Problems setting up Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music card with Logitech Z-5500 Speak

I have searched a lot for information on this and I have been unable to find a solution to
my problem. I recently purchased a new Dell PC with the following items: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music sound card and Logitech Z-5500 speakers. However, when I tried to connect the 3 analog wires from the central unit into my sound card, only one of them will work at a time. In other words, only one set of speakers will play anything. I am not sure what other options I have. Someone from Best Buy said I needed the box that comes with the Platinum version of X-fi Xtreme but I am not sure where I can order this from. Is it sold seperately anywhere? Clearly I am not going to order another of the same sound card and pay another $200 when the only thing I need is the box. Any suggestions on how to solve this dilemma would be extremely appreciated.

You might want to reinstall the drivers, because it looks like your default speaker settings are set to 2. or whatever non 5. setting it was on. This is because whenever you click on the default settings button, it will reset the speaker setting back to the non-5. speaker setting. Actually, you can do a custom uninstall of the card and just uninstall the volume panel. Then reinstall it. It should ask you what default speaker setting you desire. Set it to 5.. That way you don't have to worry about it defaulting to the wrong speaker settings.

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I have just taken deli'very of a new PC fitted with a Sound Blaster X- Fi Xtreme (driver version 6.0..28)
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I am unable to pick up all 5 speakers in any of the effects apart from ?effect: 6 Ch Direct?. Using the entertainment mode (creative software) I can test the speakers and still dont here the centre or rear unless I have the Logitech speakers set to effect 6 Ch Direct.
The other thing is that when in the effect of ?6 Ch direct? I get interference and can here noise coming through the speakers when I move my mouse over icons etc.
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BBsin26 wrote:
How do i connect the Optical cord form the Logitech Z-5500 into the X-FI Xtreme Gamer, if there are no optical jacks to plug into what should i do? is there some sort of adapter for this? someone plz help me....Message Edited by BBsin26 on 08-7-200706:50 PM
How about RTFM.
?http://us.creative.com/support/downl...Fi+XtremeGamerMessage Edited by stormy3 on 08-8-200707:54 AM

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YRe: I tried that yesterdayRe: SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Windows 7 x64 (Temp Fix)j Did your system actually see the whole 4 gigs? Some systems dont see all the ram to begin with and the memory hole fix or anything else do not work. I had an Asrock 939 board that could not see all four gigs of ram in Vista or Windows 7. I changed to a Gigabyte board and have had no problems since. Dell uses a lot of less-expensi've boards that may or may not have this incompatibility. You can check and see if they have issued a chipset driver update or even a bios update for your system. I did have to swap my motherboard though for my system to see past 3 gigs, let alone use it correctly. Since I moved away from Nvidia chipsets I have been really lucky with what I can or cannot put in my system.
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Have X-Fi Xtreme Music card work

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Hi Sonic,
In response to your mention,
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3383/xfixtrememusicpz6.jpg
I'm not sure, but I think it has a different coloured version of what you were refering to. I'll see if I have a closer closeup picture somewhere in my pictures, however that's the first one I found.
Maybe this will let me plug my front ports into it.
Thanks for the idea though.
Le_Loup
*Edit*
Here's the closeup picture after scouring my computer for the pic. I took 00 one day, but trying to get a good one of the model ### etc, so I could get help from the creative e-mail support, hehe, took 00 pic's to finally get an angle without the flash screwin it up. Anyways here it is.
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/854/dscf000bq5.jpg
I think that's compatible but what do I stick into it's etc? Thanks!Message Edited by Le_Loup on 0-24-2006 09:53 PM

X-Fi Xtreme Music Work With SBS560 Speake

I was just wondering
Will the Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music work with the Creative SBS560 5. Speakers?
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...oduct_uid=7366
I was just wondering about the connectivity, because the X-Fi uses the 3.5mm jacks.
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Stu,
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Hi:
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told me how to take my laptop from a hardwired connection
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Problem setting a hidden item value when button clicked with dynamic action or pl/sql process

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