• sweet
  • New member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2020-10-11
  • Posts: 3

Topic: hdsp 9632, really weak output

Hello,

I bought a hdsp 9632 brand new, sadly after realising that i screwed buying a card with a legacy interface ie. PCI instead of PCIE, i had to order a pcie adapter which is a startech one. After i plugged it into my pc, the adapter somehow managed to kill my motherboard. Then i got my brother's pc, plugged it in it recognises it, drivers installed. TotalMix show's that there's is output, but cannot hear anything, but noticed on headphones output, there is a really weak signal could barely hear it but it is there, cranked the level's on my daw to as max as i could and can get a low signal, but clearly very distorted. Any suggestion's of what could cause it to not be able to output a strong signal, could it be damaged beacuse of maybe a short when my pc died?

At this point i am desperate to try anything, since this upgrade or so i thought, cost me a lot.

I've also read topic's from people haveing succses with the startech pci to pcie adapter, not the case for me.

  • vinark
  • DAW Mastermind
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2009-06-05
  • Posts: 2,646

Re: hdsp 9632, really weak output

Is the startech power cable connected to the psu?

Vincent, Amsterdam
https://soundcloud.com/thesecretworld
Babyface pro fs, HDSP9652+ADI-8AE, HDSP9632
  • sweet
  • New member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2020-10-11
  • Posts: 3

Re: hdsp 9632, really weak output

Yes it is

4 Reply by sweet (edited by sweet 2020-10-12 11:09:14)

  • sweet
  • New member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2020-10-11
  • Posts: 3

Re: hdsp 9632, really weak output

https://imgur.com/a/fVguBdC

There is output signal, when i am switching phone levels i hear the clicks. I also got the adapter for xlr output from the mail today.
The 4 pin connector form psu is connected to it and and the optical light's up. So i just can't figure out what's causeing it to not output any sound. Maybe the card is defective or maybe i killed it?