I've used nothing but onboard sound for a few years now and won't look back, unless I have a specialty application that requires a sound card.
----------- Brian Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-02, at 7:55 PM, Scoobydo <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, if you replace the board you need to get rid of W2K. New mobo, > new chipset means it's very likely you won't find any support for an OS that > old. Oh yeah, on board sound is ok by me. I did a comparison several months > ago with a SB Live card and it wasn't any better than Realtech on board sound > to my old ears. I just got rid of 3 copies of Windows XP and I'm done with > anything older than Vista which should be supported with one more service > pack and until Windows 8 when it arrives 2-3 years from now. No offense Sam, > but there seems little point in using W2K and everything going to 64 bit as > well. > > > > On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:15:47 -0500, Sam Franc <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My existing Asus mobo has quit the sound. an A8N-VM. >> I tried an Asus Zonar DX pci exp. sound card. >> I contacted Asus and they told me there is no driver that will work on >> W2K.The sales literature did not mention this. >> Expensive but the drivers mess up my W2K OS so I need another solution. >> Is there another card that will work with W2K? >> >> 2; If I get a new mobo with sound like the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO can I plug my >> HD with W2K OS into it and boot up. >> Or will I have to do a complete fresh install? >> I really do not want to leave my W2K. >> Sam > > > -- > Opera's e-mail client > > Main Machine: > Generic Steel Case > ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo > AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) > OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) > Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) > WD Cariar Black 640 Gig > Lite On 22X DVD Burner > ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor > fold...@home (11,000 PPD) > > Game Box: > Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower > Gigabyte 785G/SB710 > AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 > Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs > PowerColor HD5770 1 gig > Seasonic 550 watt PSU > 2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0) > LiteOn DVD Burner
