Audigy (1) - install nightm

For friend and LAN party, I need quickly setup machine for Warcraft III play. I use my Audigy2zs mainly, but I still have the old Audigy (), so I used it to the machine I build.
And the problem is driver instaling, clearly. I headed out for drivers to:
http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/
...picked my card and choosed Driver and downloaded these files:
AUD_EAX4DRV_0303.exe - as for drivers
and
AUD_WEBUP_PCWDRV_-84-40.exe
...as for the EAX4 update. However things did not seems working. WinAMP play and low-level detection of soundcard work, but winblows keep telling me, that there is NO AUDIO DEVICE, and so do all the other, hi-level programs, like Warcraft III :angry:
Now, what to do?
I tried the "All files" and downloaded the Surround Mixer for volume control:
SMIX_PCAPP_2_00_52.exe
and then the
AHQ200307.exe Audio HQ stuff, but both these filles - when I try use them - keep telling me that I have no "previous version" of Surround Mixer and Audio HQ in the second case, installed, and therefore Im out of luck! :angry: Now this is drivng me mad, because where can I find the ORIGINAL file for the Surroud Mixer and mainly for the recongnizing of the card by the windows?
WinXP SP.a, BTW :smileyindifferent:
Any help come handy.
I already started the search for original install CD, but no luck yet.
**bleep**, this should be on the Creative WEB to can be downloaded, right away, right?

Can't blame anyone for not wanting to touch this one with a ten foot pole.
Anyhow, caved in and took the route of most resistance. Installed Windows7, the card works now. Seems the drivers for XP are just defunct.

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I have trouble with instaling entertainment center, when i instal drivers from original cd it stops after 50% and doesn't respond i think it stops when it instal entertainment center. Every time when i do it its the same. Where in internet can i find entertainment center instalation files or what i should do to avoid it in the future?

You definately don't need the CD. Here's what I did:
Uninstall old SoundBlaster stuff. Everything, anywhere I could find it.</LI>
Do complete install (without IR-receiver installed).</LI>
Wait 2 days (I never thought I'd use the IR-receiver).</LI>
Install IR-receiver - I don't remember if I had to "cancel" anything, but I do remember that whatever driver was needed was installed when I did the complete Audigy 4 install 2 days prior. Upon prompt, I rebooted.</LI>
In my case, I moved the IR-receiver to another port (on back, instead of on front of the PC). Again, it auto-detected. Again, it prompted me to reboot.</LI>
Personally, I'd try 00% of the above, except substitute "reboot" for "Wait 2 days". A lot of messages suggest install of the Audigy can be fussy. In your case, you may care to double-check for any USB drivers (Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager) you don't need.

Audigy 2 install probl

Hello,
I have windows XP and an audigy 2.
When i run the autosoftware update on the websites it suggest this driver:
SBA2_PCWDRV_LB__84_55-R
But when i try to install thios driver it tells me that i can't install it because i dont have an audigy 2 installed.
Before i ran the web setup i installed the soundcard with the cd that came with the card.
Bas

Hello,
I have windows XP and an audigy 2.
When i run the autosoftware update on the websites it suggest this driver:
SBA2_PCWDRV_LB__84_55-R
But when i try to install thios driver it tells me that i can't install it because i dont have an audigy 2 installed.
Before i ran the web setup i installed the soundcard with the cd that came with the card.
Bas

SB Audigy Series Install Disc 2.0 (02/24/2015)

