Hey all,

I haven't been here in a very long time. I still have my rig that I built about 5 years ago, running Sonar 3 (remember that one?). It's pretty outdated, but I have it streamlined & optimized so it still runs fairly well.
This may be a shot in the dark, but my question is, does anybody still have an Aardvark Q10? And are you still using it? Do you have any problems using it with newer systems and/or software? I remember way back when there was an issue with the last driver released (7.13), right before the company vanished. The previous version (7.04) worked fine for everybody and it's the one that I still use.
I'm considering building a new system but money is extremely tight. So I'm trying to salvage as much as I can, i.e., soundcards.
Thanks for any feedback. I hope to be back here more often.

Hi Joe,

If you get a newer system, it'll have 3.3v PCI slots.
The Q10 is an older 5v PCI card.
IOW, The Q10 won't work in any newer system. (Same with the original MOTU PCI 424, Layla, etc)

I still have a Q 10 working on my older system. It runs under XP SP3, but is an older motherboard.
I use it for transferring cassette tapes for clients, etc. and still leaves my newer machine free for other projects.
There are no Vista drivers.....

I went with an RME Fireface 800 unit with my newer DAW. Spendy, but very stable and hassle free

Best wishes with your upgrade. There's a world of difference between Sonar 8 and 3.

Thanks guys.
Hey Jim, how do I know if the PCI slots are 3.3v or 5v?

I am still using my Q-10 on a Dell W380 with a 3.4 ghz P4 with 3 gigs of memory running SONAR 8. It works fine but, I really need more I/O and the Q=10 doesn't leave much room to grow.

Anything new will be 3.3v PCI slots.

You can tell if the PCI card itself is 3.3v (if it has two notches in the contact area)
If it has a single notch, it's a 5v PCI card.

IOW, The Q10 won't work in any newer system. (Same with the original MOTU PCI 424, Layla, etc)

Jim, for clarification, is that the 424 or the 324. Only reason I ask is because you said "original" which to me means the 324. I guess I might need to factor in the 424 PCIe for my next pc upgrade. Thanx.

Jim, for clarification, is that the 424 or the 324. Only reason I ask is because you said "original" which to me means the 324. I guess I might need to factor in the 424 PCIe for my next pc upgrade. Thanx.

That would be *both* the 324 and the original PCI 424.
The current PCI version of the 424 is the newer PCI-X 424... which will work with either 5v or 3.3v PCI slots.
You can verify which version you have by looking at the contact area at the bottom of the card.
If you see a single notch, you have the older 5v 424. Two notches... and you have the newer PCI-X version (which works just fine with newer motherboards/3.3v PCI slots)
The PCIe 424 is ~$200.

The current PCI version of the 424 is the newer PCI-X 424... which will work with either 5v or 3.3v PCI slots.

Thanx, it looks like $200 more towards the pc.

So Jim, I guess that the 3.3v PCI slots have 2 notches on the mobo, and the 5v ones have one?