INFOZ: HP/Creative CT5801 0037 PCI Soundcard
April 12, 2011 Leave a comment
Description:
This post will look at the HP/Creative CT5801 0037 PCI (x16) sound card. I ripped this from an old machine a few years back, and have had it lying around for a while now. From what I know it does still work! But not with Windows Vista/7 (if my memory serves me well, I tried using it with the above OS’s). Here’s some more details:
External I/O:
Colour | Port Name |
Take Plug |
Used For… |
Blue | Line-In | 3.55mm Audio Male | Recording from devices like CD and casette players |
Pink | Mic-In | 3.55mm Audio Male | Connecting to a microphone or headset |
Green | Line-Out | 3.55mm Audio Male | Sending audio from your computer to a set of speakers, headphones or Hi-fi amplifier |
Yellow | Digital Out/Third speaker | 3.55mm Audio Male | Sends a digital audio signal to a set of speakers. Usually used to send signals to center or subwoofer speakers. |
Black | Game Port | 15-Pin DA-15 Female | Connecting game controllers and joysticks |
Sound Processing Chip:
Creative ES1373 – A revised version of the Esoniq AudioPCI ES1370
Internal I/O:
3x CD-Audio MPC style connectors labelled:
- CD AUDIO IN
- TV TUNER
- TAD I/O
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