This software/driver pack is unofficial, not supported by Creative Labs.
Use it at your own risk.
Supports any model of the following Sound Blaster cards (based on Emu10kx DSP):
- Audigy
- Audigy 2
- Audigy 2 ZS
- Audigy 4
- Audigy 5/RX
Does NOT SUPPORT Audigy SE/LS/Value.
Operating systems supported:
32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3
Included in the Disc:
- Audigy series driver 3.01.0039 (Windows Vista or later) (**)
- Audigy series driver 2.09.0016 (Windows XP)
- ALchemy 1.45.03
- Audio Console 1.41.00
- DDL License Activation 1.00.04 (*)
- Diagnostics 5.11.35
- Dolby Digital Live Pack 3.03.08 (*)
- EAX Console 3.00.60 (Windows Vista or later)
- EAX Console 3.00.59 (Windows XP only)
- Entertainment Center 5.10.21
- Feature Mode Selection Utility 2.10.07
- Graphic Equalizer 2.10.01
- Karaoke Player 2.12.02
- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.78 (***)
- Online Manual
- On Screen Display 2.20.03 (Windows XP only)
- Remote Control System 5.00.34
- SB Audigy Control Panel 1.00.15 (Windows Vista or later)
- Smart Recorder 2.41.30 (Windows Vista or later)
- Smart Recorder 2.30.08 (Windows XP only)
- Sound Blaster Plugin for Microsoft Media Center 3.00.05
- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.21.02
- Speaker Calibrator 1.60.14 (Windows XP only)
- Speaker Settings 2.10.05 (Windows Vista or later)
- Speaker Settings 2.10.04 (Windows XP only)
- Surround Mixer 4.00.76 (Windows XP only)
- System Information 2.00.03
- THX Setup Console 2.20.08 (Windows XP only)
- Vienna SoundFont Studio 2.40.73
- WaveStudio 7.14.01
(*) Purchase and activation required, more info at http://buy.soundblaster.com.
(**) - For Audigy 5/RX (SB1550) and Audigy 4 Series II (SB0612) this driver also supports Windows XP.
(***) - Requires Audigy 2, Audigy 2 ZS ou Audigy 4
Does this driver improve sound quality or performance Are there any tweaks ?
No, this driver does not improve sound quality nor increase performance.
No, there are no tweaks.
If someone states that its driver improves sound quality and performance, you are being fooled, cheated.
It is even worse that the so called tweaks come from a person who is not EVEN technically acknowledged, does NOT know anything about Windows internals, software engineering and sound fidelity that all audiophiles always look for.
If you "feel" the sound better, that is the infamous placebo effect and there is no real proof that any tweaks work.
In fact, I have yet to see a driver that states in its release notes that it improves sound quality.
I've disassembled about every single .SYS driver, .DLL libraries and .EXE executables and found nothing.
There are some undocumented registry values, but nothing related to sound quality or performance.
Would the so called tweaks even exist, they would be in my Support Packs, you can bet that.
Fixes and improvements:
- Fixed Audigy 5/RX support.
- Readded "EndPoint Utility" to enable the use of other digital devices to output Dolby Digital Live encoded audio.
- Fixed driver installation issues on Windows 10.
- Fixed Audigy "1" or Audigy 2 mute issue.
- Audigy RX is now fully supported.
- EAX Console now works on Windows Vista or later.
- Karaoke effects now work properly on Windows Vista or later, just use EAX Console to enable them. Effects will only be applied to the Microphone input.
- Sound Blaster Audigy Control Panel now available for all cards, but it lacks many settings available on Audio Console, so use the later.
- Added instructions on how to install the Gameport.
- Fixed missing speaker settings strings on Windows XP when DDL is enabled.
- Improved driver installation, less confirmation prompts.
- Improved setup procedure and scripts.
- Removed Encode switcher for now, only DDL is available.
- Installation now customizable, select what you want to install.
- New integrated Post Driver Install Helper tweaks the driver without tampering certificate.
- CMSS2 is now available.
- OpenAL 64-bit support.
- Dolby Digital Live now works on Windows 8.1 (update 1). Creative Audio Service was not being installed on that OS.
- Special FX, Advanced EQ, Studio and Custom presets now available on Windows Vista or later.
- Audio Console does not crash anymore on non-English localized installs. Localized resources for Online Karaoke tab were missing; added mostly localized Korean and Chinese (Traditional) resources.
- Online Karaoke page is available for all Audigy cards on Windows Vista or later; this is NOT a new feature, but an easier way to configure the Microphone.
- EAX Settings for Windows Vista or later includes EAX Studio, a fancy version of EAX Control Panel, no changes in functionality, except the Test button now works.
