Asus E3360 User Manual

E3360  
First Edition  
August 2007  
Xonar D2X  
Audio Card  
Quick Installation Guide  
1.2  
Card installation  
To install the Xonar D2X audio card:  
1.  
2.  
Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static electricity.  
Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices  
connected to your computer.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power outlet.  
Remove the chassis cover.  
Locate an empty PCIE slot on the motherboard.  
Connect the power cable of the power supply to the power connector on the  
audio card.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Align and insert the audio card into the PCIE slot until it seats in place. Make  
sure the goldfingers are properly inserted to the slot.  
Secure the bracket screw that holds the audio card in place. Refer to the  
picture below for the bracket screw hole.  
Put back the chassis cover.  
10. Reconnect all cables.  
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11. Plug the power cord to the computer  
and to a power outlet.  
12. Power ON the computer.  
the PCI Express high-quality audio  
card requires additional power  
from your computer. If the power  
cable is not connected properly,  
the audio card will not work at all.  
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When removing the power cable from the Xonar D2X audio card, make sure to  
pull outward the 4-pin header first, then unplug it from the power connector as  
the following pictures show. Do not forcefully remove the header from the power  
connector; doing so may pull up the power connector from the audio card and  
cause damage!  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
1.3  
Driver installation  
After installing the Xonar D2X audio card on your computer, you need to install  
the device driver that enables the Xonar D2X audio card to work with Windows  
operating system.  
The version and content of the driver CD are subject to change without notice.  
If you have already installed the ASUS Xonar D2X audio card, the Found New  
Hardware Wizard window may pop up before or during driver installation. See  
figure below.  
1.3.1  
Installing the Audio Card Driver  
To install the device driver:  
1.  
2.  
Click Cancel from the Found New Hardware wizard window.  
Insert the ASUS Xonar D2X support CD into your optical drive.  
If autorun is enabled, the ASUS Xonar Card Driver screen appears  
automatically. Go to step 5.  
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 3.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical drive icon.  
Double-click the setup.exe icon located on the optical drive.  
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Read the “END  
USER LICENSE AGREEMENT” in the process and make sure that you  
understand and accept it before continuing the installation.  
6.  
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When the installation finishes, you may be prompted to restart your computer.  
You can choose to restart the computer later if desired.  
ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
1.4  
Connecting speakers  
LED color definition  
This audio card comes with LEDs in different colors that defines each port.  
Red  
Blue  
MIC In  
Line In  
Front Out  
Green  
Orange  
White  
Amber  
Side Surround  
Center & Subwoofer  
Back Surround  
SPDIF In  
No LED  
No LED  
SPDIF Out  
For Analog Spakers  
2 Speakers  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
2.1 Speakers  
4 Speakers  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
4.1 Speakers  
5.1 Speakers  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
6.1 Speakers  
7.1 Speakers  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
For Digital Speakers  
SPDIF Out  
Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S/PDIF-Out combo connector. Then,  
connect your decoder’s S/PDIF in port to the optical adaptor with the TOSLINK  
optical cable  
You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF connection. Just plug the coaxial  
RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-Out combo jack and connect the other end  
into the coaxial S/PDIF input on your decoder.  
SPDIF
Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S/PDIF-In combo connector. Then,  
connect your MD/CD/DVD player’s S/PDIF out port to the optical adaptor with the  
TOSLINK optical cable  
You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF digital connection. Just plug the  
coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-In combo jack and connect the other  
end into the coaxial S/PDIF output on the player.  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  
Connecting headphone / microphone  
Connecting Line-In audio sources  
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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide  

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