X-Fi Xtreme Gamer no front left so

Hey folks
I finally got around to getting a new soundcard today. Bought a X-Fi Xtreme Gamer soundcard with some new Altec Lansing 5. speakers. Got home and installed the card and speakers, which went fine, and then installed the drivers and programmes for the card.
However I have come across a very annoying problem. When running tests on the sound I find that there is no sound coming out of the front left speaker. All the other speakers are working fine. I tried swapping the speaker into a different position on the sub woofer and I get sound out of it so the speaker itself isn't faulty.
I've updated the drivers and software and been through the KB on this site and did some searches but I couldn't find anything that matched my problem. I've been fiddling about with the different options in the software and I can't seem to get it all working together.
Anyone have any thoughts on where I could be going wrong ?

I'm not sure it's quite the same but certainly similar.
I've been spending the last day trying to get it working. I thought I had it because suddenly the front left speaker started working after I had plugged in my old 4. speakers and then the new 5.'s back in but it only lasted a few minutes. I've turned on Bass Redirection and set it to full and whenever I click on the front left speaker in the test the sub woofer would make a sound.
I'm beginning to think I could possibly have a faulty sub woofer rather than a faulty soundcard.

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System Name: YOUR-C7B5E9C69F
User Name: YOUR-C7B5E9C69F\Russell
Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS
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Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume
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Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time
System Manufacturer: Magnell
System Model: ABS Ultimate M6
System Type: X86-based PC
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe NF4 (Socket 939)
Processor: x86 Family 5 Model 7 Stepping 0 Authentic AMD ~263 MHz (AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 (2.63 GHz), socket 939
BIOS Version/Date: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 006, 3/3/2005
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Total Physical Memory: 2,048.00 MB
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Total Virtual Memory: 2.00 GB
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Page File: C:\pagefile.sys
Video: EVGA NVidia GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB
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Sound: Creative Labs Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (driver v2.5.0006)
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Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 93c 9 LCD
Mouse: Logitech G9 Laser (Driver v.4.22.52)
Keyboard: Ideazon MERC Stealth Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (Model No. KUH0702)
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Mass Storage Device: Corsair Flash Voyager 2.0 GB (USB 2.0 flash memory dri've)
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1. Go to Control Panel, Add Remove Programs and un-install all listings related to your audio card. Do not restart your computer when prompted so.
2. Go to Control Panel, and switch to Classic View. Click System, Hardware tab, Device Manager button and delete all sound cards entries in Sound, Video and Game Controllers as well as any previous sound card entries from the Device Manager. ?Note: Personally, to get to Device Manager, I don?t follow these directions. I do this: click the Windows Start button + E, look to the left and right-click My Computer, click Properties, click Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
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Below is a copy/paste of a request for help?I placed on the Alienware boards just to give you an idea of where I am at. /startcopy?Hello,
I am at my wits end here. So figured I would come here and ask for some input. Basicly the problem I am having is I have poping/crackling sounds coming from my speakers while playing FSX. What is wierd is it only happens in certain missions and/or planes. It also sounded way messed up at the desktop and during sound tests but I was able to fix that by changing the freq to 24bit lowest hrtz setting studio quality.
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System is as follows:
[] Area-5. ALX
Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware? P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce? 3.0 Video Cooling - Space Black
Chassis Customization : Alienware? Standard System Lighting - Terra Green
High-Performance Liquid Cooling: Alienware? ALX High-Performance Graphics and Processor Liquid Cooling
Graphics Processor: Dual 768MB NVIDIA? GeForce? 8800 Ultra - SLI Enabled - Liquid Cooled!
Processor: Intel? Core? 2 Extreme QX6850 3.0GHz 8MB Cache 333MHz FSB - Overclocked to 3.33GHz!
Includes Liquid Cooling!
Memory: 4GB Low Latency DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 024MB
Motherboard: Alienware? Approved NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista? Home Premium
Desktop Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
System Dri've: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - .5TB (2 x 750GB) Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 2 x 6MB Cache
Optical Dri'ves : Single Dri've Configuration - 20X Dual-Layer DVD?RW w/ LightScribe
Enthusiast Essentials: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster? X-Fi? XtremeGamer High Definition 7. Audio - More Info
Power Supply: Alienware? 000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Monitor: No Monitor
Speakers: Logitech? Z-5300e 5. 280-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Logitech? G5 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse : Logitech? G5 Laser Gaming Mouse
Any input is greatly appreciated, as I am finding not alot of people out there have machines of this nature. So known issues for this config is far and few between.
/endpaste?So far there have been no reply. Someone from Alienware did call us and got in contact with my wife about the post. They?left a message with her?that I should try and install the newest drivers that Creative just released a few days ago. If they would have actually read my post they would have known I did try that. Really my biggest problem left is to get any Creative driver to see I do indeed have?a Creative X-Fi installed so I may update my drivers. Having a sound issue and not being able to update my drivers is driving me insane really. I?honestly?do feel I can learn more by reading around myself than calling them and wasting away a few good hours on the phone with someone that is?gonna?be just as confused about it as I am. lol??Going to get the time to crack her open tonight, late night. I can not wait to pull the numbers off of it and see what I got going on. I will make sure to stop back in and report my findings. Or if anyone has any input, any at all feel free to throw it my way. My ears are wide open on this one.?CB aka CF

Advantages of X-Fi Titanium over Xtreme Gamer?

I'm thinking of replacing my CL Xtreme Gamer with the X-Fi Titanium.
One reason is I want to be able to send the sound from my PC to my Onkyo receiver
And I want to try a PCI-Express sound card.
Are there any other advantages the X-Fi Titanium has over the Xtreme gamer?
(I'm using Windows XP)
Message Edited by Tacoboy on 2-2-2008 0:07 AM

I can think of 2 advantages
1) The ability to connect the sound card to any generic case "Intel HD Audio Front Panel", The usual X-Fi series cards are unable to make use of Audio Front panels on many PC cases such as those made by Lian-Li and Antec. The Titanium can be connected to the Front Panels for mic in and headphone out, ideal for those games that have a speaker system and also a gaming headset.
2) PCI-Express. It is a newer interface and thus newer motherboards will have better support for PCI-Express devices than "legacy PCI devices", in fact some motherboards only include PCI slot and this slot shares it's resources with other mother board devices. Having the Titanium would mean users will not have to worry as much with IRQ or resource sharing. FYI my motherboard (P5E3) has 2 PCI slots but I can only use of them as the other one causes my system to have static on my X-Fi and BSOD's!
John

Replace Audigy 4 with Xtreme Gamer or Xtreme Audi

Currently using the Audigy 4 (non-pro) with remote.
(Logitech 5300E 5. speakers)Thinking of replacing?Audigy 4?with the Xtreme Audio for 56.00 (retail)
or the Xtreme Gamer $60.8 (retail)
I'm sure I'll should go for the Xtreme Gamer.
I play RTS games, watch DVD movies and play mp3s on my computer
Will I notice any difference over my Audigy 4?
Will the?Creative USB IR Recei'ver/remote that came with my Audigy 4 work with the
Xtreme Gamer?Message Edited by Tacoboy on 02-07-200703:4 PM
Message Edited by Tacoboy on 02-07-200703:43 PM

Hi Burns30r,
Are you in contact with our Customer Support?
They can be contacted using this email form.

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