- Added fully localized Korean and Chinese (Traditional) resources for EAX Studio, which were missing.
Undocumented fixes by Creative (not listed in the release notes):
- Headphone mode now sticks and does not revert automatically to Speakers mode on Windows Vista or later.
- Special FX, Advanced EQ and Studio presets were not working on Windows Vista or later.
Release Notes:
IMPORTANT: Driver uninstall on Windows Vista or later
The included driver for Windows Vista or later has a bug that causes a stop (blue screen) error when unloaded by disabling the Audigy or uninstalling the driver.
To workaround this issue, run the KillDrv.exe utility included and restart when asked to do so. Proceed normally and uninstall all the software or only the driver.
If you have previously installed the Audigy 5/RX driver, you MUST run this utility.
As the KillDrv verify the driver version installed, running it won't do any harm, even if the driver version is not affected.
HOW TO INSTALL THE GAMEPORT DRIVER
You can find a Gameport\ReadMe.htm file in the folder where you unpacked the Support Pack.
Just follow the steps shown in the screenshots.
WINDOWS 8.1 OR LATER DOES NOT SAVE SETTINGS
- Configure all settings and shutdown. Your settings will be saved.
- This does not work if you disable Fast startup permanently or temporarily (by holding the Shift key while shutting down).
OpenAL 2D benchmark in RightMark 3DSound crashes your system
The included driver for Windows Vista or later has a bug that crashes your system if you run the OpenAL 2D benchmark using 63 buffers.
No problem With 62 or fewer buffers.
OpenAL 3D and OpenAL 3D + EAX benchmarks are not affected.
Details: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0x000000D1) - ctoss2k.sys
There is no DirectSound hardware acceleration on Windows XP 64-bit (x64) with 4GB RAM or more
The Audigy driver does not support 64-bit addressing, disabling the DirectSound hardware acceleration and causing multichannel sound to be played only in the stereo channels (front left/right).
Workarounds:
- install the 32-bit (x86) version of Windows XP.
- limit to less than 4GB the amount of RAM available to Windows.
- enable the "Memory Hole" setting in the BIOS Setup, if your motherboard supports it.
- install and use Creative ALchemy to convert the DirectSound API calls into OpenAL, which is not affected by this issue.
Karaoke effects make the audio play in mono
You can avoid this issue by using EAX Console to enable Karaoke effects. Audio Console is affected by the issue.
Optionally, follow the steps below.
Open EAX Settings, select a Karaoke effect, then click the Edit button.
Click on the Source (Wave) tab and change the Original sound to 100% and Pitch Shift to 0%. Click the Save environment button.
Repeat the steps for all Karaoke effects.
These changes will be valid only for the current speaker configuration. If desired, repeat the same process for each speaker configuration.
MediaSource DVD-Audio Player system requirements
- 32-bit edition of Windows XP or later
- any Audigy 2, Audigy 2 ZS or Audigy 4 card
Built-in Decoder on Windows Vista or later
To use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.
Select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of your player and then configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF.
When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.
Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.
Equalizer and EAX effects are not available when using OpenAL or ALchemy
Only Tone (Bass and Treble) and CMSS 3D (CMSS, CMSS2 and Stereo Surround) features are available.
There is no sound in games with OpenAL support
Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX by selecting "No effect" before running the game or program.
Equalizer settings are not applied after using OpenAL or ALchemy
After you run a game with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy, the Equalizer settings are applied.
Just run Equalizer and the saved setting is loaded automatically.
Tone settings are lost when speaker configuration is changed
Bass and treble settings reset to their default values when speaker configuration is changed.
Download:
Filename: Audigy_Series_ISO_2_0.exe
File size: 448 MB
CRC32 hash: A746058E
SHA- hash: 3035E45928BCA852A638BE511A5A042310B26359
Uninstall any Support Pack before installing this CD.
This is an ISO image, you need to burn it on a CD/DVD or to mount it as a virtual CD drive.
Mirrors: Google Drive
All files are property of Creative Technology Ltd, unless otherwise noted.

