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To: Street Walker who wrote (1093)	6/4/1998 11:11:00 PM
From: LTBH	Respond to of 14778

Most cases come with a small mounted speaker that you hook to the mobo. They generally are sufficient for beeps etc IF your work environment isn't too noisy. Networm

To: Street Walker who wrote (1093)	6/5/1998 9:35:00 AM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

SW, are you sure? Do you ever listen to a sound clip off the web? Do you ever play screen cam stuff? Have you tried any of the internet connectivity sofware to converse with people (Netmeeting is free, and it works)? Many apps nowadays just won't run or run poorly if there's no sound card present. Different sounds signal different events -- I can tell from the next room whether I just got a mail message or a dialog box popped up, for instance. NT service pack 3 will crash your system if you don't at least have the low-level sound drivers installed (I wish this weren't the voice of experience, but I'm afraid it is). Both NT and 95 essentially assume you have a sound card. Do you trust them to behave without one? You can get a serviceable sound card for well under $100. Yes, it will use a couple of IRQs and DMA channels, but not a PCI slot unless you go for high end (which doesn't sound likely and is certainly not necessary). I'm afraid I have to disagree with the other folks on this one. Your deaf to the world without it. Good luck, Spots

To: Street Walker who wrote (1093)	6/5/1998 11:55:00 AM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>>Yep, that's all I need...beeps, whistles, ect I don't play music or games...am I missing out on something? <ggg> I just assumed a computer had to have a sound card and speakers to produce a beep here and a beep there. So I just by a small speaker and plug it in where?<< If you purchase an Asus P2B-L motherboard you connect the speaker to the Creative SB-Link Header. According to the Asus P2B-L feature list, reproduced below, the Asus P2B-L has built in Creative Sound Blaster sound capability. However, I am not familiar with the terms CPU & Power Supply Temperature Headers, Chassis Intrusion Heater and SM Bus Header. Would any body care to explain these code words? Asus P2B-L Feature List Intel 82558 100/10Mbps Fast Ethernet Wake-On-LAN Onboard Controller Onboard Creative SB-Link Header CPU & Power Supply Temperature Headers Chassis Intrusion Heater SM Bus Header USB Ports