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Audigy 2 ZS line out failure - how to fix?
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 WinXP system with an Audigy2 ZS sound
card. One of the line outs (the second of the three) has suddenly failed. How can I pinpoint the cause of the failure, and will I need to purchase a new soundcard? The exact port that failed is the fifth hole on the back of the card, if one is counting from the left on a pic such as the one at http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html. It is the middle one of the three line outs. Thanks in advance. |
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Audigy 2 ZS line out failure - how to fix?
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:02:40 GMT, LineOut wrote:
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 WinXP system with an Audigy2 ZS sound card. One of the line outs (the second of the three) has suddenly failed. How can I pinpoint the cause of the failure, and will I need to purchase a new soundcard? The exact port that failed is the fifth hole on the back of the card, if one is counting from the left on a pic such as the one at http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html. It is the middle one of the three line outs. Thanks in advance. One more bit of information: two of the three line outs have failed, not just one. The two that have failed are the fifth and sixth holes on the back of the card, if one is counting from the left on a pic such as the one at http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html. |
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Audigy 2 ZS line out failure - how to fix?
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:02:40 GMT, LineOut wrote:
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 WinXP system with an Audigy2 ZS sound card. One of the line outs (the second of the three) has suddenly failed. How can I pinpoint the cause of the failure, and will I need to purchase a new soundcard? The exact port that failed is the fifth hole on the back of the card, if one is counting from the left on a pic such as the one at http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html. It is the middle one of the three line outs. Thanks in advance. I have no experience with this card, but I have seen cases where the jacks get flaky. I'd suspect that first, rather than any dead electronics (which wouldn't be repairable anyway). Try wiggling the plug side-to-side and in-and-out while listening to that output. Sometimes the problem is simply that the plug is too small for the jack. (Despite the fact that these are supposed to be "standard" sizes, they do vary.) If that's the case, swapping cables for one with slightly fatter plugs may be all you need. Of course, this presumes you have a collection of assorted cables on hand to try, since you probably can't go into your local parts shop with a micrometer and rip open blister packs. If you do find a bad jack (not just a plug size mismatch) you can have a look at the board after removing it from your system. It's possible that the jack just didn't get soldered properly and you may be able to re-solder it. BE CAREFUL! Typically these melt quite easily, so if you hold the iron too long on a terminal, it can heat it up enough to melt the plastic and really mis-align things. If you actually have to replace the jack, you will probably need desoldering tools to suck the old solder out of the holes. If you heat each pin while prying on the jack, you can sometimes "worry" it out by moving each pin a teensy bit in a round-robin manner. Sometimes this comes out clean enough to re-insert a new jack, but don't bet on it. Best regards, Bob Masta DAQARTA v3.50 Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.com Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, FREE Signal Generator Science with your sound card! |
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