on the pci card what is the power connector for towards the back of the card next to the lil black box??

 

I've never had this connected before but rewirring the pc so just wondered if to connect it up or not.

 

I lost my manual so can't see what it does.

PCI-E cards need a seperate powersupply

 

my dad has that on his Nvidia 7800GT card

 

;)

It's a standered pci connection though.

not a PCI-E?

 

werid, dunno then m8 lol

nope, i'll have a dig around on some forums

sound card deffo wont need its own power supply, unless youre performing at Glastonbury :D

there's usually a port for connecting the card directly to CD-ROM to listen to music, although im pretty sure most modern cards go direct through the 'wave mixer'.