... Bugger ...

industrian · June 17th, 2006, 23:39

Whilst fixing up my new 3800+ X2 PC, it seems that I've broke one of the Floppy power pins on my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro, rendering it dead.

Is there any chance this can be repaired by myself, or is my soundcard going to Silicon Heaven with the robots, calculators, toasters and hairdryers?

On a more lighter note though: the new PC is good.

**refraction** · June 17th, 2006, 23:47

you any good at soldering?

if so, grab an old floppy drive, unsolder the pins, do the same with the ones on your audigy, solder on the new ones

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industrian · June 17th, 2006, 23:48

Sorry to regress back into a n00b-like state, but soldering? What tools would I require for that?

**hushypushy** · June 18th, 2006, 00:12

a soldering iron

and then you'll need some sort of material to use as an alloy. google for soldering, you'll find like 12 million tutorials. it's tricky, but it's better to try your hand at it instead of just giving up.

and just for your own good, not like it matters to this thread, i hope you are pronouncing it correctly

industrian · June 18th, 2006, 17:22

I get paid on Friday, so I'm gonna buy a X-Fi Elite Pro (I was gonna wait until I bought a totally-new PC, but to hell with it.)

I might dabble in a bit of soldering later in the year, or I might just get some dude at university to fix my broken soundcard for the purpose of reselling.

**hushypushy** · June 18th, 2006, 19:29

pff, you baller

have creative's drivers gotten any better? i've been using the original Audigy for years now, i havent bothered to check up on their newest offerings. i love their hardware (well, my nomad is alright..) but their drivers are the worst. ugh.

industrian · June 18th, 2006, 21:06

Their newest ones were great. I had a Zen Touch which was great until it died.

Creative Media Source on the other hand... I think only Sony have made a worse media player than that.

BTW my shopping list for Friday: X-Fi Elite Pro, Hiper Type-R Modular PSU, 320gb Hard Drive and 2gb ram. Man, I love having a regular income again.

**hushypushy** · June 19th, 2006, 20:36

yeah i heard the really new players are good. i have the Nomad Zen Xtra which is showing its age and man, the drivers suck. i paid 30 bucks for a third party program which works infinitely better.

June 17th, 2006, 23:39	#1
industrian Some Scottish Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Xindian, Taiwan, ROC Posts: 4,276	... Bugger ... Whilst fixing up my new 3800+ X2 PC, it seems that I've broke one of the Floppy power pins on my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro, rendering it dead. Is there any chance this can be repaired by myself, or is my soundcard going to Silicon Heaven with the robots, calculators, toasters and hairdryers? On a more lighter note though: the new PC is good.

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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 10,037	you any good at soldering? if so, grab an old floppy drive, unsolder the pins, do the same with the ones on your audigy, solder on the new ones __________________ http://www.pcsx2.net Intel i7 920 @ 3.4Ghz, POV GTX 570 1.3Gb, 1.8Tb HD space, 6Gb OCZ Reaper PC3-14400 Triple Channel Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for! My Chip16 Emulator RefChip16 http://code.google.com/p/refchip16/
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June 17th, 2006, 23:48	#3
industrian Some Scottish Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Xindian, Taiwan, ROC Posts: 4,276	Sorry to regress back into a n00b-like state, but soldering? What tools would I require for that?

June 18th, 2006, 00:12	#4
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	a soldering iron and then you'll need some sort of material to use as an alloy. google for soldering, you'll find like 12 million tutorials. it's tricky, but it's better to try your hand at it instead of just giving up. and just for your own good, not like it matters to this thread, i hope you are pronouncing it correctly

June 18th, 2006, 17:22	#5
industrian Some Scottish Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Xindian, Taiwan, ROC Posts: 4,276	I get paid on Friday, so I'm gonna buy a X-Fi Elite Pro (I was gonna wait until I bought a totally-new PC, but to hell with it.) I might dabble in a bit of soldering later in the year, or I might just get some dude at university to fix my broken soundcard for the purpose of reselling.

June 18th, 2006, 19:29	#6
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	pff, you baller have creative's drivers gotten any better? i've been using the original Audigy for years now, i havent bothered to check up on their newest offerings. i love their hardware (well, my nomad is alright..) but their drivers are the worst. ugh.

June 18th, 2006, 21:06	#7
industrian Some Scottish Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Xindian, Taiwan, ROC Posts: 4,276	Their newest ones were great. I had a Zen Touch which was great until it died. Creative Media Source on the other hand... I think only Sony have made a worse media player than that. BTW my shopping list for Friday: X-Fi Elite Pro, Hiper Type-R Modular PSU, 320gb Hard Drive and 2gb ram. Man, I love having a regular income again.

June 19th, 2006, 20:36	#8
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	yeah i heard the really new players are good. i have the Nomad Zen Xtra which is showing its age and man, the drivers suck. i paid 30 bucks for a third party program which works infinitely better.