X-Fi Extreme Music Driver-Setup crashes under Win 7 64Bit

Hi there,
im using:
-Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit OEM
-Asus P5WDH Deluxe
-X-Fi Extreme Music
Today i tried to install the Windows 7 drivers from the Creative support side, both the newest and the Beta one.
But for both, when Setup is saying "Installing the new drivers...please wait a few (!) minutes" (or something like that), the system crashes, i can't even move the mouse let alone using "Alt+Tab". I also tried waiting for hours(!!) but nothing happend.
Everytime i started the setup as "Admin" and i also tryied "Vista compatibility mode" once in a while, both didn't work...
Can someone help?

= Hi,? first of all thanks, but Win 7 DOES install your drivers but then, the sound card still is not recognized...like you can see here:
http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/975/xcmu44te_png.htm
Is there anything else i might do?

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I find it difficult to believe that since the 22/2/06 that there hasnt been any driver updates for the Extreme Music!? Or is the infact a truth? So im taking it that these drivers support Battlefield 242 etc etc and I wont run into any issues when my turns up today?

Ok let me explain;
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?After the my computer has given up it's life on the last friday, I bought a new one and wanted yesterday to install everything like OS, driver and so on.
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Old system(where the soundcard works fine with no problems):
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The onboard soundchip is disabled too.
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Message Edited by Meldanor on 08--2009 2:20 [email protected]

Hi guys,
I'm very sry for the wasted bytes and bits in this forum, but my problem was solved some minuetes after this post >.< .
I tried once again to install the driver and everything is working ... until yet, but only the future will show me, whether it will work or not ^^
What I've done? Just a restart after the post.

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All my old legitamately purchased music is on my iPod Touch 64GB 3rd Generation from a desktop in which the hard drive had crashed. The only copies I now have of the music are on the iPod and I want to load them from the iPod to my new Laptop (MacBook) which the iPod is not Synced to.
What do I do in this situation?
I also have much more memory left on the iPod but I can't add songs to it without erasing all of my old music from pretty much all my life...
What can I do?
(Answers such as..."That's why you back up your hard drives or burn or transfer the music on external media..." are not a solution to this problem they are preventive measures...and why isn't the iPod considered a form of external media?)
(Apple...if your answer is what I think it will be which will yield no solution...just keep this situation in mind when you force iTunes upon us. Prove me wrong.)

verbalv wrote:
... The only copies I now have of the music are on the iPod and I want to load them from the iPod to my new Laptop (MacBook) which the iPod is not Synced to.
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Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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sk8mandan,
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R400/T400/T500/W500: display driver "amdkmdap" crashes

