BF2 now crashing after installing my XFI

AFK_Matrix · 27 Mar 2006 at 22:00

I have just installed a XFI Extreme card into my computer and the installation went without a hitch.

BUT when i go to the BF2 audio options and then pick the creative xfi and put the audio quality to high and enable eax it crashes back to desktop?

Should i be choosing hardware instead of Creative XFI in the BF2 audio options?

Thanks

Lanz · 27 Mar 2006 at 22:02

I suggest your re-install BF2. Or if you cant be bothered, delete all the profiles folder so it thinks its a new install.

El_Watcher · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:13

Make sure the Xfi is set to Games in the Creative mode switcher.

Prospector · 28 Mar 2006 at 02:42

Try downloading the latest sound card drivers, that does the trick for some people

DrEvil · 28 Mar 2006 at 11:38

Taken from here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=5806395#post5806395

The problem is already documented in the Knowledge Base. (I copied it here for you)

If you encounter this problem, we recommend that you reinstall your Sound Blaster X-Fi drivers as follows:

1.

Browse to *:\Audio\Drivers on the X-Fi installation CD (where * is your CD/DVD Rom Drive letter).
2.

Double-click Setup.exe to run the Creative Driver Update Utility.
3.

Under Update Option check the Driver Uninstallation box.
4.

Check the Delete all shared Creative audio driver files box.
5.

Click OK.
6.

Click Yes to the warning that follows.
7.

Click OK to proceed with the uninstallation.
8.

When prompted, click OK to reboot your system.
9.

When your system has rebooted, click Cancel when Windows detects new hardware.
10.

Repeat steps 1 and 2.
11.

Under Update Option check the Driver installation box.
12.

Click OK.
13.

Reboot PC when prompted.
14.

Relaunch Battlefield2.
15. You can now apply Sound Blaster X-Fi settings in the game's audio settings and proceed.

AFK_Matrix · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:17

Ok thanks for all ** suggestions, will try unistalling and reinstalling the drivers again. And if that don't work will wait till this weekend and install both BF2 and Special Forces again :mad:

bloody annoying though.

Also to save starting another thread, I used the ATI control panel thing to overclock my X1800xt, not a lot but a decent amount, and when i went into BF2 all the graphics were totally messed up? Is it much the same thing, overclock the card then reinstall bf2 to get the game to recognise the overclock?

Thanks

Luke · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:25

I shouldn't think an overclock would require a reinstall... :confused:

AFK_Matrix · 28 Mar 2006 at 15:20

Yeah i am baffled as well, as as soon as i had turned of the overclock and gone back in bf2 runs fine. And the overclock was all that i changed :confused:

Luke · 28 Mar 2006 at 15:41

Was it unlocking pipes, or just increasing the clock speeds?
Probably teaching the proverbial granny to suck eggs, but could you try overclocking it in stages to see if there is a threshold that causes failure once you breach it?

kdd · 28 Mar 2006 at 16:15

Go into the profile folder in my documents and delete the audio config file in there.