Driver for Creative Soundblaster Live! 5.1 for XP

What is the latest driver for that card?

Officially this,
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=&subCatID=206&prodID=50& prodName=Li've"]http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=&subCatID=206&prodID=50& prodName=Li've[/url]!%205.&subCatName=Li've!&CatName=Sound+Blaster
Unofficially this,
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/SB-Li've-series-Support-Pack--5-08-09-2009/td-p/53386"]http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/SB-Li've-series-Support-Pack--5-08-09-2009/td-p/53386[/url]

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Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital driver update - wont wo

Hello I've had this problem for as long as I can remember. I have already searched the forum in hope that I would find a solution. I didn't.
Ok, this is how it is. About two years ago I bought computer parts which I assembled together and "Creative SoundBlaster Li've! 5. Digital RETAIL PCI" was one of them.
I have tried every single driver you have under your support page and none of them will work! I always get the message:
"Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audio card on your system.
Please ensure that your Sound Blaster hardware is properly installed before running this Setup program.
Setup will now exit."
Right. All drivers gives me this. I know that you guys will probably ask after the serial number now but I'm too lazy to check at the very moment and I know that the serial check will be a SB Li've! 5. digital card anyway so I don't see how that would solve this issue you are having with your, sorry to say this, outdated installs.
The card is installed correctly in the device manager as "Creative SB Li've! series". And how come I can install it from the CD but not from your internet drivers?
I'm using Windows 2000 Professional with service pack 4 by the way.
Is there a chance these installs wont work with latest service packs, that they were designed for earlier service packs and Microsoft maybe changed the way to detect hardware in later service packs?
I'd appreciate any help I can get because I really need to update my drivers, I got a small sound problem now it seems (soundeffects volume goes down and there is a bit of distortion when it's too many of the same sound playing - or when a soundeffect is to loud).
Thanks for a great card in general, I'm going to buy (I don't remember the name now) one of those new cards later on - that is suposed to be over 4 times better than the previous soundblaster cards? .

Hmm, the install extracts files but not in the current directory or in windows temp. How would I extract the content from the install file so I can patch it's
EDIT: I extracted it with winrar and I got the following files:
data.cab
data.hdr
data2.cab
Diagnose.cab
disk.id
Driver.cab
ikernel.ex_
layout.bin
PC3.cab
Setup.exe
Setup.ini
setup.inx
Wstudio.cab
I know there should have been some sort of audio folder here but I didn't find any, so I tried the program and it said patch applied and all that. I try to run setup.exe and it will still not work. Probably because I'm doing it all wrong :P.Message Edited by Ice_ on 06-5-2006 04: AM
EDIT2: Ok I got several driver files so I just extracted "Li'veDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe" to C:\sb\ and ran the tool as you described. I could launch the install without problems. By the way, Li'veDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe is containing the latest drivers as well right? So I dont need to do this with "Li'veDrvPack_Patch.exe" as well?
Thanks!Message Edited by Ice_ on 06-5-2006 04:5 AM

