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Spliter with X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series

xmainframe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:29 GMT

I have a X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series.

I just recently updated my audio drivers using the autoupdater and now I can no longer use a splitter cable. I used to use the splitter cable to have my headphones and speakers plugged in at the same time. If I plug the splitter in now It splits the sound so left channel is say the headphones and right channel is the speakers. I have headphone detection off.

X-Fi XtremeGamer BSOD in Windows 7

Ulborn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:54:26 GMT

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. On-board sound was working fine. (Yes it is disabled with the SoundBlaster installed ;))

Everything on my system was stable until I installed this card.

After days of going back and forth with Tech support , all they said was:

It is strongly recommended that you move the card to a different PCI 
slot, especially if it is currently installed next to a graphics card.

You can also reseat the card to ensure that the card is firmly seated in
the slot.

Changing PCI slots often resolves Interrupt Request (IRQ) conflicts 
between the Sound Blaster card and other devices such as graphics card 
or integrated peripherals.

DUH!

Anyone have any useful suggestions?

No 3D sound from X-FI ExtreameGamer

zzzzzzzz — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:34:12 GMT

I installed a X-FI Extreamgamer and drivers for Win7. I get sound from all 4 speakers (4.1 setup) just fine, but it's the same sound getting sent to all speakers. When someone runs toward and past me the sound of the footsteps as they approach from the front should come from the front speakers, and after they pass me should switch to the rear speakers as they are going away. This isn't happening. EAX is enabled in the Creative tabs and in the game (LotRO). I know the game is fine because the old motherboard had onboard sound that worked just fine like it was supposed to.

Other then no 3D sound, everything seems fine. How do I go about getting real 3D sound from this card? I have all the latest drivers from Creative/OpenAL/Asus.

x-fi xtreme audio doesnt work after windows 7 upgrade

spd — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:10:27 GMT

installed win 7 sb x-fi extreme stopped working. tried to download----error setup has failed----doesn't recognize device on this computer. please help with this problem.

5.1 surround GAMES on PC

shmoo525 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:49 GMT

Ok, this is far too confusing. I have been researching this for too long now. Because of all the misleading advertising/packaging/information, I am now the proud owner of TWO Creative sound cards. I will be returning at least one of them, possibly both, depending on how this turns out.

Here's what I want to do:

Play 5.1 surround sound GAMES on my Win Vista PC. Simple, huh?

Here's what I own:

1. a big ol' flatscreen TV

2. a home stereo/receiver/DVD player with 5.1 surround sound -- it has an optical audio input (decodes dolby)

3. a new PC

4. soundcard #1: X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCI-E

5. soundcard #2: X-FI XtremeGamer PCI

Apparently, neither of these cards will do what I want...

The XtremeGamer does not have the rectangular-shaped optical output that I need to connect to my home stereo system, it only has the little round one which only supports stereo sound, not 5.1 surround.

The Titanium Fatal1ty Pro does have the rectangular-shaped optical output... but... I read this post stating that won't give me surround sound either. Basically, from what I understand, PC games use EAX technology instead of Dolby. So, even though I have the correct plugs, it still won't work (not in 5.1 surround anyway).

So........... it sounds like what I need to do is return the Titanium Fatal1ty Pro and go buy a speaker system that lets me plug in all those "headphone jacks" (pink, light blue and orange) on the XtremeGamer.

Is this correct? If so, which speaker systems can I buy?

I'm hoping somone can help me out, using plain English :)

Thanks!!

Elite Pro - problem with rack

Michka — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:29:13 GMT

Hi everybody,

after some years without major problems on Win XP, I moved to Win 7 x64.

The rest of computer did not changed since the move.

Now, the external module does not work properly - no sound from headphones, but the "internal noise" of my computer. The lights are ok (green, blue), the volume command is ok too.

I've tried to change PCI slot, installed three times all the drivers - don't know what to do..

Need help about X-fi Elit pro

Ekin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:27:31 GMT

Well , I have a creative x-fi elite pro (which is this one). I bought 2 Yamaha Hs50m ( which are those). So my problem is I dont know how can I connect to my sound card. The hs50s are not connected to each othert. Each one has jak output but there are no place for two input in soundcards as you know. May I use the aux connections ? If I can is there anything cable or piece like jak to mono aux ?

Thank you

Soundblaster Live! Aux in 2 issue

dubbeld — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:13:55 GMT

Hi,

I'm still using an old SB Live! card from the first generation. The card itselve is working fine but i'm having issues with hearing no sound through my speakers when i'm connecting a Xbox360 to the Aux in 2 on the Live! Drive (Front of my pc). I've checked in the AudioHQ and the Aux in 2 is not muted. I've read somewere that the Aux in 2 is on digital audio only by default but i can't find any option in my AudioHQ to put it on analog. Is there someone here that can help me?

Thanks,

Dennis

A question to Creative

nichog — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:28:14 GMT

I have an X-fi extreme gamer, I was able to use the vista cd to install all the apps and drivers. The autoupdate worked 3 times but I thought I had gotten all the updates. Now I find the EQ app is missing, How did this happen?????

I would appreciate an answer to this, if you all want to flame on how bad the card is, drivers and creative, go ahead. I will ignore the complainers that troll this board just to post how inept they may be getting system to work normally. The card functions normally and all sound speakers, etc are working normally as far as I can tell.

