Asus Audio Card Xonar D2X: 1.1 Installation requirements
1.1 Installation requirements: Asus Audio Card Xonar D2X
Table of contents
- 1.1 Installation requirements
- When removing the power cable from the Xonar D2X audio card, make sure to pull outward the 4-pin header rst, 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!
- 1.3 Driver installation
- 1.4 Connecting speakers
- 2.1 Speakers 4 Speakers
- 4.1 Speakers 5.1 Speakers
- 6.1 Speakers 7.1 Speakers
- For Digital Speakers SPDIF Out SPDIF In
- Connecting headphone / microphone Connecting Line-In audio sources

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ASUS Xonar D2X Quick Installation Guide
1.1 Installation requirements
To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar D2X 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
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• Microsoft
Windows
Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005
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• 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; > 200MB space
available for Ableton Live and > 320MB for Cakewalk package
• CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation
• High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or digital speakers with
Dolby Digital or DTS decoders to enjoy the Ultra-High Fidelity sounds of the
card
Before the installation, check your ASUS Xonar D2X audio card package for the
following items:
• ASUS Xonar D2X audio card
• ASUS Xonar D2X support CD
• Ableton™ Live Lite software CD
• Cakewalk™ Production Plus Pack CD
(Sonar LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE)
• PowerDVD 7.0 software DVD player CD
• Additional MIDI bracket and adaptor cable x1
• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptors x2
• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical cable x1
• 3.5mm-to-RCA cables for 8-channel output x4
• Dolby Demo CD
• Quick Installation Guide