Creative Soundblaster Live 5.1 (SB02

Hello, I just re-installed windows XP from the scratch, and now my sound card wont work. I've tried to install the correct driver, but Windows won't even recognize that I've plugged in the card. And when I try to automatically find the correct driver, it states that it cant find any. I am sure that the card is working, because it worked perfect before I re-installed windows.
My computer specs are:
System Model: Hewlett-Packard HP d530 SFF(DC578AV)
Main Circuit Board:
Board: Hewlett-Packard 085Ch
Serial Number: FRB4400CXQ
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard 786B2 v2.43 08/0/2004
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 [Display adapter]
Processor: 2,80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
52 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Controllers: Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 8280EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers (2x)
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Bus Adapters: Intel(R) 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 8280EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD
Other devices: USB Human Interface Device
Standard 0/02-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
A4Tech PS/2 Port Mouse
HID-compliant Wheel Mouse
USB Root Hub (4x)
The soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Li've! 5. (I think, not really sure)
modelnumber: SB0220
Further numbers on the card: EMU0k-JFF
648D003LQ
P6S490ASUQJT7H
If I've forgotten anything here, please tell me and I will look it up.
I also checked the HP site (the manufacturer of my motherboard) for a BIOS update, did that too. Also, somewhere else on this site there's a post about IRQ's, and how to fix those errors, and I tried that, but I cant find most of the things, like the 'Assign IRQ to USB', 'USB Legacy Support' and 'USB Keyboard Support'.
That would be
http://dmzweb4.europe.creative.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=39,E=0000000000795427,K=3277,Sxi=0,VARSET=ws:h ttp://nl.europe.creative.com/,case=2442
there.
I also tried uninstalling the device, and then re-install, but that didnt work either.
In the devices manager, it states, under other devices, that my Multimedia Audio Controller isnt working, as is my PCI Input Device (they have a yellow questionmark next to them). I've tried to install those drivers countless times, but it cant find any of the drivers, and uninstalling doesnt work either.
(This device is not configured correctly. (Code ))
I'd appreciate it very much if you could help me with this. I've been thinking of buying a new soundcard, but I listened to music this morning, and I cant imagine that it would break down so fast. I've been trying to find a solution for 7 hours now, and still nothing, nothing on the internet at all about this has worked for me. Its a good card too, so I dont want to get a new one
Thanks in advance

ThaDanus wrote:
Well, the thing is, I bought my pc second-hand, and I never got any cd's for drivers with it. And I'm almost certain the soundcard I have wasnt pre-installed, since it's a creative soundblaster li've! 5. card. But like I said in my previous post, now that I have found the driver (not on the creative site but on a driver-site), its working fine again. Just a little disappointed that I couldnt find the driver on your website
This is a well known issue w/ SB022x cards you did have
--> there is another solution available -->
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=272
You can also go through this mod --> http://www.tech-pc.co.uk/audigy-2.php --> you be able to get
the latest drivers and software for Audigy's installed for your card.
jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 04-2-2006 0:39 PM

Creative SoundBlaster Live! 24bit Crashes system on Gigabyte's GA-G19

Hi,I have lately purchased the Gigabyte Motherboard Model No. GA-G975X, with the onboard Creative CA006 chip. (Sound Blaster Li've! 24bit)I use an Intel Pentium 4 processor 3.4GHz , 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache.I use .00GB of RAMMy OS is Microsoft Windows Professional Version 2002, Service pack
My Problems are:
The sound of a played media stops abruptly and keeps repeating with a high pitch till it shuts down the player software & the System.</LI>
The OS restarts.</LI>
I have noticed that the problem occurs if I try to use another program or service beside the one using SoundBlaster. (ex. dialup using a phone line.)
I tried the system with all creative drivers uninstalled the problem was gone.
Have you got any clues about the cause and the solution.

Best Regards,[email][email protected]]Vittorio[/url]


Exactly same behaviour with G975x MB !!! The CA006 chipset is not anouncing itself correctly to the APIC HAL Windows XP system (Hardware Abstraction Layer). First, the card was not correctly detected by the system ! I got an audio controller detected in component manager but driver or Creative setup are not able to detect hardware !
After many complaints at Gigabyte or Creative, no answers for this problem or only evasi've answers. Windows registry are detecting these components :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\P CI\VEN_02&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_0602&REV_00\4&bc67b8d&0& 28F0
where VEN_02 is for CREATIVE Labs.
Here are the HardwareIDs detected :
PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_0602&REV_00
PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_0602
PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0007&CC_04000
PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0007&CC_040
But for 24bit li've (or audigy2 CA006 LS) hardware ID must be SUBSYS_00602 and not SUBSYS_0602 to be detected by creative setup or installed manually by P7.inf setup file !!! The P7CPI.dll file is not accessing correctly hardware and is faulty !
Installed manually, the card is not responding or crash system, and windows startup time is increased by 5mn, at least !
To resume Chipset are not correctly detected or are corrupted, and only thing to do is to RMA the motherboard as I !!!
This problem seams to be a standard behaviour from CREATIVE chipsets product line and many users are experiencing the same problem... Both Creative and Gigabyte are not responsible for that bad use of their product !!! Sure !!! Always bad naughty users are doing bad things with their boards, like playing tennis with, or trying to have a good shower with these scrappy cards !!! Everybody knows that we are all stupid basic lambda users with no idea about what is a mobo used for !!!

