Okay, I'm going to bump this because I am having the same problem. I just purchased an XPS M1330 notebook w/ Vista Ultimate. I put the X-Fi card in, told Windows not to search for a driver, and installed the contents of the CD (drivers, etc.). When the computer reboots, the Creative software says it cannot find any Creative Hardware.
Now the details. When I insert the card, Vista recognizes it as two things: a "standard PCI-to-PCI bridge" that the Device manager says is working (no conflicts) and the other device that appears when the card is inserted is labeled as "not working," which is the "High Definition Audio Controller."
Even if I manually point Vista to specific driver areas on the CD it came with, the Creative program directory, or Windows' system32 folder using the "Have Disk" option, I get no driver recognition. Like Mikalar I've downloaded the newest drivers but the same thing happens.
A search in the knowledge base turns up nothing; basically a bunch of stuff that's NOT about the X-Fi comes up, even when selecting the X-Fi Extreme Audio Notebook specifically. However, one suggestion, which was for PCs, suggested I disable the on board audio. That doesn't make much sense for a notebook, but I thought why not. When I tried it, I found Dell's bios doesn't allow you to disable it. Not surprising to me, since if I don't bring the card (when it's not convenient... it IS a notebook), how will I listen to stuff?
Anyway, if anyone knows anything about this or has any experiences with installing it (successful or not), please post a reply. I'd like to hear from you. Or Milakar, if you solved the problem or gave up, please let me know as well. =P If I have to send this thing back, I will. Disappointed. But I will.
