2 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic and no working

hi i have two X-Fi XtremeMusic sound cards and my pc can't see both the 2 sound cards
why that can i do something?
can anyoune help me?
thanks!

Are you trying to use both cards in the same system? That might be a problem. Windows does not always want to play nice with two cards in the system, but two identical cards could be a problem, as they'd use the same driver. Have you tried onboard sound plus a card, or two different cards (models)?
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cold wrote:
Hi, i am, kinda new, I purchased a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi... Anyways I was wondering if it was posible to hook up my front audio/mic port to my card. Please anyony tell me what you think, and if this card is etended to be used for gaming...
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