Your Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card

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Your Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card

Your audio card has the jacks and connectors below to enable the attachment of a wide variety of devices. The availability and position of the jacks and connectors may vary, as shown below:

SB046X Series

Creative Proprietary connector Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card AUX In connector Power connector Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card AD_EXT connector FlexiJack AD_Link connector Line Out 3 jack Line Out 2 jack Line Out 1 jack AD_EXT connector

SB055X Series

Creative Proprietary connector Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card AUX In connector Power connector FlexiJack AD_Link connector Line Out 3 jack Line Out 2 jack Line Out 1 jack Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Power connector Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card

SB073X Series

Line Out 3 jack Line Out 2 jack Line Out 1 jack AUX In connector Front Panel Header Audio connector FlexiJack SPDIF I/O connector

 
Jack or Connector
Description

1.

AD_Link connector
Connect one end of the AD_Link cable to this connector. Connect the other end to the AD_Link (26 pin) connector on the X-Fi I/O Console*.

2.

Line Out 3 jack
Connect the following inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack:
  • On 5.1 systems: Front Center and Subwoofer
  • On 7.1 systems: Front Center, Subwoofer and Side Left

    • 3.

    Line Out 2 jack
    Connect the following inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack:
    • On 4.1 and 5.1 systems: Rear Left and Rear Right
  • On 7.1 systems: Rear Left, Rear Right and Side Right

    • 4.

    Line Out 1 jack
    Connect the Front Left and Front Right inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack. You can also connect your stereo headphones with a 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) plug to this jack.
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    5.

    FlexiJack

    For SB046X and SB055X series

    Performs a 3-in-1 function, supporting Microphone-in, Line-in and Digital I/O connections.
    Connect one of the following to this jack:
    • analog devices like cassette players and other line-level sources
  • a microphone
  • the Digital I/O Module*
  • external digital audio devices that accept stereo PCM or compressed Dolby Digital/DTS Bitstream from the S/PDIF output
    • See Configuring your FlexiJack.

    For SB073X series

    Performs a 3-in-1 function, supporting Microphone-in, Line-in and Optical out connections.
    Connect one of the following to this jack:
    • analog devices like cassette players and other line-level sources
  • a microphone
  • external digital audio devices that accept stereo PCM or compressed Dolby Digital/DTS Bitstream from the Optical output
    • On a SB073X series card, this jack does not have the Digital-in function to support the Digital I/O Module.

    6.

    Creative Proprietary connector
    Provides a proprietary connection for Creative devices. Do not use this connector unless instructed to do so.

    7.

    Aux In connector
    Connect an analog CD cable (available separately) from the analog output on an audio device like a TV tuner to this connector.

    8.

    Power connector
    Powers the X-Fi I/O Console* via the AD_Link connector. Connect a power cable from your computer's power supply to this connector.

    9.

    AD_EXT connector
    Connect one end of the AD_EXT cable to this connector. Connect the other end to the AD_EXT connector on the X-Fi I/O Drive*.
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    10.

    Front Panel Header Audio connector
    Connect one end of the Intel® Front Panel Audio cable (available separately) to this connector. See Front Panel Header (for SB073X series) for specifications.

    11.

    SPDIF I/O connector
    Connect the Optical Digital IO Card* to this connector.

    Notes
    • *Available with some models of your audio device, or as an upgrade accessory in some regions.
  • Select the Digital I/O option when connecting digital audio devices to the Digital I/O Module (available with selected models or as an upgrade option). Also select the option if you want to connect external digital audio devices that accept stereo PCM or compressed Dolby Digital/DTS Bitstream from the S/PDIF output. See Configuring your FlexiJack for more information.
  • Some models of your audio device come with a built-in 64 MB X-RAM. This special RAM is reserved for game developers to store a game's audio file on the audio card, for faster retrieval, processing and playback. Any game that supports X-RAM receives an even bigger performance boost.
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