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February 25th, 2013 22:00
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Internal Sound Card with Inspiron 530
Hi I have a inspiron 530 and I am thinking about updating the current sound card which is a sound blaster xtreme. I am now running Windows 7 professorial 32 bit. The sound card I am looking at is a Creative Sound Blaster X- Fi Titanium HD or the new Z card. I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible or if there is another card which is just as good will work Any info on this would be appreciated.
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DELL-Chiranjeev
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February 26th, 2013 09:00
Hi musicman980,
The sound card 'Creative Sound Blaster X- Fi Titanium HD' is compatible with 'Inspiron 530' desktop. The card needs to be connected to 'PCI Express®' slot located on the motherboard. Before you go for the upgrade, please ensure no other device is connected to the 'PCI Express®' slot as that will have to be removed in order to use the 'Creative Sound' card. You may refer to the following picture to check the location of the 'PCI Express' slot on the motherboard:
Number 26 in the above link is 'PCI Express® x1' connector (PCIE_X1). You may also want to refer to the following link to check the specifications of the Audio card:
http://bit.ly/nbhd7t
Let me know if there are any other concerns.
musicman980
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February 26th, 2013 11:00
Hi thanks for the reply. I checked the pci express slot and it is alread being taken up by my Ge Force GT 630 which also blocks out the other slot underneith it. The only avilable slots I have are the pci slots. Are there any sound cards that will fit into the pci slots that sound just as good when compared to the Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD.?
DELL-Chiranjeev
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February 26th, 2013 15:00
Hi musicman980,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I was able to locate a PCI sound card on Dell website. You may have a look at it using the link http://dell.to/YVNmyc. However to check the sound card which meets the specifications you are looking for, we may have to look for a PCI Express sound card. The system already has ‘Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Sound’ card which can be connected to any available PCI Express® slot (1x or 16x). Would like to know the slot to which the current sound card is connected. Please refer to the following table to check the port on the motherboard and verify the same:
1
Chassis fan connector (CHASSIS_FAN)
2
Processor socket (CPU)
3
Northbridge (Integrated Video controller)
4
processor fan connector (CPU_FAN)
5
Memory module connectors (DIMM_1)
6
Memory module connectors (DIMM_2)
7
Memory module connectors (DIMM_3)
8
Main power connector (ATX_POWER)
9
Floppy drive connector (FLOPPY)
10
Memory module connectors (DIMM_4)
11
Battery socket
12
CMOS jumper (CLEAR CMOS)
13
Password jumper (CLEAR_PW)
14
Serial ATA drive connectors (SATA1)
15
Serial ATA drive connectors (SATA5)
16
Serial ATA drive connectors (SATA4)
17
Front panel connector (F_PANEL)
18
Front USB connector (F_USB1)
19
Serial ATA drive connectors (SATA0)
20
Front USB connector (F_USB2)
21
Southbridge (PCI/ATA controller)
22
Front FlexBay connector (F_USB3)
23
Front USB connector (F_USB4)
24
PCI connector (PCI2)
25
PCI connector (PCI1)
26
PCI Express® x1 connector (PCIE_X1)
27
PCI Express x16 connector (PCIE_X16)
28
Audio connectors
29
Two USB and one LAN connector
30
Two2 USB connectors
31
Video connector (VGA)
32
Power for CPU (ATX_CPU)
Please share the findings.
musicman980
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February 26th, 2013 21:00
Hi thanks again for the reply. After reviewing the inspiron 530 diagram I found that my Sound Blaster Card is in PCI connector (PCI2. I also looked at the card that you found on the Dell website it seems to be an ok card but I kinda was looking for something a little more up to date that can handle hd sound and possibly some gaming but mostly for music and movies. Do you know of another pci card that can handle hd sound and etc. Here is a link to the 530 layout. If you have any more info on this I would appreciate it. ftp.dell.com/.../inspiron-530_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf
DELL-Chiranjeev
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February 27th, 2013 10:00
Hi musicman980,
Thank you for your reply. Most of the latest HD Audio cards are not available with PCI interface. They are either available in PCI Express or USB interface. I did some research online and found the following PCI Audio card:
http://bit.ly/13kATLV
You may check the link below to review different audio cards:
http://bit.ly/Y3eq0E
Hope this helps.
cactusmac
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February 27th, 2013 14:00
what's your budget? It may be better if you invest in an external sound card, that way you can use it with your laptop or next PC!
musicman980
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February 27th, 2013 23:00
Hi thanks for the reply. I am trying not to spend over 200. If you have any info let know thanks