Hi. I am thinking of purchasing a laptop. I have an asus xonar dx2
(pci-express) and a creative elite pro (pci) soundcard and would love to
keep them. Is there any way to use them with the laptop.
Could the laptop be opened up and the card inserted into a vacant slot,
or is there any kind of external adaptor i could buy to create an external
pci slot. I'm not bothered if the laptop won't close back up properly.
I know it's unlikely but i thought i'd ask the experts first.
friend needs help
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Re: friend needs help
I'm by no means an expert but I don't believe laptop and desktop components are interchangeable.
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Re: friend needs help
Sparky wrote:I'm by no means an expert but I don't believe laptop and desktop components are interchangeable.
Correct, not possible my friend
Re: friend needs help
Laptops typically have sound chips that are soldered or built into the motherboard, so unfortunately, you're stuck with what you have.
Re: friend needs help
Or get a new USB sound card (like Creative GO!)
Re: friend needs help
This Product will supposedly let you use a PCI-E graphics card on your laptop, and is very expensive, but would be worth a try for academic curiosity. Your best bet is to buy a usb sound card that is very likely better than the ones you are trying to keep.
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