No he hadnt used it I was there when he had them delivered. They were both boxed fromhis purchaser (whom I dont know). He paid $180 for the two, sold me this one for $100 and kept the other one. He's a retired chap who knows less than me actually. ( maybe he knows more than I give him credit for).
He bench tested it and it seemed ok, but on the bench he didnt have any audio set up.
I just wanted to upgrade from my AMD Athalon to a newer computer (faster), he had this, I had $100.
I seem to remember somewhere the year 2004, which is a massive improvement on my old computer.
Well if all this is too much, then can I get a different sound card and put it in to make it work?