Audigy 2 Crashi

Hey all.
I have a pretty old version of the A2 card, and I've been looking around for a solution for days.
Right now, it's the oldest component in my PC; somewhere around 3 or 4 years old.
Sound Blaster Audigy 2, DR release 2.8.4
The problem:
When I first installed everything after I formatted(Console, Surround Mixer, Sound Bank, etc) I was able to set it to 5. easily, no problems whatsoever. The problem arose when I restarted. I usually don't restart my system for days at a time, since I don't really find it necessary. Initially, it came from all 5 speakers: front, rear and center. After the reboot, I noticed it came from the front only. I assumed it had just reset the settings, so I opened up the Console and tried to change it back to 5. via the dropdown menu. As soon as I clicked on ANYTHING else besides the 2. default, I got the BSOD.
I have been reinstalling everything for almost 2 weeks now, and I'm at the end of my rope, so to speak.
A friend just suggested to pick up the new X-Fi, as my card is so horrendously old that it's a problem unto itself. But I would rather try to solve this first without spending $200.
Any ideas?

Also, before anyone points it out: I can no longer install the Audigy sound drivers, it shows up as a Multimedia Sound Controller, and never changes. Before, It would BSOD when I tried to uninstall the original Audigy drivers.
I don't want to have to reformat again T_T

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