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XPS 8920 sound card upgrade
I’m upgrading my audio to a Sound Blaster Audigy Rx. The instructions are asking me to uninstall the audio drivers before I install it and load their drivers.
I’m reasonably certain that Realtek is the driver I need to uninstall because it drives (Speaker / Headphones) Realtek Audio Default device.
Sound, video and game controllers
Intel® Display Audio
(graphics card) High Definition Audio
(graphics card) Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Realtek Audio
My question is will I still be able to use the -Front Panel- headphone and microphone jacks.
(The sound card I’m installing doesn’t have the ability to plug those jacks into the card.) I would appreciate some help.
Vic384
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February 12th, 2018 13:00
I don't see how the front panel headphone and microphone jacks would work if you uninstall the Realtek drivers. I am not sure whether or not you have to uninstall the Realtek drivers; Control Panel allows you to manage audio devices and you can have multiple audio devices from other sources including via USB, via HDMI from video cards, etc.
ilovedell954
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February 12th, 2018 10:00
yes you should be able to
ejn63
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February 12th, 2018 15:00
You'd need to make a physical connection between the new card and front panel ports - so, if you install a sound card, the answer is - no, the existing front panel ports will not function.