Executive summary: All current Lenovo ThinkPads with switchable graphics (R400, T400, T500, and W500) have usability issues in connection with Vista and the use of external monitors. For more than half a year, users were plagued by frequent Windows crashes. During that time frame, Lenovo did not comment on the various available reports and complaints. By the end of April 2009, Lenovo resolved many issues by releasing a new official driver. Though several problems, including severe ones, remain as of today. Lenovo has said to be actively working on the remaining issues (without outcomes so far).
Important information for affected users: If you're having one of the issues reported here, then Lenovo advises you to call your local Lenovo Support. Demand that a case is submitted to hardware engineering. In particular, you should ask for "a CMVC case to be created and escalated". Using these "code words" ensures that your case is properly addressed.
Old problem description
On Vista 32 and Vista 64, the ATI display driver "amdkmdap" crashes when an external monitor was active before OR an application (game) using DirectX technology is used. The user typically receives a couple of so-called "Timeout Detection and Recovery" (TDR) messages from Vista:
(Click here for an explanation of the message from Microsoft)
Sometimes, amdkmdap crashes several times in a row. Then Windows crashes with a so-called "BSOD", likely resulting in data loss. Typically, Windows detects "atikmpag.sys" as the crashing driver. Sometimes, also an instantaneous reboot happens independent of prior TDR crashes. In such a case, no BSOD is displayed.
The following movie illustrates the phenomenon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBX9QsCmrpY
This behavior above has been confirmed for the following ThinkPad models: R400, T400, T500, and W500 (see below). Problem reports indicate that the symptoms are often related to playing games and/or the notebook being docked and the external monitor being connected via DVI.
Though, the presence of these two conditions is not necessary to trigger the driver crash:
There are reports where no dock was involved and the external monitor was connected directly to the notebook's VGA port.
Furthermore, there are reports where the notebook was docked and an external monitor was connected to the DVI port.
So far, there has been no report relating to a monitor being connected to the Display Port which is available on some models. (Possibly because this port is not used.)
There are a few reports where neither a dock nor an external monitor was involved.
Playing certain games reliably triggers the crash.
Steps to reproduce
While intially (around September 2008 - October 2008) the crash could be triggered easily, the situation is now (December 2008) more complex. The crashes do still occur, though there is no clear pattern anymore. According to various reports, the display driver crash can be triggered as follows:
Resuming from standby
Watching a DVD.
Playing one of these games: Fallout 3, Bioshock, Team Fortress 2, Knights of the Old Republic.
Arbitrarily during normal work. On a normal working day, the problem occurs at least once.
Further issues
Here are more issues which seem to be related. More information can be found in other posts of this thread:
The notebook display and/or the external monitor runs at a low resolution after resuming from standby.
After the login both monitors flicker while adjusting the resolution of the monitor.
The external monitors cannot be activated using Presentation Director.
The external monitor is blank after docking or undocking.
There are some reports about display driver crashes on machines running Windows XP.
The switchable graphics drivers limit the useable RAM under Vista 32 to 2.5GB (i.e. 500MB-1GB less than usual).
Workarounds
Lenovo has released a new "tip" document which provides a link to a new driver. Get it here but be sure to read the instructions!
(Old tips follow below the line. Consider them as obsolete.)
Here are some tips which might make the problem occur less often. I have not tried all of them. Though, A. and B. have improved the situation for me; your mileage may vary.
A. If you do not have to use an external monitor, then switch to Intel graphics for time being.
Otherwise:
B. Make some changes to your system:
Disable Aero.
Create a new profile in the power manager with the following setting: When running on AC, turn off the monitor after 40 minutes. (Thereby, the notebook goes less often to standby.)
Install the newest graphics drivers.
Install the newest BIOS.
Install the newest Hotkey utility.
Install the newest drivers.
C. Disable the switchable graphics in the BIOS setup and install modded drivers from ATI (see zilla's post in this thread for instructions).
The last workaround (C.) has been confirmed to work reliably by several users. Though, thereby you use drivers which have not been tested by Lenovo. It's possible (but not very likely) that damage results by doing so. Also, it might be difficult to install a future Lenovo driver which resolves the issues reported here. Finally, you cannot use the power-saving Intel graphics. Thus, you should only use this workaround if you know what you are doing.
The programs can be downloaded from the following locations. Notice that System Update does not always offer you immediately the lastest versions.
R400 and T400 users: Go here.
T500 and W500 users: Go here.
User opinions
"Is there any chance this will be fixed, or should I just get used to my "workstation-class" machine crashing regularly?"
"I [am] thinking about to sell my w500 if this problems won't be fixed in the next weeks."
"I've got a T400 w/ Vista 64 and I'll say the Switchable drivers on it S[**]K bad."
"Unfortunately for Lenovo, our IT Manager is at the point of a awarding a new and rather substantial Enterprise Agreement for our whole organization's PC's, which included a rollout of many new PC's for 2009. The contract was going to go to Lenovo. He mumbled something about HP when I asked him about the state of affairs with my PC... [O]ur firm's IT Manager decided to return all the faulty Lenovo's for a refund and would replace them with HP's."
"Is someone from Lenovo paying attention[?]"
"i'm getting angry with ati and lenovo."
"there are no new drivers and no ETA for a fix."
"ThinkPads are supposed to be good, so you'd think there wouldn't be a problem like this."
"honestly it is completely unacceptable for lenovo to have done nothing this long. I paid extra to get the ATI card, and now I can't hook up my laptop to an external monitor without it crashing. I will probably end up selling the laptop soon since using an external monitor is extremely important to me and lenovo doesn't seem to care about fixing the situation."
Update:
- Lenovo support has informed me today (2008-10-24) that they are working on the problem.- changed subject (was: Major troubles with DVI-port and a T400) to reflect new information.- changed message body to reflect new information
- See MIGR-70490 (dated 2008-09-21) for an official statement from Lenovo.
- 2008-11-15: The problems are still present and there is still no ETA for a fix.
- As expected, also R400 models are affected. See below for reports.
- 2008-11-26: Still no word from Lenovo when the problem will be fixed. Added information on (partial) workarounds.
- 2008-12-03: Lenovo updated MIGR-70490. Though, problems persist.
- 2008-12-13: Updated problem description on the basis of new reports.
- 2008-12-16: Updated problem description on the basis of new reports.
