SoundBlaster X-FI MB3 software problem

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New purchaser of the Z87-GD65 motherboard. Has anyone else purchased this board and installed the XFI MB3 software from the included driver CD? I installed the software and it states that "There is no supported audio device available". For anyone that says I do not have a SB card installed, my understanding is that this is not a driver, but software to enhance basic onboard audio on a motherboard.
Quote from Creative: The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 software suite is a powerful audio platform equipped with cutting-edge audio technology, offering premium audio quality, effects and features for ordinary PC systems equipped with only basic onboard audio.
No where does the Creative site say it is a external soundcard required software. It is part of the software package included with the MB, and is for sale by Creative. I would expect that this software is included with the MPower boards as well.
I cannot get 5.1 audio from the optical S/PDIF Out, and figured this software might be the fix. I only get 2.1 audio. I have an older Gig board with optical out, and the Realtek drivers that i used for that board had theater 5.1 options. The MSI Realtek driver under the digital output only gives you the option for CD or DVD with no speaker options, like the Speaker setting does.
I have run through all of the sound settings in Device Manager and can only select 2 channel audio on the Advanced tab for Realtek Digital Output. Not understanding if it is a MSI Realtek interface problem, or the drivers. Tempted to install the old R257 or R267 drivers. Currently running R271. The old drivers allowed me to install the Dolby HD drivers from Realtek (DCC Win764 2.2.3 Dolby). If i try to install the Dolby HD drivers for this board I get an error.
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Dear Customer, the board does not have a sound blaster audio controller; it has a Realtek audio controller. It does come with the sound blaster Cinema an audio effect program. the board will do 5.1 from the analog audio jacks only. You can get 5.1 from the audio optical output for video playback if you use a program like power DVD and the audio track is originally recorded in 5.1.
I am using MPC-HC X64 software to watch movies on a Blu-Ray projector and have always had 5.1 audio using the optical out. So this software supports it, not sure why Tech Support thinks that the software will make the difference, when I cant even select 5.1 under the Digital Audio device output in Device Manager. The included Cinema software only appears to alter the OFC audio jacks. I am wondering if the problem is the Realtek driver for the ALC1150, or MSI's version of it. Nothing has changed from my previous MB setup other than the board and the drivers.
Running Windows 7 X64 as I was on the other MB.
Any suggestions, or anyone using the software successfully?

Quote from: dmsanjaya on 04-August-13, 04:49:38
sorry froggy that's what i said. i had the problem. cinema sounbd one is another problem. X-FI MB 3 is intended for Xpower board only as far as i know. check your self, check the overview of both boards and you will see only in xpower it says about the x-fi mb 3, so i guess the CD has the software of all the Z87 mobos, i think it's not specific as the rest of the devices are mostly common as well.
GD65
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-GD65-GAMING.html#overview
Xpower
http://game.msi.com/product/motherboard/z87-xpower
P.S. My cinema sound problem is a seperate problem. m facing many problems with this mobo. i can't even install widi drivers
Already did read it at the MSI Website several replies earlier.

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