- Jul 7, 2007
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Hello out there in AT-land!
I've been having lots of audio problems lately, and I miss my old trusty-dusty Auzentech Prelude.
Alas, it is a PCI card, and my latest board doesn't have one
So, I did like any *cough cough * sensible person would do, I went out and got one of these! A PCI-e to 2-slot PCI adapter:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073G6HRY2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The plan is to install my Prelude in there so I can use it again.
However, there is no outer 'shell' or 'box' for it......and it's probably NOT a good idea just to have it sitting there leaning against the wall or desk
To that end, I'm wondering if there's some sort of enclosure that I can get. I've seen a few, but they seem to be geared more towards multi-PCI card use, are powered, and cost a couple hundred dollars :/
Maybe something like an external USB HD enclosure? I'm not sure how wide they are. The piece I have is roughly 2" wide. Maybe something like this?
https://smile.amazon.com/Enclosure-...12&keywords=external+USB+hard+drive+enclosure
Cardboard box? Make something out of wood? It pretty much just needs to house the PCI card and have some sort of 'mounting' system so it doesn't fly around in there all helter-skelter
Or, perhaps I should just try it first, to see if it works, then worry about an enclosure later *shrugs*
Hopefully someone has a good idea in their noggins out there
I've been having lots of audio problems lately, and I miss my old trusty-dusty Auzentech Prelude.
Alas, it is a PCI card, and my latest board doesn't have one
So, I did like any *cough cough * sensible person would do, I went out and got one of these! A PCI-e to 2-slot PCI adapter:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073G6HRY2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The plan is to install my Prelude in there so I can use it again.
However, there is no outer 'shell' or 'box' for it......and it's probably NOT a good idea just to have it sitting there leaning against the wall or desk
To that end, I'm wondering if there's some sort of enclosure that I can get. I've seen a few, but they seem to be geared more towards multi-PCI card use, are powered, and cost a couple hundred dollars :/
Maybe something like an external USB HD enclosure? I'm not sure how wide they are. The piece I have is roughly 2" wide. Maybe something like this?
https://smile.amazon.com/Enclosure-...12&keywords=external+USB+hard+drive+enclosure
Cardboard box? Make something out of wood? It pretty much just needs to house the PCI card and have some sort of 'mounting' system so it doesn't fly around in there all helter-skelter
Or, perhaps I should just try it first, to see if it works, then worry about an enclosure later *shrugs*
Hopefully someone has a good idea in their noggins out there