Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8.

JokerFMJ · 01-21-2006, 01:20 AM

Is it necessary to plug some sort of power cable into Sound Cards? There are a few slots on the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 sound card that look like they get plugged into, but I have no connector that will fit them.

**leroys1000** · 01-21-2006, 09:49 AM

The connectors on a sound card are ussually for internal
audio connections to the CD drives and normally are
unnecessary unless you are running digital audio
from a DVD,as the audio is transfered across the PCI bus.
Some creative labs cards also have a header with a bunch
of pins on it that is used to connect an optional adapter
that connects front ports in a drive bay.

01-21-2006, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
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01-21-2006, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	The connectors on a sound card are ussually for internal audio connections to the CD drives and normally are unnecessary unless you are running digital audio from a DVD,as the audio is transfered across the PCI bus. Some creative labs cards also have a header with a bunch of pins on it that is used to connect an optional adapter that connects front ports in a drive bay. __________________ There is a madness to my method.