Power connections to

Hi,
I have an XFi Fataity Platinum and would like some advice on the power connections.
The installation sheet is a bit vague, but I think it says that the 4-pin connector on the rear edge needs to be connected to the computer's PSU so that voltage is available to be sent down the ribbon cable to the control box.
But I have found that with just the ribbon cable connected and nothing else, the control box works - at least as the mic and phone sockets and volume controls work OK.
So do I really need the 4-pin connector to be powered, or is the card getting all the power it needs from its mother board connector?

The power connector on the card is only used if you have the external I/O console (from the X-Fi Elite Pro kit), that console doesn't have a seperate power connection. The internal dri've has it's own power connector, and the card itself gets power through the slot (it doesn't require extra power).
So if you don't have that external I/O console, you don't need to connect power to the card.
Cat

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