Karaoke Player
You can use hardware or software-based Microphone effects.
If you select an effect in the Karaoke Player itself, it will be software-based and you might experience delays or increased CPU utilization.
If you enable the Karaoke effect in the EAX Console, it will be hardware-based (using the Audigy DSP) with no delay and not relying in the system's CPU. Highly recommended.
I did not make any extensive tests, so please try the software-based Microphone effects and share your experiences.

Sound blaster Audigy LS install probl

HI, I just bought a sound blaster Audigy LS, and after installing the card Windows finds the new hardware,but when I put in INSTALLATION CD I get "setup could not detect any sound blaster audio card on your system" I`ve disabled all onboard sound and old drivers,and tried ALL pci slots now as well. Im very sure the card is fitted correctly, the model no is: SB030. any advice would be very helpful. Thanks alot ` WILLEEEE `

All,
In order to give any helpful suggestions to these kinds of problems we will need a couple of extra bits of information:
) Steps already taken to resolve problem
2) System Specs including processor and chipset
3) Model Number of the sound card
4) Operating system and service pack
Willeeee provided most of this, however he has also done all of the steps I would suggest without knowing #2 and #4. In all of these cases it is worth trying to install the latest drivers from our website. I know that the original Audigy can be installed using only the drivers found on the webpage and I would suggest trying that first. Also make sure that you have tried different PCI slots in your system.
Jeremy

New Soundblaster Audigy Fx Install, No sound

I installed the new Audigy Fx card in my computer but cannot get any sound from the speakers. I double checked that the speaker cable was installed correctly.
Here is my setup
AsusM4A78-M MB w/ on board sound-(disabled)
AMD Phenom 2 2800Ghz processor
8 GB memory
EVGA GTX760 Ti video card
Direct X 11
SoundBlaster Audigy Fx PCIe card
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
DuxRus

Yes, the controls are unmuted. I used the following:
$ amixer set Master 90% unmute
$ amixer set PCM 85$ unmute

Soundblaster audigy driver install

i was trying to follow this post here, but im not sure what im missing
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=2200
i want to install the driver for my Audigy souncard. im pretty sure the chipset is the emu10k1. I downloaded the driver from http://sourceforge.net/projects/emu10k1/
according to that post,
# /etc/modules.conf
alias sound emu10k1 sound ac97_codec
# End of file
my modules.devfs reads:
# Soundcard
alias /dev/sound sound-slot-0
alias /dev/audio /dev/sound
alias /dev/mixer /dev/sound
alias /dev/dsp /dev/sound
alias /dev/dspW /dev/sound
alias /dev/midi /dev/sound
will adding these entries work after i put the driver in place?
do i actually need the alias's?
what location do i actually put the driver in?
and what modules are the ones i need to put into rc.conf?
i dont see the a modules.devfs, files mentioned, so im guessing this is the proper file name and just create the file in /etc?
or is somebody has a good link, please pass it my way
Last edited by wolfdogg (2011-09-13 03:48:39)

ok thanks.
# grep EMU10 /usr/src/linux-3.0-ARCH/.config
CONFIG_GAMEPORT_EMU10K1=m
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1_SEQ=m
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=m
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X=m
i installed oss, disabled alsa in daemons, added oss,
# ossdetect -v
also, in the wiki it says;
File: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa_blacklist.conf
blacklist soundcore
except i know this has been deprecated, im assuming all is well without doing anything there.
then i rebooted
# osstest
sound worked
# ossxmix
No protocol specified
(ossxmix:2308): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
in phonon devices list i see all my devices blured or greyed out, i only see 'default' as active in there now
my sound does work, inluding rear speakers, im concerned that im not getting the highest quality since phonon is reporting the rest of my devices are disabled
KDE detected that one or more internal devices were removed.
Do you want KDE to permanently forget about these devices?
This is the list of devices KDE thinks can be removed:
Capture: HDA ATI SB (VT1818S Analog)
Capture: HDA ATI SB, VT1818S Analog (Default Audio Device)
Output: HDA ATI SB (VT1818S Analog)
Output: HDA ATI SB (VT1818S Digital)
Output: HDA ATI SB, VT1818S Analog (Default Audio Device)
Output: HDA ATI SB, VT1818S Digital (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output)
# ossinfo
Version info: OSS 4.2 (b 2005/201108120935) (0x00040100) GPL
Platform: Linux/x86_64 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 30 08:53:25 CEST 2011
Number of audio devices: 8
Number of audio engines: 12
Number of MIDI devices: 0
Number of mixer devices: 1
Device objects
0: osscore0 OSS core services
1: oss_hdaudio0 ATI HD Audio interrupts=4715 (4715)
HD Audio controller ATI HD Audio
Vendor ID 0x10024383
Subvendor ID 0x10024383
Codec 0: Unknown (0x11060440/0x10438417)
2: oss_usb0 USB audio core services
MIDI devices (/dev/midi*)
Mixer devices
0: High Definition Audio 0x1106044 (Mixer 0 of device object 1)
Audio devices
HD Audio play pcm1 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0 (device index 0)
HD Audio play pcm2 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm1 (device index 1)
HD Audio play pcm3 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm2 (device index 2)
HD Audio play pcm4 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm3 (device index 3)
HD Audio play spdifout1 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0 (device index 4)
HD Audio play spdifout2 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout1 (device index 5)
HD Audio rec select1 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin0 (device index 6)
HD Audio rec select5 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin1 (device index 7)
Nodes
/dev/dsp -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_in -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_out -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_ac3 -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0
/dev/dsp_mmap -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_multich -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
any suggestions from here?
Last edited by wolfdogg (2011-09-17 21:00:57)

