Chapter 1

Product introduction

Package contents

•ASUS Xonar Essence ST PCI audio card

•3.5mm-to-RCA cable x1

•3.5mm-to-6.3mm adapter x1

•S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1

•Support CD

• Audio Precision Test Report

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

System requirements

•One PCI slot for the audio card

•Microsoft® Windows® Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005

•Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

•256 MB (or above) DRAM system memory

•60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

•CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive ) for software installation

•High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital decoder, to enjoy ultra-high fidelity sound

ASUS Xonar Essence ST