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Hi, I am LOOKING to get this Sound-CARD for my PC - http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_DG/
But looking at the connectors on that PCB it doesn't look like the PCI cards I have SEEN, I know it says that it requires PCI 2.2, But I am unsure about what this means. 

Here is my PC - http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/optiplex-755/pd - Desktop Version, not MT, SFF or USFF 
This is the Motherboard - http://www.blueskyave.com/servlet/the-1612/DR845-Dell-Optiplex-755/Detail 

Just need to know whether this would work in my system as I have one similar to this - http://www.ezcomputers.co.uk/sound-cards/778-6-channel-pci-sound-card.html - which stops my PC from booting, but when I take it out the PC boots as normal. The PCI slots are fine as I have tried a Wireless PCI 'N' Card successfully. 

Thanks.  http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may07/articles/pcnotes_0507.htm
The Xonar DG is compatible with both 5V and 3.3V PCI slots. It will work with your PC.

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However, when the PCI specification was updated to version 2.3 in 2002, while it continued to support both 5V and 3.3V keyed-system board connectors, it ceased supporting cards that require 5V signalling, only supporting 3.3V and Universal expansion cards. This means that although the PCI expansion slots in a NEW computer MAY look identical to those of your previous PC, and physically accept 5V-only cards, if the motherboard is running PCI version 2.3, only cards that can run on 3.3V signalling levels will actually work — most confusing!
Explains why the older, non-universal sound card you have isn't compatible...


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