Help! Audigy 2 NX vs. Audigy 2 ZS Noteb

I have a very nice notebook that i use to play games and music on as well as movies all the time. I would like to have a good sound card to get for it, and i currently have a NX, because it was external. I also have a 7. setup so i need a card that can support. But i have recently found a new pcmcia card by Creative that has caught my attention. Does the ZS notebook have an onboard processor like the NX? And if it doesn't, will it affect a computer with a two processor computer at 3.2 Ghz at all? especially for games, i want NO lag online and perfect sound. And what about power supply? how much does it use? and will it effect the comp. when on battery a lot? i also would like to know if it will broadcast sound on the built in speakers with it. My laptop has harman/kardon speakers that are wonderful, and i love to use them on the road. please help!
basicly which sound card is best for a laptop w/ XP media center 2005, 3.2 Ghz Processor HT, 680x050 res, GB ram and 00GB hard dri've. which is best? Help!
thanks

come on people, does anyone respond to this>? i really need to know. and soon. or is this a waste of my time.

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Old_School,
A line level out shouldn't cause any problems but it may still be that there is a hardware problem here. To help diagnose this, I would ask that you cleansweep and reinstall the card. Use the instructions here to do this:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/ar...asp?l=2&sid=72
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I don't knwo what to do, my computer is now completely non-functional, I am on my wifes laptop so that I can write this
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Message Edited by DjShadowalker on 06-06-2006 :09 AM
Message Edited by DjShadowalker on 06-06-2006 :09 AM

Hi there! Thanks for the reply, unfortunately, I've tried VidCap and it wont let me capture either. The Start button on Step 3 isn't acti've. Its not bold, and when i click on it nothing happens. But under device manager and Sound, Video and game controllers, there are alot of things. They are as followed: Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers, Legacy Video Capture Drivers, Media Control Devices, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor Audio Device, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor Video Device, SoundMAX Intergrated Digital Audio, Video Codecs. Do you think any of these could be interfering with one another? If so, which ones can be safely disabled? I've also tried downloading all the necessary updates for VidCap and I've even tried reinstalling the Audigy card many times. I am able to see the preview of the video on both programs VidCap and VideoStudio but I just can't capture. Once again, the error message on VideoStudio is: 5065:29:0. Thank you so much, hopefully I hear from ya soon and this can be fixed.

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I would like to thank you for your kind assistance with my problem.
Heres the good news, I finally managed to install and run my Creative Audigy Platinum perfectly.
Credit goes to your assitance and support.
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