External audio connection/AIW 9800 Pro?

[Ron Marraccini]

Folks,

I am running Cat 5.3 software and my driver version is 6.14.10.6517.

My AIW 9800 Pro runs on an Abit NF7-S ver 2.0 mobo that has the Soundstorm
Audio (dolby digital 5.1) onboard.

I thought I heard somewhere that one does not have to use the external
connection from the video card to the audio line in on my mobo if I have the
above driver version.

Can someone advise me?

Thanks

Ron Marraccini

 

[T Shadow]

Folks,

I am running Cat 5.3 software and my driver version is 6.14.10.6517.

My AIW 9800 Pro runs on an Abit NF7-S ver 2.0 mobo that has the Soundstorm
Audio (dolby digital 5.1) onboard.

I thought I heard somewhere that one does not have to use the external
connection from the video card to the audio line in on my mobo if I have the
above driver version.

Can someone advise me?

Thanks

Ron Marraccini

This is from the ATI website. This refers to what was the analog sound not
the S/PDIF of course.
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The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):
ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 Series or higher
WDM Capture Driver 6.14.10.6300 or higher
Windows 2000 or Windows XP
With the introduction of WDM Capture Driver 6.14.10.6300 on ati.com (as
included in CATALYST 5.3), a new digital audio path is used for routing
sound from the ALL-IN-WONDER to the soundcard, for ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 Series
or higher.

When running Multimedia Center's Initialization Wizard, you no longer need
to set up the external audio cable configuration.

You may detach the external audio cable that may be attached to your
soundcard's LINE-IN or MIC input jack.