[SOLVED] Need a sound card for a server??? Hello. I am trying something diferent today. I was messing with one of my servers, a Dell Poweredge 1550 with XP on it...Its on the top of my stack... and am thinking of a way to get audio running on it. Any ideas? I've heard of external usb sound cards too? Do these work, are there any really cheap options? Any ways of rigging it. Just looking for thoughts.. thx. __________________ Free 10MB Image Hosting \| Streaming Catholic TV \| -Smilies.- \| Report Suspicious or Suspected Terrorist Activity Here

04-11-2009, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,621 OS: Win7	Re: Need a sound card for a server??? That would be a 1U rack box? I think I remember USB ports on the back of those. If you just want basic sound a cheap USB stick will work, something like this> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829128004 There are some Maudio high end units also. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

04-11-2009, 04:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
STINEHART Aut viam inveniam aut fac Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,178 OS: OS X 10.6.1 My System	Re: Need a sound card for a server??? I have one like that from plantronics that came tieh a pair of dollar headphones, but tried that and nothing. reboot .nothing.. doesn't even see it as a device. I'm thinking you have to already have a soundcard to get those to work.. not sure. My plantronics one works on this pc fine. __________________ Free 10MB Image Hosting \| Streaming Catholic TV \| -Smilies.- \| Report Suspicious or Suspected Terrorist Activity Here

04-11-2009, 04:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,621 OS: Win7	Re: Need a sound card for a server??? There is this one I ran across on a system that the onboard audio and video wasn't working. So it should not be reliant on the chipset> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829126101 __________________ Power Supply and Selection

04-11-2009, 06:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
STINEHART Aut viam inveniam aut fac Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,178 OS: OS X 10.6.1 My System	Re: Need a sound card for a server??? I plugged it into my roomates PC and the PlugNPlay from XP popped up and installed the device and showed it as ready to use..so I checked teh bios adn sure enough, there was a setting that usb was disabled.. DUHH Restarted and works like a charm with the little usb sound card. I hope if anyone else reads this in the future wanting to have sound on a server for whatever reasons add a cheap usb sound card to their toolkit. Can listen to music on there now.. hehe Thanks __________________ Free 10MB Image Hosting \| Streaming Catholic TV \| -Smilies.- \| Report Suspicious or Suspected Terrorist Activity Here