Creative Soundblaster Live! 24-Bit External card - noise in right chan

I have a Creative Soundblaster Li've! 24-Bit External card installed on a Dell XPS 40 with 2GB RAM and Windows XP to replace integrated sound that came with the system, a sound problem developed recently that I never noticed before, there is a popping sound in the right channel which isnt loud but noticeable when no other audio is playing, the sound is a fast popping sound like a idling engine, Ive tried updating the Nvidia video drivers, uninstalling software that may have caused conflicts, looking in the bios, I also tried uninstalling the Creative drivers and before installing the drivers again when the system booted and detected the new hardware I could hear the popping noise without any drivers loaded yet, nothing has helped this problem, does anyone have any suggestions of what is causing the noise? Thanks for any helpMessage Edited by Gary040 on -5-2008 07:38 AM

Yes exactly as you mentioned. I have SoundBlaster Li've! 24-Bit Internal and facing the same problem. All is working very good, but only sound in WOW is terrible: it's muffled, degraded and seems to runs only in 22khz.
It is a big irony because i bought this card only for WoW to replace my onboard card and now the old one sounds much better in WoW as the new SB
Anyone with help?
Now it seems that I return my card like you... and people from creative, think about it! WoW is most played game ever!Message Edited by magnetique on 0-06-2006 :24 AM

No FX-Sound by creativ soundblaster Live! series

Hi @ all,
since two days i?ve got problems with my sound (see above):
if i open my audio HQ and click on "speaker" i get the following message (translation fro german):
Creative sound mixer
there is no mixer in the system, mixer will end.
if i delete the driver, shot down the computer and try again, it works, the menue opens, but if i start any game which needs or uses fx-sounds, there ist no fx-sound. I end the game, wanna click an creative sound mixer and get the same message like before.
How can i fix the prob.
thank a lot for all help
sandy7

Seventhwind,
Did you check Speaker Settings application and ensure that the Digital Output Only option has not been enabled.
Also disable any onboard audio from the BIOS if any.
Jason

Blue screen after installing creative soundblaster live 24-bit exter

hey,have a bit of a prob here...i get random crashes after installing my external soundcard which i've just bought...i'll get the blue screen everytime it happens but unable 2 catch the blue screen msg as it flashes for 2 secs...anywayz i'll explain my com setting...i'm using a acer travelmate 270,about 3 yrs old now...it has 3 usb . ports at the rear n i added 2 usb 2.0 slots via pcmcia card...i connect my external hard disk using the 2 usb ports at the back as port has not enuf power..so that leaves port...n the pcmcia card ports i attach a external cd burner n a usb 2.0 hub....could it be that the error msg im getting is due to the lack of current in my laptop?is there a way 2 check the power capacity on the usb ports?the blue screen has appeared numerous times alredi n is very annoying...but i managed to solve the prob though for now when i go to control panel/sounds and audio devices..then under the volume tab,i goto speaker settings/advanced/performance..in here,i lower the hardware acceleration bar to the 2nd bar n the sample rate conversion quality bar to the st bar ...the crashes haven't happenned so far....but just wanna get anyone's opinion on why the blue screen crashes happen...isit bcoz my laptop is unable 2 supply sufficient power to the external soundcard when functioning at its full capacity?(causing me 2 lower its performance via lowering the bar)any help would be much appreciated...thanx.....

Have you try installing the X2 Dual core processor driver?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/..._87_38,00.html
Jason

Creative Soundblaster Live 5.1 Pla

Hello,
i am new to this forum so i hope someone could help me with my Problem.
I have the above mentioned soundcard. The following problem i have.
When i want to play a soundfile with any Player (Windows Media Player, Winamp and so on) and put the Sound Volume at the Subwoofer to Maximum...there is a background sound. It sounds like a hisshing or something like that. Its nearly the same sound you hear when you put a shell from a oceansnail to your ear. Its allways the same loud and its only disapear when you put out the sound in the Audio HQ.
Did anyone ever has souch problem an how i could fix it's
For any help or information i be glad
Take Care
Fred

