ASUS XONAR DX Quick Installation Guide

E3862

Second Edition V2

April 2008

Xonar DX

PCI Express Audio Card

Quick installation guide

English

1.1 System requirements

To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar DX audio card, your computer must
meet the following requirements:

• One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card

• One available 4-pin power cable from PC’s power supply unit

• Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005

• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

• 256 MB DRAM system memory

• 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

• CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation

• High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or digital speakers with
Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy the Ultra-High Fidelity sounds of the card

1.2 Package contents

Check your ASUS Xonar DX audio card package for the following items:

• ASUS Xonar DX audio card

• ASUS Xonar DX support CD (including Portable Music Processor™ Lite and
RMAA V6.0.6 utilities)

• Additional low-profile bracket

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1

• Quick installation guide

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ASUS Xonar DX Quick installation guide

1.2 Card installation

To install the Xonar DX 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 PCIE slot on the motherboard.

6. Connect the power cable of the power supply to the power connector on the
audio card.

7. 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.

8. Secure the bracket screw that holds the audio card in place. Refer to the
picture below for the bracket screw hole.

9. Put back the chassis cover.

10. Reconnect all cables.

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.

English

When removing the power cable from the Xonar DX 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!

ASUS Xonar DX Quick installation guide

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