- 2009-01-07: Updated problem description on the basis of new reports. Still no word from Lenovo. I called Lenovo's customer service in the Netherlands and was promised to receive a callback. Though, so far they didn't (want to) get back to me.
- 2009-01-08: Updated workaround description on the basis of new reports.
- 2009-01-10: Updated executive summary on the basis of new reports.
- 2009-01-14: Updated problem description on the basis of new reports (movie).
- 2009-01-19: Updated workaround section.
- 2009-01-21: Happy birthday MIGR-70490! It's now 4 months. Updated workaround section. I called Lenovo's customer service in the Netherlands again.
- 2009-01-22: Added section "User opinions"
- 2009-01-23: Updated problem description on the basis of new reports.
- 2009-01-24: Small updates.
- 2009-02-02: Small updates.
- 2009-02-03: Changes to section "Executive summary". Added section "Important information for affected users".
- 2009-02-04: Update to section "Credits".
- 2009-02-19: Update to section "Credits".
- 2009-02-27: Quick update to "Executive summary" and "Workarounds".
- 2009-03-10: Quick updates to section "Executive summary" and "Important information for affected users".
- 2009-03-21: Quick update to "Executive summary"
Credits
Workaround "Aero off": Bubbi, TonyK
Workaround "Modded ATI drivers": jtull89, zilla
Thanks to Mark_Lenovo and Confederate for their work behind the scenes
Thanks to feedback from: ajgiordano, Andy_7575, ben2e, brettgri, bri0831, Brimstar, Bubbi, CodeNameSly, cpueschner, dandill, diablo2man, ewilansky, gaccounts, gan, gandalf7, golffreaksi, Homer, hubertlam, Jiraiya, johnsonjf, jordan_moss, jmark, jtull89, kbarina, lenardg, lukest, misitmichaelf, mlb, MMetts, ojisan, pendaluent, Qot, rmccallen, sarnil, shaofengsd, Snakecharmed, StephanK, tarzan23, Texas1040, TheNewNumber2, TonyK, trickyDick, vedman, Vitalus, Waschbecken, xpnet, xrafx, zilla, ZPrime
(Please don't expect that this list is complete. I am not paid to keep it accurate and complete and, actually, I have a life besides writing about Lenovo's problems. )
Original post
Hi there!
I have major troubles using a Dell 2709W monitor with my T400.
The notebook is attached to a Advanced Mini Dock to which the monitor is connected via DVI.
The problems are as follows.
A. Activating the external monitor often fails
Steps to reproduce:
1. Attach a Dell 2709W via DVI to an Advanced Mini Dock which is connected to a T40
2. Start Windows and make sure that the T400 is running on the ATI card.
=> Dell monitor enters power saving mode because no signal is coming.
3. In Windows use either the Presentation Director, Windows, or the ATI tools to activate the Dell monitor.
Expected result: The Dell monitor is activated and the Windows desktop is shown on it.
Actual result: It takes 1-3 seconds for the Dell monitor to display something. The monitor shows the Windows desktop for a short period. Then it's black again and the monitor returns to the power saving mode .
Analysis: It seems that the Presentation Director, Windows, or the ATI tools (or more aptly, I guess, the ATI driver) expect a quick response from the DVI-port that a monitor is present. If they do not receive the response, the DVI-port is deactivated again. Since the monitor is too slow to respond and enters the power saving mode too quickly, the monitor can hardly ever be activated.
Suggested change: Change these tools (or the ATI driver) so that they wait longer for a response on the DVI-port.
B. Resuming from monitor sleep causes Windows to fall back to a low resolution if the Dell monitor was activated before
Steps to reproduce:
1. Attach a Dell 2709W via DVI to an Advanced Mini Dock which is connected to a T400
2. Start Windows and make sure that the T400 is running on the ATI card.
3. Select the Energy Star profile
4. Activate the Dell monitor
5. Don't use Windows until the notebook display and the Dell monitor are set to sleep by Windows.
6. Wake up the displays (e.g. by pressing some keys)
Expected result: Both displays are run in the display mode as before.
Actual result: The Dell monitor still sleeps. The notebook displays is run at a lower resolution (I guess 800x600). The Windows login prompt is not visible and it has to be guessed that it is shown. Though the typical Windows login background is visible. If the password is entered, then Windows can be used again. Though, the resolution is still low and the Dell monitor still sleeps.
Analysis: It seems that by sending the Dell monitor to sleep, the monitor deactivates the DVI-interface or enters a low-power interface mode. This seems to disturb some component in Windows (the Presentation Director, Windows, the ATI tools, the ATI driver) in a way that Windows only activates the notebook display when it resumes from "monitor sleep".
Suggested change: Change these tools (or the ATI driver) so that they can cope with the situation that the DVI-interface is deactivated and wait longer for the interface to be in a useable state. Reactivate an external monitor even if it "sleeps very deeply".
Relevant system information
- T400 2767-CTO (T9400, 2x2GB RAM, ATI, WXGA+ LED)
- Advanced Mini Dock
- Vista 32 Business (German) - fully updated
- All Lenovo updates via System Update are installed- Dell 2709W
- The system runs the ATI graphic card in the described scenarios
Message Edited by Izmi on 05-21-2009 10:34 AM
Message Edited by Izmi on 06-29-2009 03:13 PM
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Lenovo support made me reinstall presentation director to rule out this component as a factor. After the reinstallation, the amdkmdap-problem is still present. Letting Windows go to standby and waking the system up afterwards, is a reliable method in my case to reproduce the problem on condition that an external monitor was active. The problem does not occur if no external monitor is present.
A web search for "amdkmdap", "atikmpag","BSOD" with one of the ThinkPad-series names (like "T400") shows that other persons also have this problem with R400s, T400s, T500s, and W500s:
- t400: Display driver crashes
- W500 Display Driver
- My W500
- T400 Display driver stopped working...
- T500 Video/Video Driver Issues (2056-4SU)
- NUS T400 issues
- T400 Display Driver Issue
- Vista64 + 4GB RAM + External Display = BSOD
- R400 problem report (in Chinese)
- T500 problem report (in Chinese)
- Bioshock keeps crashing (seems related)
- Vista x64, ATI graphics, dock + external LCD = bluescreens? (a report by a W500 user)
- many problems with lenovo w500
- another R400 problem report (in Chinese)
- Vista BSOD on Lenovo T500 with new Switchable Graphics
- switchable graphics and external monitor through port replic
- Problem with Lenovo T500 notebook & external LCD
- Lenovo ThinkPad T400 - some impressions.
- T400 freezes with graphics Intense programes
- Standard Laptop mit ein paar Macken (in German)
Some possibly related Non-Lenovo cases:
- Why Vista crashes so often when dual display is enabled?
- Vista and 7.3 Display driver atikmdag stopped responding error
- 4870 vista x64 multi-mon = atikdmag BOOM
In the cases in which people observe the "amdkmdap"-problem and describe the circumstances, the use of an external monitor is always a factor. These other reports also indicate that it is likely not an issue with the hardware of my notebook (or then a general problem for many batches of these machine types). For it happens a) on many systems and b) on different kinds of systems.
If others want to contribute to the problem solution, then we should provide Lenovo and ATI a good problem description. So, please add your description.
Message Edited by Izmi on 02-03-2009 11:53 AM

