EAX Advanced EQ and a DVD-Audio Quest

Hi,
Has anyone noticed the following?
I've noticed that if I adjust low cutoff filter and high cutoff filter in the EAX Advanced EQ, they behave in the opposite way that I would expect from what they are named. Usually, A cutoff filter would cut off frequencies above or below the set frequency dependant on if it's a low or high cutoff filter. A low cutoff filter would cut off frequencies below the set frequency for example. However, If I set the Low Gain high enough so the effect is audible, and then raise the frequency of the low cutoff filter, I get a boost in bass, not less. In the same vein, I get less high frequencies if I set the frequency to 6KHz. If I set it to 4000Hz, then I get more high frequencices. This leads me to believe that these are actually low pass and high pass filters as that's how a high or low pass filter would behave. If I am incorrect and this is a software issue, please let me know and I'll try reinstalling the drivers.
Also, If I play a DVD-Audio Disc encoded at 92KHz, I get popping at the beginning of tracks and also if I manually advance to a track on the disc. Any advice is welcome and appreciated.
Thanks,
hselburn

Figured out my problem. Installing the drivers from the web to begin with was a bad idea. They just did not work properly with the card.
The "card not found" problem has gone as well, after installing it in another PC. I am also using the proper install disc now, as the other one I was using turned out to not be for the Audigy 2 value after all, but was an Audigy 2 install disc. That easily explains the "Card not found" error. The differing results from the ScanPCI program are still bizarre, though.
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