Hmm, the install extracts files but not in the current directory or in windows temp. How would I extract the content from the install file so I can patch it's
EDIT: I extracted it with winrar and I got the following files:
data.cab
data.hdr
data2.cab
Diagnose.cab
disk.id
Driver.cab
ikernel.ex_
layout.bin
PC3.cab
Setup.exe
Setup.ini
setup.inx
Wstudio.cab
I know there should have been some sort of audio folder here but I didn't find any, so I tried the program and it said patch applied and all that. I try to run setup.exe and it will still not work. Probably because I'm doing it all wrong :P.Message Edited by Ice_ on 06-5-2006 04: AM
EDIT2: Ok I got several driver files so I just extracted "Li'veDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe" to C:\sb\ and ran the tool as you described. I could launch the install without problems. By the way, Li'veDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe is containing the latest drivers as well right? So I dont need to do this with "Li'veDrvPack_Patch.exe" as well?
Thanks!Message Edited by Ice_ on 06-5-2006 04:5 AM

Creative Soundblaster Live 5.1 Gamer

$C Hi I recently installed my Soundblaster Li've 5. card and I'm getting static sounds in the backround on Windows 7, It works fine in Windows XP and Windows Vista.. Any idea's what I can do? I've been playing with this for a while now and cant seem to grip and answer. I've tried messing with the sound quality by lowering the HZ in control panel, still no luck.
Thanks

Your sound card might be getting to old. You might be force get audigy card or better. @97.87.26.25

Help me with my Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 .

Somebody?
It's quite annoying . . . Everytime I shutdown or restart my PC, the Subwoofer would generate a hum that last through the shutdown and restart process. I have updated the drivers already, gone through the knowledge base section but to no avail.
Another problem is that it often hangs when I am playing Generals, the system will just hang and gives out a continous tones over the speakers.
My PC is powered by Intel Decktop Board D865PERL, Pentium 4 3E Processor, GB Memory. The Sound system is in 5. configurations.
I have also acquired the latest updates from Intel for my BIOS.
Thank you in advance.

WildSwan,
Try doing a cleansweep and reinstall of the sound card to see if perhaps the updated drivers did not install correctly. Follow these instructions to cleansweep:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=2&sid=72
Jason

Please Read , my mic isnt working (creative soundblaster live! 24b

Just now i installed my sound blaster card and installed the cd that came with it , i dont hear any sound and my mic is not working i have unmuted the mic in sourrend mixer , but still nothing. Also im using a headset (planatronics audio .90's).
i have my connecters like this:
lineIn(mic connecter is here) lineout(headset connecter is here) lineout2(nothing)
lineout3(nothing)
So can anyone help me? thanks

Go to the mixer and make sure "Digital Output Only" is not checked. This will take care of the sound, but I think you'll find that your microphone will still not work. I am in the same situation.
I would really appreciate hearing from someone as to how to get the microphone to work.

Driver for CT4660 digital I/O card - with Soundblaster Live SB0

Hi - I searched the Knowledge Base here and the Support Driver section of the Creative Labs website and nowhere can I find a driver for the Digital I/O card CT4660. I have a Soundblaster Li've SB000 and the digital I/O card together with the connector cable. Can anyone help me out or point me in the right direction? Googled the web too, but just found one other message of someone looking for the same thing with no replies posted to that thread.
Thanks and happy New Year.
Mike

ort 0) configured for buffered output. Intermittently the following error appears, "An exception 0E has occurred at address in VxD NIPALK (01) + address. This was called from address in VxD NIPALK (01) + address. It may be possible to continue normally.I've never seen this error before, but there is a newer version of the NI-DAQ driver (6.9) available for download from the NI website at:
http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/current