X-Fi Extreme Music - How do you set ASIO to 16/44?

The X-Fi Extreme Music specifications state that it will do ASIO drivers at 16/44. I selected ASIO as the driver in my recording software (n-Track) and tried recording. I got a 24/44 resulting wave file. In n-Track, there is a setting to "Force 16-bit" so I tried that and it crashed n-Track. Someone at the n-Track user forum said I have to select the Creative 16-bit ASIO driver, but I only see one ASIO driver choice in devices. How do I get the X-Fi to do 16-bit ASIO at 44.1k?
Message Edited by vivona on 01-18-2006 09:26 PM

vivona wrote:
I was told in the nTrack forum to use the "ASIO 16-bit driver" from X-Fi. That was incorrect if I understand correctly that X-Fi only has a single ASIO driver and that driver runs at the sampling rate you select in "settings" under Audio Creation mode. The bit depth is not set within the X-Fi software, but rather, is set by the recording software. Am I correct in all this?
I checked n-Track and ASIO4ALL drivers on a different PC (Win2KPro) and I can record ASIO and get 16/44. That being the case, it appears that n-Track can do 16/44 with ASIO, but has a conflict with the X-Fi ASIO drivers when attempting 16-bit. Is that the likely case here?
Asio4All is not a true (native) ASIO driver, but operates through WDM/KS functions --> you get the same "resolutions" / "have same limitations" you would get with WDM/KS drivers.
Bit-depth and SR can normally been set inside the recording software. I do ot know the enviroment and logic of n-Track, so that's why I pointed you to try some other (more pro) software, so you can 'better' find the way for these settings.
jutapa

