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M 1710 D-Dock sound card help?

post #1 of 9
10/4/06 at 8:51pm
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Just got my D-Dock off off e-Bay so far so good. I thought I would be able to use the Audigy ZS notebook soundcard. It looks to me that it takes a regular low profile desktop sound card? Help Which one works well? I'am sure someone has already put one in their D-Dock. I am ready for my 5.1 Z 5300 logitechs to come alive in games again? Any help would be greatly apreciated. Thanks
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post #2 of 9
10/4/06 at 9:59pm
It takes full height / half length PCI cards. I am using an Audigy II card in my dock with no problems.
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post #3 of 9
10/5/06 at 12:15am
Yeah, the DDock doesn't have a PCMCIA slot. It has a PCI slot.

This is why it really pays to read.
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post #4 of 9
10/5/06 at 12:24am
Do like me (read my specs) get the SB X-Fi XtremeMusic, hook up the 5300's and drop your jaw at the audio quality. Just adjust your sub down a bit as it is a bit punchy
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post #5 of 9
10/5/06 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by whackamac
Do like me (read my specs) get the SB X-Fi XtremeMusic, hook up the 5300's and drop your jaw at the audio quality. Just adjust your sub down a bit as it is a bit punchy

That's the card i'm picking up tommorow. Read some reviews and it's a performer from what I read. It should sound better then my old Audigy ZS PCMCIA Card I had in my XPS Gen 2 and I was impressed with that card with the Z 5300 5.1's . Can't wait til tommorow to unleash some good sound again.
Thanks again for the help fellas
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post #6 of 9
10/5/06 at 1:02am
I have a Creative X-Fi Extreme music edition card in mine

the sound is awesome
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post #7 of 9
10/5/06 at 4:45am
Cant u get the d dock and then get a pci to pcmcia slot card from newegg to put in the d dock pci slot??? I thought you could do that and then use the zs notebook?? Thats what I am planning to do if it works since my old xps gen 1 had a pc card slot with my audigy 2 zs notebook and now my new m1710 cant use it
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post #8 of 9
10/5/06 at 7:55am
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Originally Posted by Groto
Cant u get the d dock and then get a pci to pcmcia slot card from newegg to put in the d dock pci slot??? I thought you could do that and then use the zs notebook?? Thats what I am planning to do if it works since my old xps gen 1 had a pc card slot with my audigy 2 zs notebook and now my new m1710 cant use it

I guess you could if they make a Pci to PCMCIA adaptor but for me I sold my XPS Gen 2 to a freind and the Audigy ZS PCMCIA sound Card went with it. And from what I hear is the creative labs sound blaster X-Fi xtream is all around better and would not need to purchase a PCI tp PCMCIA adaptor if they even have one I never heard of one. Infact I have been waiting for a PCMCIA to express slot adaptor as I am supposed to Beta test one when it becomes available but just takeing too long.
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post #9 of 9
10/5/06 at 6:39pm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104222
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