Audigy 4 instalation help

i've jus gone and bought the audigy4 soundblaster pro i've tried a number of times installing the drivers on my xp pro but as soon us it gets to "updating windows drivers" it crashes restarting the pc does not help it still crashes upon startup.has anyone else had this problem and how did they deal with it'sas im itching on seeing how this card sounds like so any one pls help

XP or XP2? Have you tried to install drivers by starting XP into safe mode?
<EM>nah i havent tried that yet but will do now any more ideas anyone i would appreciate it</EM>

Sound Blaster Audigy Re-Install

I uninstalled Sound Blaster and all apps and re-installed on another hard dri've in my computer. Now I've lost graphic equalizer, diagnostics, mixer. These apps were part of my EAX console and are now missing. Should I completely uninstall, remove card, re-boot, run registery cleaner, then [email protected]

Problem Solved!!!
Let this be a warning to anyone looking to update or download their drivers from Creative in order to restore functionality that you have lost-especially if you trying to do what I did. I merely wanted to move my software to my new faster SATA hardri've so I would have better execution of the programs. When I atttemped to do this, I lost quite a bit functionality with Mediasource, EAX and so on. I did not have graphic equalizer or 5. surrond sound and other things were gone that I had before. Downloading from Creative did not help but made it worse by installing driver for SBLi've! whenever my hardware was SB0570 or Sound Blaster SE!
Now I was at a loss till I stumbled onto soundblaster.com website and found that most of the things I lost were now being offered in a new software program called Creative Media Toolbox for $40.00. Could it be that creative intentionally inhibited my software from installing so I would have to buy something that I should've already had!? No, no, no!? Surely an outfit such as this would not screw over their loyal customer, having bought at least half a dozen products from these people in the last 5 year, just to make a couple of buck? I report, you decide. I then uninstalled all updated drivers, software and after this removed the SB0570 sound card, rebooted computer, ran CCleaner on hardri'ves and registry. Re-booted computer again,? then powered down, re-installed card, re-installed drivers and software from original intall CD and guess what, I now have full functionality just as it was when it was new. I believe there was intentional effort invlolved to ihibit some my older apps to get me to buy something again.

Audigy SE instalation advice needed

This is my first computer build from the ground up and I am confused as to what I install to the FP audio port of my motherboard (Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe) and what I install to the soundcard itself?
I have a front panel device that has audio and micro ports, plus USB etc.
I will have a speaker system, plus DVD and a CD dri've. OK, all of these have audio wires, which ones do you recomend I run through the sound card and which ones through the motherboards FP audio port?
Sorry if this is a stupid question but this is my first build!

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If you are using "AirPort Utility", configure the AEBS to operate in bridge mode.
Consult the Verizon router's documentation on how to access the configuration page using a web browser. Then visit the wireless settings and disable the wireless network.

Audigy SE/Install non-det

Well, I bought an SE just to get proper sound (For some weird reason, onboard only outputs through my left channel). I did everything right, shut comp down, DC'ed power, after having disabled the onboard audio.
Now, when I boot, my comp detects the PCI device, but the software (includinglatest download from site), will not detect it.
Does anyone have a solution, or did I waste thirty bucks and four hours of my life?

Oh, here's my comp stats:
PC Chips K7
AMD Geode .8ghz
.2GB RAM
(Onboard) AC97 Realtek Audio
60GB WD HD

How to install The Soundblaster Audigy SE in Windows 7 RC?