New Airport Extreme & Airport Express Setup Query

Hi,
About three weeks ago, I purchased my first Wi-Fi router so that I could use my iMac anywhere in the house, but also use my iPhone3G. This was because we do not get Edge coverage where I live in the UK, let alone 3G! And it is very handy to use the iphone when in the garden or my cellar/workshop.
So I thought I would simplify things and 'keep it in the family' so to speak, as I figured Apple products should work best with each other.
With this in mind i purchased an +Apple Extreme Base Station 802.11n+. This was very easy to setup and having set the WPA2 Personal Security, it was up and running in about 15 minutes and has worked just great.
I live in a large bungalow and find that the wi-fi coverage is great in moist areas, including the gardens, but rather weak at one side of the house where we have our home cinema setup and music systems.
With my pleasant experience with the Extreme in mind, and reading about Airtunes, I bought an +Airport Express 802.11n+ unit a couple of days ago.
I set it up to join my current Airport Extreme network, and setup my speakers etc as well as iTunes.
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I was under the impression that when it joined my Extreme network, the Express unit would extend the network. and it does not appear to have done so at all. On my iPhone3G it shows up as the _very lowest_ signal strength. On my partners Windows laptop, the signal strength is shown as 'poor'.
Am I doing something wrong, or misunderstanding how the Airport Express works with the Extreme unit?
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Best external drive setup?

I guess I can't be called 'new' to Macs, I've had the mini since May of 2005, but I would like to know what you would recommend in terms of external drive setup.
As I began to fill the 80 gb internal, I added a FW 250gb external. It's not full (about 90gb free and 20 gb free internal), but I have virtually all my video and photographs on the external...and it makes me nervous.
So, I saw a Lacie 320gb for under $100 and decided to get it. Originally I thought, even though it is USB 2 only, that I could set it up as a bootable drive, like I could w/ the FW drive...but I don't think I can do that.
Now, I wonder if it is best to leave it as MS-DOS, or should I format this as Mac OS extended? what are the benefits?
Should I move everything from the FW to the USB? and then reformat the FW?
thanks
ultimately, my goal is to use one external as the location for my working files, and the other as a backup...is there a better way?

Thanks Gordon,
In terms of speed, I still feel the FW drive will be slightly faster than the USB 2 drive, so I plan to use that drive for the work drive and the 320 to backup to.
My internal is an 80gb...and I have only 19-21 free at any given time. Over 25 gb is in my photos and another 10 in Music. I think now that I have the 2 externals, I can use those for photos only and clear the internal.
The dilemna is my internal drive is silent...both externals are noticeable when spun up...so I let them sleep after when not in use.
I have SilverKeeper from LaCie for backup...so I'll use that for now.
thanks again.

Sound only plays in Front left speak on Windows 7 with Xfi Extreme Music??

I have Xfi Extreme Music (SB0640). In installed the lastes drivers for windows 7 (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.creative.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/#]Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series driver 2.8.003 [/url]), When I run a speaker test all 6 speakers work, however when I use media player, media center etc. Only the front left speaker works.
Do I need to install creative Alchemy?
Console Launchers does not load on boot
Any asistance will be appreciated
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NRe: Sound only plays in Front left speak on Windows 7 with Xfi Extreme Music? You will need to have the Creative Console Launcher which will let you have CMSS-3d or Creative Multichannel Surround Sound. You can find the newest version for your card here......
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://support.creative.com/downloads/download.aspx?nDownloadId=094"]http://support.creative.com/downloads/download.aspx?nDownloadId=094[/url]
Honestly though, dont bother with just that. Get Daniel K.'s X-FI support pack which is updated with the newest drivers and applications for your card. Plus, he tweaked those with fixes for installation/integration? under operating systems other than XP.
That can be found here.......
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://rapidshare.com/files/234436040/XFI_SupportPack_2_0.exe"]http://rapidshare.com/files/234436040/XFI_SupportPack_2_0.exe[/url]
And the link is still good.

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