Can I use a Dell Sound Blaster sound card in a non-Dell system?

Question

Like a Ryzen Asrock motherboard?

Answer 1

sure. you still need to use the DELL drivers though.

Answer 2

Of course you can if it will fit in the slot you can use the dell driver off the Dell site to make it run

Answer 3

should work fine -- you'll need to find the drivers it requires if Windows doesn't do that automatically

Answer 4

Sure, I didn't know discrete audio cards still exist for less than surround settings. As long as it is compatible in the hardware sense (aka it plugs in fine) it works at the end.

Answer 5

How old is your Dell system? If it still had a sound card in it, then it must be very old. These days most systems have built-in audio systems, so a Sound Blaster isn't needed anymore. However, if you do install one, it may still work. That depends on whether it was PCI or PCI-e sound card, if it was the older PCI type, then chances are unlikely that you'll still find a PCI slot to plug it into anymore. If you do have a proper PCI slot, then you can plug it into that. You'll have two audio systems in your machine, and so you'll have to choose which one to make your default, that's all.



I would suggest that you don't bother, and just use the built-in audio from your new system.

Answer 6

you could do, it probably wont be any different to any other and is just a rebadged 3rd party one anyway(but it may have cut down features) but its also probably OLD and therefore it will like talking to an OLD BIOS and will be generally NON Compliant with a much more modern BIOS. And where will you get NEW OS drivers for it? possibly Dell but otherwise youll be needing the actual sound chip makers utilities. This all adds up to a bad idea if its more than 3 years old.

Answer 7

Dells have sound cards in them still? I don't think I've seen one that had anything but onboard, which is part of the motherboard and therefore not transferable. If it did have a sound card in it by chance then it would theoretically be removable and usable if it's a standard PCI or PCI-Express interface.