:How to install The Soundblaster Audigy SE in Windows 7 RC?Y Two days ago I bought a Soundblaster Audigy SE-retail soundcard. I have a dual boot PC with Windows XP-SP3 and Windows 7 RC. The installation of the soundcard?in Windows XP was easy, no problems, good sound.
But how to install in Windows 7 RC ?
I have the installation and applications CD with XP and Vista drivers and I have the driver-download from Creative.com SB24PCDRV LB 0 - 04 - 0090.
Windows 7 tells me "No device for audio output is installed". Windows automaticly?installed a driver, but that doesn't work. (code 39). The driver download from?creative does not install new drivers and when I try it manually Windows tells me "The best driver is already installed"
When I uninstall?the driver that Windows installed and try to install the downloaded?creative driver for Windows 7, the driver will not install, and Windows message is something like "?no audio device is installed on this computer"
What to do ? A computer without sound is nothing...
Thanks,
Arie

>Re: How to install The Soundblaster Audigy SE in Windows 7 RC?% Meocene is 00% on the money. Dan K.'s pack is the best. I have used the pack on four different systems with AUDIGY LS and SE cards that I bought cheaply (all four on Ebay for $40). The package has worked under XP, Vista, and Windows 7 very well.
I have friends that play Left4Dead and they have been immensely pleased when playing the games in their flats with or without headphones, as compared to their old "onboard RE--t-k" sound.
The package also works well on a Gateway or HP machine when disabling onboard audio first then installing the Audigy and installing drivers and apps for the first time. Gi've up on using your old CDs, you will only run into a mountain of trouble trying to "Auto-Update" all that with the newest patches.

I think I found my problem...SB Audigy

Hi all
I have been having problems with my system when I enter one of my games...
It runs ok for a while and then suddenly locks up with reboot the only way out.
Previously when running 3D mark the sound would cut in and out on the sound test section and even occasionally it would lock up on the 24bit sound test but my scores were still around 5400 when it completed.
I unistalled the card and reinstalled the drivers numerous times but always the same results. I reset the bios to the defaults and only reset needed things like SATA RAID0 and boot order.
Temps are all good....I ran memtest 86 this morning with no errors at all.
So this morning I decided to disable the SB Audigy and install the drivers for the onboard sound....
I also removed the drivers for my graphics card (9800 pro) and reinstalled them.
Again with all default settings in the bios (1.8) I fired up the system with the onboard sound installed and I could instantly tell the the system had a fast crisp feel to it...
I ran 3d mark and not one problem while it ran...score come up with 5880 that is the performance I thought I should be at.
I re ran the 3dmark 3x and got almost the same score every time.
I then removed the onboard sound and reinstalled the SB Audigy.
Again with default setting in the bios I ran 3dmark....The sound did not cut out but the score was only at 5322 and it froze on one of the tries.
So I believe my system is being happered by the sound card...
anyone have a suggestion for this?
I would like to use a sound card because the onboard sound does not seem to give me 4 speaker outputs...only 2 speaker.
I do have a Turtle beach Santa-Cruz sound card that I could use but before I tried that I thought I would see what all of you think.
Thank you for your input in advance....
einsteins

