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« o card • ASUS Xonar D2 support CD ASUS® Xonar D2 installation3ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English 1.2 Card installation To install ASUS Xonar audio card: 1. Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static electricity. 2. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected to your computer. 3. Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power outlet. 4. Remove the chassis cover. 5. Locate an empty PCI slot on the motherboard. 6. Align and insert the Xonar card into the PCI slot until it seats in place. Make sure the gold?ngers are properly inserted to the slot. 7. Secure the bracket screw that holds the Xonar D2 audio card in place. Refer to the picture below for the bracket screw hole. 8. Put back the chassis cover. 9. Reconnect all cables. 10. Plug the power cord to the computer and to a wall socket & power strip. 11. Power ON the computer. 1 24ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English After installing the Xonar D2 audio card on your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the Xonar D2 audio card to work with Windows operating system. If you have already installed the ASUS Xonar D2 audio card, the Found New Hardware Wizard window may pop up before or during driver installation. See ?gure below. 1.3 Driver installation To install the device driver: 1. Click Cancel from the Found New Hardware wizard window. 2. Insert the ASUS Xonar D2 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. Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical drive icon. 4. Double-click the setup.exe icon located on the optical drive. 5. 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. When the installation ?nishes, you may be prompted to restart your computer. You can choose to restart the computer later if desired. The version and content of the driver CD are subject to change without notice. 1.3.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver 5ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English 1.4 Connecting speakers For Analog Spakers 2.1 Speakers 2 Speakers6ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English4 Speakers 4.1 Speakers7ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English 5.1 Speakers 6.1 Speakers8ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English For Digital Speakers 7.1 Speakers SPDIF Out 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. Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S/PDIF-Out combo connector. Then, connect your MD/CD/DVD player’s S/PDIF in port to the optical adaptor with the TOSLINK optical cable9ASUS Xonar D2 Installation Guide English SPDIF In Connecting headphone / microphone 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. 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 cable10A... »