So, Why or how did the EQ app dissappear????

Thanks in advance to all that answer this message with help

Glenn

WTB GigaWorks s750 satellite speaker

k4baal — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:54:11 GMT

Hi,

Recently my satellite speaker tweeter burned. My warranty ended year and a half ago, so maybe someone has spare satellite speaker, and could sell it?

(not center).

RM-1500 does not work with Windows 7

anynick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:38:29 GMT

Hello,

I used the RM-1500 together with my external soundcard SB0490 (don't know the exact name I guess it was something like sb24 live external??)

Now after the update I don't manage to configure the remote. I can't install the remote plugin because it states that i haven't installed a propper version of Creative Media Source although I at least thought that i have done that.

And any other program like intelliremote don't get a signal as well.

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Regards

Anynick

Video playback is muffled

gzt7d8 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:09:59 GMT

I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card. Music and sound effects from Window 7 seem to play fine. I don't notice any quality issues from the playback. But, if I play a video from email, go to You-Tube or even play a DVD then the sound from the playback is muffled. You can't even hear anything, voices, background music, etc.

I've deleted and removed all the drivers and software. Went to Creative and got the latest drivers for this card and I'm still getting the same results.

I can't pin point what has changed in the past week that would cause the problem. It has been operating fine since the end of October and this past week it went into the tank.

I tried restore point, but that didn't fix it either.

I'm look for any suggestions to get this back on track.

Greg

ive been searching for a solution all night. Im really tired(X-Fi extreme audio)

passprogress — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:17:21 GMT

i only get 2 speaker with sound, front right and rear left. I have a Asus 5GC-MX Motherboard. Could it be the problem. I beg u all, help me :mansad:

Creative Zen Vision: W ON/OFF switch broken

Polar24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:55:36 GMT

Hi all,

Unfortunately the spring in the ON/OFF switch in my Creative Zen Vision: W is broken, so I can no longer turn the player ON. The switch now moves freely and doesn't turn the player on so I am stuck with a player that works, but doesn't turn on.

I realise that support for this player is limited and that hpes of it being fixed are slim.

However, as this is a much loved player, I am hoping that it can be fixed via an Australian manufacturer or at the least an overseas (Singaporean technical support).

Can anyone help?

Need application software for Audigy Platinum

JohnW210 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:14:25 GMT

I just re-installed my Audigy Platinum card and drive into an XP SP3 system, downloaded the latest drivers from Creative and it works just fine (ty Creative!). I even used the optical out connection to my Denon 5.1 AVR and it sounds great.

However, I don't have any of the application software and can't seem to download that software from the website without having some old application software already installed. Is there a work around?

I do have the original disk for the following Creative cards (which I also own):

Sound Blaster 16 PCI (part # 2201ML0003020)

Sound Blaster Live! (part # 2201ML0003060)

Sound Blaster AWE64 (part # 1713330530-1)

I'm reluctant to try installing any of the applications from these disks in order to enable the appropriate application software to be downloaded/installed off the web, as I don't want to risk messing up the present clean driver installation. I did try putting the disks in the dvd drive to see if that would enable the download/install process (this has worked with other products) to no avail.

I would very much like to have the complete set of applications for this still excellent card/drive so I can enjoy the full functionality of the Audigy Platinum.

Any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

John W. Wright

"What u Hear" does not work (SPDIF)

LotterMan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Hi!

"What u Hear" option doesn't work after I changed the output to SPDIF. The question is, how i could record sound that goes through my audio card (X-Fi Xtreme Gamer).

In windows' recording tab are these options for recording:

______________________________________

Microphone

Auxiliary

Line-In

What u Hear

______________________________________

Pls help

I have win 7 ultimate x64 as OS.

Creative Zen M 30GB Freezes Everytime I plug into the computer

Matt526 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:27 GMT

Every Time I plug my Zen into to the computer via USB the player freezes and I have to reset.

I have reinstalled the firmware several times, cleanup, and format in the recovery section but still nothing.

If I start the player up with no usb it scrolls through everything just fine.

Any Ideas?

Use Line In and Mic In at the same time.

tyme1012 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:43 GMT

Ok, I have an X-Fi Xtreamgamer card, I play on my PS3, but communitcate with my clan via Ventrilo. So I have my PS3 running in the "Line-In"(Flexijack) and my Mic running from my PC's front Mic port(which is plugged into the card). I can either have Line In running or the Mic In running, not toghter. Which is kinda the who;e reason I did this. The line in and mic in are contradicting each other. Anyway around this. Is there a dogle i can plug into the Flexijack and use my mic and line in at the sametime.

Black Friday shopping--any camera suggestion?

wintersnow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:46 GMT

I want to buy a new camera at Blackfriday..Just find these camera shopping at black friday?

http://blackfriday2009sale.info/index.php?keywords=camera&store

Which one do u think is a good price? anyother recommendation? thanks.

only my rear speaker have sound with my sound blaster X-FI Xtreme Audio

passprogress — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:55:47 GMT

How do i set up my sound card to have full 5.1 surround sound with my Harman Kardon AVR. I plugged my optic cable in my sound card out to my AVR in, then only my rear speaker work. Please help me. :smileysad: