AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM PRO VS. NEW SOUNDCA

Hi,?
I have the Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro which I bought and installed in 2004. I am now planning on buying a new system and sticking with XP Pro with regard to OS. I will be going with a quad core, media oriented machine, since I enjoy editing video and sound files. Question---should I upgrade to another soundcard? Or stay with this one? And if upgrading is a good idea, what is the BEST card I need to get?
Thanks for any advice at all on this topic.
Freddy

<Hr>thanks but I checked the "digital output" already
Did you mean you have enabled it's If you did, you have to disable/uncheck that setting if you ain't using a digital speaker system.
when you mention "restore default", on what software or driver would that be ?
I can't remember the exact software but you can check through the Surround Mixer software. It should have a restore default option.
Jason

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I had made no major changes to my computer - software or hardware - when the problems began. I recently added a new SATA hard dri've, but the Audigy dri've did work after that.
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Hi Everyone.
I'm new here so I'll try to be kind and make lots of helpful friends, especially folks at CL.
Do you like a challenge?
Try this on for size.
My problem.
I'm working on a PC for a doctor friend. It's a Gateway P4 dual 3.0 gHz "Media Center" unit.
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Hello everybody!
Joined the forum to see if I could get this here question figured out. I've done a whole bunch of searching for the issue, stared at my card and manuals for... a long time... and cannot seem to come up with a solution.
I love Creative Labs, have just ordered an X-Fi Elite Pro and Gigaworks S750 to use on my new PC... and am turning my old PC into a lanparty machine of sorts, so I'd like to be able to use the front headphone/mic jacks without logging around the external I/O device.
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Hi all.
Normally I tend to help, but this time the tables have turned and I am looking for help. :smileysurprised:
My lovely Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO sound card was working lovley, no hickups or problems until I upgraded my monitor yesterday.
I have upgraded to a lovely CTX Triniton USB CRT monitor (to replace my old generic 7" monitor).
For some unknown reason EAX console nolonger works. It crashes with an error report.
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I am completely at my wits end. I uninstalled ALL of the drivers/applications and deleted the Creative directory. I am using the stock drivers and applications off the CD, but even THEY do NOT work!!!
HELP!!!
I reverted back to my old generic 7" monitor, but the problems still persisted!!
What is going on?
I did a full virus and spyware scan and that found NOTHING!!
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Message Edited by JohnZS on 09-09-2005 0:3 AM

JohnZS wrote:
Hi all.
Normally I tend to help, but this time the tables have turned and I am looking for help.
My lovely Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO sound card was working lovley, no hickups or problems until I upgraded my monitor yesterday.
I have upgraded to a lovely CTX Triniton USB CRT monitor (to replace my old generic 7" monitor).
For some unknown reason EAX console nolonger works. It crashes with an error report.
"AppName: eax.exe AppVer: 2..8.0 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 0082ce85"
Surround Mixer no longer works either, in fact NONE of the Creative applications work, however the card works in games and music applications.
I am completely at my wits end. I uninstalled ALL of the drivers/applications and deleted the Creative directory. I am using the stock drivers and applications off the CD, but even THEY do NOT work!!!
HELP!!!
I reverted back to my old generic 7" monitor, but the problems still persisted!!
What is going on?
I did a full virus and spyware scan and that found NOTHING!!
Any help and advice would be appreciated.
PS I cannot reformat because I am using a RAID0 array which has important data on it.
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CTX Triniton USB CRT --> does USB mean, there are USB hub/controller(s) 'onboard' --> how many USB controllers more can be seen on device manager? Some of these may share IRQ with Audigy or its 'add-ons'.
Try to disable all those new USB controllers 'comes with monitor' or turn them OFF (from monitor panel) if it's possible. You can then later apply them easily.
Also, did you install some software bundled with monitor. Thse may have changed some files to newer or older versions. Try re-installing SP2/directX/patches for OS.
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but as i hear i have several options as for what drivers to use.
official driver - http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/
i think i know there are others as well
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Upon installing all components, everything works just fine.
Except my Audigy 2 zs plat pro front panel.
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It worked just fine on my old set up, so I'm not sure what's going on.
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gb Corsair VS
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iherbie,
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