Adding pci card to integrated mobo
notbob
stuff in ages, so I need some advice. I used to purposely buy
non-integrated mobos so I could upgrade via peripheral cards. Well,
even a recent cheapo used box I acquired is pretty much all
integrated, including '97 sound chip, which is basically one step
above two tin cans connected with string. I
have an old SB Live pci card and the asus board has a couple vacant
pci slots. Used to be, on really ancient mobos, one had to go in and
sabotage the integrated chip to add a like pci card. Is this still the
case with somewhat newer mobos (I think this asus brd about '2001)
with integrated layouts or can I jes add the sblive card and do some
sys config? From lshw:
description: Motherboard
product: P4B-LX
capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect
socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720
int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer
int10video acpi usb agp
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller
I'm using slackware 13
thnx
nb
James Michael Fultz
> I'm waaay behind on hardward, these days, not having bought any new
> stuff in ages, so I need some advice. I used to purposely buy
> non-integrated mobos so I could upgrade via peripheral cards. Well,
> even a recent cheapo used box I acquired is pretty much all
> integrated, including '97 sound chip, which is basically one step
> above two tin cans connected with string.
Later AC'97 revisions can provide pretty good sound. The typical
divergence is that sound from the SB Live! may be louder due stronger
signal output.
> I have an old SB Live pci card and the asus board has a couple vacant
> pci slots. Used to be, on really ancient mobos, one had to go in and
> sabotage the integrated chip to add a like pci card. Is this still the
> case with somewhat newer mobos (I think this asus brd about '2001)
> with integrated layouts or can I jes add the sblive card and do some
> sys config?
It's possible to fiddle with your ALSA configuration in order to make
the SB Live! the primary output device. However, you may find it less
hassle to disable the on-board soundchip, especially if you never intend
to use it. Most motherboards of that vintage and newer have an option
in BIOS setup to toggle activation of the on-board soundchip.
> From lshw:
>
> description: Motherboard
> product: P4B-LX
>
> capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect
> socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720
> int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer
> int10video acpi usb agp
>
> description: CPU
> product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz
>
> description: Multimedia audio controller
> product: 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller
>
> I'm using slackware 13
>
>
>
> thnx
> nb
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Hactar
My mobo has integrated sound. I tried it back when it was shiny! and
new and didn't care for it At All. Not enough ports (3), no hardware
stream mixing, no hardware MIDI emulation, nothing good. I had a PCI SB
Live! something (128?) so I used it. All I did was poke around in one of
the /etc/modules.* files (I think) to load the new driver instead of the
old one, hook up the speakers to the new one and I was set. I think if
I tell the BIOS to speak something during boot, it uses the onboard
card, but that's no biggie.
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Dan C
Just get into the BIOS and disable the onboard ('97) sound. It's just a
toggle on/off in there. That will allow the sound blaster to be seen as
the only sound device in the system, which is what you want.
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notbob
> Just get into the BIOS and disable the onboard ('97) sound. It's just a
> toggle on/off in there. That will allow the sound blaster to be seen as
> the only sound device in the system, which is what you want.
You da' man, Dan! Thanks. ;)
nb