some Asus boards allow you to plug in mp3 players and then play them through the pc output to speakers I spose this is an early tech part of this.

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Originally Posted by JazHaz
Very interesting, but how does the card obtain its power if the hosting pc is switched off?
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Unless you actually turn the psu or mains off the pc is actually in a low power state even when off the same as a tv on standby