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More info?)
In article <3c741277.0405190611.589c6d36@posting.google.com>,
scfisher_list@ntlworld.com (Steve Fisher) wrote:
> nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote in message
news:<nospam-1905040409440001@192.168.1.177>...
> > In article <3c741277.0405182311.9a341ee@posting.google.com>,
> > scfisher_list@ntlworld.com (Steve Fisher) wrote:
> >
> > > I've been lokking at possible accessiories for my motherboard A7N8x-E
> > >
> > > On the following website it is possible to get a module described as
> > >
> > > S/PDIF In-Out Coaxial Module.
> > >
> > >
> > >
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/mb_accessories.htm
> > >
> > > My question is what extra functionality does this give over the SP/DIF
> > > Out jack on the back of my motherboard.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any hep
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > >
> > So, unless you can find evidence to the contrary, save your money
> > for the time being. SPDIF-out is probably all that is going to
> > work for you.
> >
> > >
> > An adapter with a TOSlink receiver module might stand a
> > better chance of working, as the output of the TOSlink
> > is a logic swing signal, and won't need amplification.
> > Good luck finding the Asus adapter that does that.
> > See the SPDIF-all depicted below:
> >
> >
http://web.archive.org/web/20030219191832/http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/mb_accessories.htm
> >
> > HTH,
> > Paul
>
> Is the jack used for S/PDIF out on the motherboard
> the same as that is used on the module S/PDIF In-Out Coaxial Module?
>
> Funnily enough it was the TOSlink out that i originally wanted but the
> only place that sells these ASUS modules in UK is ASUS UK. I sent them
> a cheque for £5 a month ago and when i chased up yesterday i found out
> that i was not down for a module which has TOSLINK.
>
> In fact I was informed that the modules with TOSLINK connections were
> not compatible with A7n8x-e!!
>
> Thanks
> Steve
Logically, the jack on the back is the same as a SPDIF In-Out COA,
but physically they should be coming from separate line drivers, as
the environment is supposed to be a 75ohm transmission line. Leaving
a stub on the motherboard isn't a good idea.
With regard to the adapter, did Asus claim that the Coax In/Out
module would work ? Or just that the TOSLink wouldn't work ?
Maybe in fact, it is the ALC650 SPDIF input that doesn't work ?
I just took a closer look at the picture of the SPDIF In-Out COA
on the mb_accessories link you posted, and I see a design change
on it. There is now a 14 pin chip on the adapter! Maybe that
means they have fixed the problem by buffering the input ?
(Compare the picture of the module on the web.archive.org
page I quoted, to the web page you quoted.)
To continue this charade, put your fiver down on the COA, and
post back how it works out
Make sure Asus knows which mobo
you've got, so they don't ship an older model of bracket, without
that chip. ( Watching people gamble, is almost as much fun as
gambling yourself
)
Other than that, maybe you could pick up an 8738 based PCI sound
card, like the Chaintech one I see for $18 on newegg.com. It claims
to have SPDIF In-Out coaxial.
HTH,
Paul