Why aark24 audio card does not fit into PCI slot of Lenovo i3 processor ( windows 8 ) ?

The problem may still be your audio. If you go into the bios and switch the audio off and the problem disappears then you will need a separate audio card in a PCI slot.

xps 630i motherboard layout


1 - unused fan connector
2 - power button (POWER_BTN)
3- front LED
4 - front panel USB connector (FP_USB)
5 - floppy drive (DSKT)
6 - master I/O board USB connector (MIO_USB)
7 - front panel IEEE connector (FP_1394)
8 - reset button (RESET_BUTTON)
9 - RTC reset jumper (CLEAR_ CMOS)
10 - password jumper (CLEAR_PASSWORD)
11 - internal S/PDIF connector (internal SPDIF)
12 - front panel audio (FP_AUDIO)
13 - PCI card slot (SLOT5 and SLOT6)
14 - PCI-Express x16 card slot (SECONDARY GFX SLOT4)
15 - PCI-Express x8 card slot (SLOT3)
16 - PCI-Express x1 card slot (SLOT2)


NOTE: This slot is not available in the dual-graphics configuration
17 - PCI-Express x16 card slot (PRIMARY_GFX_SLOT1)
18 - power connector (12V_ATXP)
19 - processor (CPU)
20 - processor fan connector (FAN_CPU)
21 - black memory module connectors (DIMM2 and DIMM 3)
22 - white memory module connectors (DIMM0 and DIMM1)
23 - main power connector (POWER)
24 - IDE drive connector (IDE)
25 - North bridge fan connector
26 - SATA connectors (SATA0-3)
27 - battery socket (BATTERY)

Move the card to a different pci slot on the motherboard. It may have a conflict with another device. Make sure there is no power to the pc when you do this. If you still have the problem after trying all the slots then i suggest you empty all of them and just try the audio card on its own. If it works then fit the card/s you removed into other slots. good luck.

This board will use up to two pci express x16 2.0 video cards. As long as they are both Ati crossfire compatible

Your MoBo has (1) of each PCI Express x1 & and PCI Express x16 slots, and (2) standard PCI slots. There are NO AGP bus slots on this board. You'd want to use buy a PCI Express x16 video card instead of a PCI video card due to the better performance offered by the PCI Express cards.

The full details of your motherboard are below:


Product Description The Intel Desktop Board D946GZIS delivers an integrated graphics solution in the Essential Series by combining exceptional value with quality and reliability and supports Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium 4, and Intel Celeron D processors with 1066/800/533 MHz system bus in the LGA775 package. This board features a PCI Express x16 connector, integrated 10/100 LAN, dual-channel DDR2 memory, Intel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio) and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.
Processor Model: D946GZIS Chipset Type: Intel 946GZ Express Processor Socket: LGA775 Socket Installed Qty (Max Supported): 0 ( 1 ) BIOS Type: Intel Storage Controler: ATA-100
Memory RAM Installed ( Max ): 0 MB / 4 GB (max) Supported RAM Speed: PC2-4300, PC2-5300 RAM Features: Unbuffered, dual channel memory architecture
Audio Audio Output: Sound card Sound Output Mode: 5.1 channel surround Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Expansion / Connectivity Expansion Slot(s): 1 PCI Express x1, 1 PCI Express x16, 1 processor - LGA775 Socket, 2 PCI, 2 memory ( 1.8 V ) - DIMM 240-pin Interfaces: 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x storage - floppy interface - 34 pin IDC, 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)

Do you have another computer to try it out in? It might be that either the card isn't working, the PCI slot is not working, or the card isn't compatible with the motherboard.

Looking in the net I found someone running an E8500 on this board so I guess an E8400 will work fine.

This slots are named :PCI Express x1
Creative X-FI is an accessible sound card on that slot. More info on a store or on www.creative.com

it has to be at least Pentium® III or AMD-K6® III processor 500MHz or faster; Windows 2000 or XP; 64MB RAM; 1 free PCI 2.1-compatible PCI slot and 1 other free slot; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive; 800 x 600 screen resolution with 16-bit color

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