This explains the Creative Labs patch from the link( http://www.georgebreese.com/net/software/#CREATIVE ) I posted earlier:
SoundBlaster Live / Audigy patch for Windows
README File
All executable and document files of this patch are Copyright (C) 2003, George E. Breese. All Rights Reserved.
Version 0.10 April 16, 2003
Important notes:
This product could, in a rare case, damage a computer. Use it carefully and at your own risk. By using it, you agree to the license as shown below.
License:
This software is licensed, not sold. The author of this product has granted you a license to use this product, subject to the following conditions. By possessing, using, or attempting to use this product, you assume all liability for its use. You agree never to take legal action, civil or criminal, against its author for any reason. You may redistribute this product in its original form only. You may not charge money for distribution of the product, unless all such charges are remitted to the author immediately upon payment. The author retains ownership of all intellectual properties embodied in this product.
Disclaimer:
All copyrights and trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their owners.
Description:
This patch will try to solve problems with Creative Labs sound cards.
Some recent Creative Labs sound card drivers feature a "turbo mode", which is usually enabled by default. Disabling "turbo mode" will stop the sound cards from making "hissing" or "crackling" noises, but Creative Labs does not provide a way to disable it. This patch program will disable "turbo mode" and thus stop the cards from making noises.
Before you begin:
The sound card drivers supplied with Windows do not feature "turbo mode", and this patch will not work. You must install drivers from a newer Creative-supplied CD, or download new drivers from http://www.creative.com.
The only cards supported by this patch program are the SoundBlaster Live series and the Audigy series.
Examples of supported cards:
SoundBlaster Live! Value
SoundBlaster Live 5.1
Audigy MP3+
Audigy Gamer
Examples of unsupported cards:
SoundBlaster 16
SoundBlaster 16 PCI
SoundBlaster AWE32
SoundBlaster AWE64
SoundBlaster PCI128
Any motherboard or sound card containing Creative chips with part number CT5880
Instructions for use:
Run the patch program by double-clicking on it. The patch program will look for the Creative Labs sound card's driver information. The program will display one of the following messages.
Cannot find a registry key to be patched. Either the right sound card isn't installed, or the driver doesn't support "turbo mode". The program will stop at this point.
Ready to apply patch. Apply patch now? Answer "Yes" to apply the patch, or No to end the program without patching. If you answer "Yes", the patch will be installed, and you will need to restart Windows in order for the patch to take effect.
Ready to remove patch. Remove patch now? Answer "Yes" to remove the patch, or No to end the program without removing the patch. If you answer "Yes", the patch will be removed, and you will need to restart Windows in order for the patch to take effect.
Release Notes:
This is the first public version of the patch, version 0.10. It has not been tested on all versions of Windows. It might not work on Windows versions older than Windows 2000, such as Windows 95, 98, ME, and NT 4.0. If it does not work, then the most likely reason will be that Creative Labs is not supporting "turbo mode" in its drivers on these versions of Windows.
If the "turbo mode" setting has already been disabled by a user or another program, this version of the patch will still offer to "apply" the patch.
There is currently no way to save the program's log to a file. This may be addressed in a future version of the patch program.
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Audigy SE and AL ADA885 problem needs to be solved once and for

I just purchased the Audigy SE (I'm on a budget) and installed it. I have the Altec Lansing ADA885 THX 4. digital surround speakers. This sound card DOES NOT work correctly with them. I have been all over the net trying everything that I have seen suggested to make it work. The specs say it should work. It does not. I have tried every possible wiring configuration to no avail. One thing that I find rather annoying is that I have seen several people say that changing the SPDIF to passthrough fixes the problem, yet I cannot find anywhere to change that setting, as I cannot find Audio HQ on the driver CD or on the net to install and change that setting. Can someone, for the love of god, please come up with a valid solution to this problem? I have seen so many people with this same problem who get the run around and answers that just don't help at all. What is needed is "Here, do a, then do b, download c, and BAM! problem solved". Not "Here, do f, do h, download c, j, k, m, and p, then go back and do f again, then a, then b, then come back here and let us know that none of it fixed the problem". I don't wish to be a whiner or a jerk about this, but it is a bit frustrating to be "upgrading" to a card that won't even work right. On behalf of all those with the same problem, thanks in advance to anyone who has a valid solution to this very big, very real problem.

OK...
. Do you have the complete application suie of the Audigy SE installed?
2. If so, in Control Panel do you have the Audio Console or Audio Control Panel?
3. If you do, change the settings for Decoder Settings to SPDIF passthrough. (THis is however only of AC-3 content, it doesn't affect other formats) (I am not sure the Audigy SE does have a decoder, if not, you need to change the setting in the AC-3 decoder you use)
4. Then go to Device settings and change the Digital Output sampling rate to 48kHz.
Now if you cannot find Audio Console, then you should download the latest drivers. They specifically state they allow you to change the "SPDIF output Sampling rate", so you should be able to access the option. I believe your problem lies to the fact your SPDIF is configured for 96kHz output and most probably these very old speakers do not support more than 48kHz.
PS: The instruction I posted above, are based on an Audigy 2 ZS setup, so the naming of the settings and access programs could be different on the SE, but nevertheless present.

Audigy SE, Windows 7 & a Microphone

'Hi,
I have an Audigy SE installed on my Windows 7 system and have just got myself a new gaming headset, however I have been unable to get my system to recognise that there is a mic plugged into the flexjack port. I have made sure my software is up to date, googled the problem and nothing I have found has yielded any useful information.
Is anyone able to shed some light on my dilema?
SpiritWolf

+SpiritWolf,
Please make sure that the microphone is selected as the default device. Here's what you should see on your screen.
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