Asus A7N8X - Is S/PDIF included?

Hey,

I'm thinking of returning my NF7-S and trade it for the A7N8X because of the
problems I was having with the Radeon AiW 9700 Pro.

Does the Asus board have built in digital output for audio?

This review http://www.hightekpc.com/reviews/a7n8x.html says it does, and it
shows a picture of the i/o panel, but I see no digital output on it.

Thanks

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:40:59 -0500, "ZigZag Master"
wrote:

Hey,

I'm thinking of returning my NF7-S and trade it for the A7N8X because of the
problems I was having with the Radeon AiW 9700 Pro.

Does the Asus board have built in digital output for audio?

This review http://www.hightekpc.com/reviews/a7n8x.html says it does, and it
shows a picture of the i/o panel, but I see no digital output on it.

Thanks



i have one here.. no s/pdif on it. I also have a deluxe version...
that has a s/pdif on it.

I still dont see it. Does the fiber cable plug directly into the Asus A7N8X
Deluxe board or is there some other plate that fits in a PCI slot. Its
called a TOSLINK connection I think.


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:40:59 -0500, "ZigZag Master"
wrote:

Hey,

I'm thinking of returning my NF7-S and trade it for the A7N8X because of
the
problems I was having with the Radeon AiW 9700 Pro.

Does the Asus board have built in digital output for audio?

This review http://www.hightekpc.com/reviews/a7n8x.html says it does, and
it
shows a picture of the i/o panel, but I see no digital output on it.

Thanks



i have one here.. no s/pdif on it. I also have a deluxe version...
that has a s/pdif on it.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:52:55 -0500, "ZigZag Master"
wrote:

Saw your article now.. its the yellow one next to the USB port.. the
standard A7N8X-X doesn't have those 3 outputs (between the com port
and USB port)

"JustMe" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:52:55 -0500, "ZigZag Master"
wrote:

Saw your article now.. its the yellow one next to the USB port.. the
standard A7N8X-X doesn't have those 3 outputs (between the com port
and USB port)


To be more specific the A7N8X-Deluxe has spdif out but through a coaxial
connector not an optical toslink. You can buy coax to optical convertors.
I thought ASUS screwed the pooch on this one by not making optical
available.

http://tinyurl.com/vnkt


The RH audio jack that is part of the horizontal set of audio connectors is
where it is

what is the problem with the ATI card and the NF-7S?

To be more specific the A7N8X-Deluxe has spdif out but through a coaxial
connector not an optical toslink. You can buy coax to optical convertors.
I thought ASUS screwed the pooch on this one by not making optical
available.


Thats sucks. I need an optical out. I thought they may have bundled it on
one of those pseudo PCI expansion card things.


what is the problem with the ATI card and the NF-7S?

My machine will not power on with AiW 9700 Pro when the power connector is
attached to the the AiW.

Tried 400W Antec, and the TrueControl 550W - same problem

Actually, now that I think about it, I think my Sony DA5ES receiver accepts
a coax connection for dolby digital. I should be able to go from the mobo
right to that with coax right?

That yellow connector does not look like a coax connector either, it looks
like an RCA jack.


"ZigZag Master" wrote in message
...

To be more specific the A7N8X-Deluxe has spdif out but through a coaxial
connector not an optical toslink. You can buy coax to optical
convertors.
I thought ASUS screwed the pooch on this one by not making optical
available.


Thats sucks. I need an optical out. I thought they may have bundled it
on
one of those pseudo PCI expansion card things.


what is the problem with the ATI card and the NF-7S?

My machine will not power on with AiW 9700 Pro when the power connector is
attached to the the AiW.

Tried 400W Antec, and the TrueControl 550W - same problem

ZigZag Master wrote:
Actually, now that I think about it, I think my Sony DA5ES receiver
accepts a coax connection for dolby digital. I should be able to go
from the mobo right to that with coax right?

I would have expected so.

That yellow connector does not look like a coax connector either, it
looks like an RCA jack.

Thats usual. Coax just means that you have shielding round the outside of
the central core - it essentially describes the wire, not the connectors.

Ben
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