Audigy 2 ZS Bay & X-Fi Card

[marshahu]

I currently have an Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Sound Card. I am considering getting an X-Fi card but I am trying to shave money where possible.

I have seen that Audigy 2 ZS platinum drive bay and the X-Fi internal drive bay and they look identical with the only difference being the remote control that they use and the Audigy 2 ZS having an extra firewire port built in.

For the firewire port, I have a spare firewire header on my motherboard which I could use. But all the other internal connectors are identical.

With the above bought in mind, is it possible to use my Audigy 2 ZS bay with any X-Fi Sound Card??

 

[marshahu]

Nobody have any ideas. Is it even feasible or am I going about it the wrong way.

 

[Crashman]

It will work.

 

[gareth_mattey]

do you have a link to the x-fi bay? wouldn't mind getting one but can't find any.

 

[chookman]

do you have a link to the x-fi bay? wouldn't mind getting one but can't find any.

I was of the thought it was a standard IDE cable.

 

[dobby]

if good sound is your thing, good with an external (prefferably Firewire) sound interrface.

i have a m-audio fire 410, used for recording , but there are cheaper options.

really all i can say is i wouldnt buy Creative.

 

[marshahu]

Excellent, so my instincts were right!! Thank you Crashman

One more thing. What complications if any will I suffer? If I get a X-Fi Gamer with just the card and then add the Audigy 2 ZS Drive Bay then will I not need to install any extra drivers to get the bay working or are the drivers provided on the CD general drivers for all flavours of X-Fi sound cards?

How well would the X-Fi and Audigy 2 ZS Plantium bay work under vista? I have heard a mixed bag of stories with regards to Creative cards and Vista so any people with experience in this sector feel free to contribute your experiences and any pitfalls that I may come up against!