Diamond Multimedia Sonic Impact S90 Internal PCI Sound Card | BA88ST20-02 | USED

Description

Diamond Multimedia Sonic Impact S90 Internal PCI Sound Card | P/N BA88ST20-02 | USED
After years of repairing, tinkering, testing, proof-of-concepts, presentations, &  DIY / hobbyist projects, the time has come to downscale and part with some of the equipment that is no  longer needed.
** USED ITEM **
Item is used, but tested -- see pictures.
Item comes
**AS PICTURED**
and does
NOT
include:
Original Box
Software CDs or Driver Discs
Paperwork
Any Type of Follow-Up Support
This Sound Card
Revision ->
B
P/N ->
BA88ST20-02
ASSY ->
DB02
Serial # ->
Unreadable Due to Removed Third Party Sticker
The Sonic Impact was the value-oriented sound card line from Diamond.
Whereas the MonsterSound lineup was targeted at no-holds-barred gamers, the Sonic Impact cards were  more generally aimed, and were cheaper and less powerful.
Still the lineup consisted of several capable cards; including this one.
External I/O Ports ->
Audio Line In
Microphone
Audio Line Out
[ ** TESTED PORT ** ]
15 Pin Female Joystick
Only the Audio Line Out port was tested
Onboard 4-Pin Connectors ->
CD
TAD
[
Telephone Answering Device
]
Aux In
Specs ->
Aureal Vortex 8820 Sound Controller & Hardware Wavetable
AC 97 64-Voice Audio Codex
16-bit Full Duplex Stereo Sound
Discrete Rate Up To 48 kHz
Compliant Standards ->
DirectSound
DirectSound 3D
Aureal A3D
SoundBlaster 16/Pro
Diamond Multimedia is an American company that specializes in many forms of multimedia technology.
They have produced graphics cards, motherboards, modems, sound cards and MP3 players.
They were one of the major players in the 2D and early 3D graphics card competition throughout the  1990s and early 2000s.
Testing
The testing setup consisisted of a fairly modern motherboard [ BIOSTAR TA75M ].
The sound card was seated in the motherboard and connected to a set of Logitech speakers via the 3.5  mm Line Out port.
Initially tested with a fully patched Windows 10 Operating System which partially recognized the sound  card as a Multimedia Audio Controller and produced no sound.
No suitable Windows 10 drivers could be located for the device --
This item is ** NOT PLUG & PLAY COMPATIBLE ** with current Windows Operating  Systems
-- Booted the computer with a fully patched Ubuntu 20.10 [ Groovy Gorilla ].
sound card was recognized [ by chipset as an Aureal Vortex au8820 ] and produced sound without any  further action --
again, the Line Out was the only port  tested
Screen shots were taken from the Windows 10 attempt showing the partially recognized card in Device  Manger.
HWiNFO64 was able to ferret out the correct model of Diamond Sonic Impact S90.
Screen shots were also taken from the Ubuntu System Profiler & Benchmark with the recognized Aureal  Vortex au8820 chipset.
Picture 1 shows:
Top Down Side Angle View of Sound Card
Picture 2 shows:
Top of Sound Card
Picture 3 shows:
Bottom of Sound Card
Serial # and other info obfuscated by third party sticker
Picture 4 shows:
Front of Sound Card Showing I/O Ports
Picture 5 shows:
Side View of Sound Card Showing OnBoard Connectors
Picture 6 shows:
Back of Sound Card
Picture 7 shows:
Windows 10 Screenshot
Device Manager Showing Partially Recognized Device
Picture 8 shows:
Windows 10 Screenshot
HWiNFO64 Info Drilled Down to Sound Card
Picture 9 shows:
Ubuntu Screenshot
System Profiler Showing Computer Summary of the Testing System
Picture 10 shows:
Ubuntu Screenshot
System Profiler Info about PCI Devices Drilled Down to Sound Card
Miscellaneous
Information
Non-professionally taken pictures are of the actual item being shipped.
Return Policy
This item is being sold
*AS IS*
and as pictured.
** NO RETURNS ACCEPTED ON THIS ITEM **
Make certain this is an item you can make use of before bidding.
Payment Method
Any eBay Managed Payment Method
Packaging
Item ships in a 6 x 9 x 3 Box
Item has a shipping weight of approximately 8 OZ
Shipping Method
USPS or FedEx Preferred : Most economic and trackable option
Contact seller prior to  bidding to discuss alternate shipping methods.
Item will
USUALLY
ship within one business day after payment is  received;
GUARANTEED
to ship within three business days after payment is  received
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