Help I need to locate a driver for my soundblaster live 24 bit soundcard

My son has been given the following PC games for christmas:-
Command & Conquer 3,
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3,
Arma; Armed Assault,
Medal of Honour: Airborne
The problem he is having installing these 4 games is this. About half way through installation an error message appears that quite simply states "The software you are installing does not bear a WHQL signed driver. This software will not be installed".
The PC we are running is a Dell Dimension 900, that we purchased about 4 years ago, and it was bespoke.
I have run DxDiagnostics and it tells me that the driver for the graphics card is called p7.sys and the sound card are not WHQL logo'd, so how the hell do i download a driver for my soundblaster Li've 24 bit, that does? bear a digital signatre that is WHQL Logo'd. I hope you can help, me please.
Message Edited by simonwicker on 2-26-2008 2:9 PMMessage Edited by simonwicker on 2-26-2008 2:25 [email protected]

Re: Help I need to locate a driver for my soundblaster li've 24 bit soundcard? I guess you and your son are currently using windows xp. Well, what you can do is now is ignoring the WQHL pop-up window and choose the "install anyway" option during the installation of the soundcard driver, since WQHL only means the driver is tested by Microsoft and nothing more; drivers without the WQHL qualification does not mean they are bad drivers, they usually works as good as the WQHL ones.
Ofcourse you can also download the official drivers for the mentioned Soundblaster li've 24bit at Creative Labs support/download site.
here is it:
[url="http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?MainCategory=&Product=035&dlcentric= 025&Product_Name=Li've%2+24-bit&filetype=&OSName=Windows+XP">Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value/SE/LS and Sound Blaster Li've! 24-bit XP and Windows Vista Pack .04.0077 (63.39 MB)?[/url]
The driver is for all Soundblaster Audigy Value, SE, LS and Soundblaster Li've 24bit, since they are all based on the CA-006 soundchip (with other words Creative Labs renamed the soundcard several times). Also this driver should be WQHL-ed (if not, choose "install anyway" option during installation of the soundcard driver). Make sure you have uninstalled the older driver before installing the new one. For troubleshooting use utilies like "Driver Cleaner" or "Driver Sweeper" (google for Guru3D and go to the site and their download section to get the utilities/tools) to clean up the junk files of the older driver that are left in the Windows OS.
Good luck and Merry Christmas!!!
Message Edited by CTman on 2-26-2008 0:2 [email protected]

Soundblaster Live! CT4620 - what driver to install for Windows XP P

Please can someone help me? I've upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro and need to install a driver for my Soundblaster Li've! CT4620. I tried to install one driver and it says "The Windows operating system is not supported" and the install exits. I'm stuck! What should I do?
Thanks,
Nick

Hi Nick,
The CT4620 is the original SB Li've! card. You should be able to install the Li've driver unipack:
Li'veDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe
It's available under Support> Download (just select "SB Li've!" in the product list).
Cat

Need Creative SB Live! value (WDM) driver for win7

hey,
? i just upgraded my PC to win7 and am looking for ideas to get my sound card (Creative SB li've! value (WDM) working again - is there an updated driver or?do i put another Win7 compatible Sound card?
thanks,
? ramesh

Re: Need Creative SB Li've! value (WDM) driver for win7] the driver and applications that exist for the package are very crippled. The card is very very old, even though I loved mine when I first got it. The headache and workarounds that you would have to use in order for that card to simply function are not worth your time.
I am not here to market, but in the last month I have been switching between my Dell OEM xtreme Music, my X-FI Titanium and my Fatality Gamer Pro Platinum. The last two are great cards and have worked for me at least, flawlessly in Vista and Windows 7. I admittedly use the Daniel K. 2.0 pack as a base for my software install of all three, but that coupled with the newest Creative issued driver have worked beatifully.
I picked up my Titanium off Ebay for $40.00. I bought my Dell OEM card for $30.00. I bought the I/O bay for the X-FI Fatality for $25. So your options are very open. That old li've will not accelerate sound well at all for Direct X based games, and you will be very disappointed. Again, all this is opinion, but I have been switching intensely between the above cards lately, and they are worth it. I do not have digital speakers, like the Logitech z-5500's. But my four year old pair of Logitech z-640's sound fantastic. I tried even with my onboard sound just for giggles. It was just that:? giggles.
Try this for a great price and fantastic performance.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-X-Fi-Platinum-sound-card_W0QQitemZ330389205036QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_De faultDomain_0?hash=item4cecbb302c
The above link is not my auction but it took me about fi've seconds to find it.

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