- Apr 19, 2015
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I've just installed an ASUS Xonar DSX 7.1 PCIE in my system, making sure to disable the HD audio in the BIOS first.
Firstly the device just came up as a "Audio Multimedia Controller" in the Device Manager with a yellow warning triangle.
The drivers on the CD were only for XP/Vista/Win7 so I tried the official drivers 8.1 from the website (http://www.asus.com/uk/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DSX/HelpDesk_Download/) however the install failed and threw up an error.
After a few reboots and reseating the card with no luck I Googled and came up with the UNi Xonar Unified Drivers. I installed these and after a reboot the card appears properly in Device Manager and is selected in the Playback devices panel.
However there is no sound. When I play a known mp3 track in Windows Media Player the Xonar Audio center utility that came with the Unified driver is showing a moving graphic equalizer, and I can see the green volume bar move in the Playback devices panel.
My headphones are plugged directly into the card (not the front panel) and I have tried every Jack socket.
Can anyone help?
System:
ASUS Xonar DSX 7.1 PCIE
Win 8.1
Intel Core i5 4690K
16b RAM
Asus Strix nVidia GeForce GTX 970
Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Z97
**UPDATE**
I've plugged a mic into the card and whilst I can't hear anything I can see the input graph move up and down in Recording devices and Skype Audio test.. so am pretty sure the card is 'working'
Firstly the device just came up as a "Audio Multimedia Controller" in the Device Manager with a yellow warning triangle.
The drivers on the CD were only for XP/Vista/Win7 so I tried the official drivers 8.1 from the website (http://www.asus.com/uk/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DSX/HelpDesk_Download/) however the install failed and threw up an error.
After a few reboots and reseating the card with no luck I Googled and came up with the UNi Xonar Unified Drivers. I installed these and after a reboot the card appears properly in Device Manager and is selected in the Playback devices panel.
However there is no sound. When I play a known mp3 track in Windows Media Player the Xonar Audio center utility that came with the Unified driver is showing a moving graphic equalizer, and I can see the green volume bar move in the Playback devices panel.
My headphones are plugged directly into the card (not the front panel) and I have tried every Jack socket.
Can anyone help?
System:
ASUS Xonar DSX 7.1 PCIE
Win 8.1
Intel Core i5 4690K
16b RAM
Asus Strix nVidia GeForce GTX 970
Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Z97
**UPDATE**
I've plugged a mic into the card and whilst I can't hear anything I can see the input graph move up and down in Recording devices and Skype Audio test.. so am pretty sure the card is 'working'
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