Creative X-fi xtreme music

Maccy · 3 Jan 2007 at 00:53

So yeh, relating to the other xfi thread, mine came this morning, inserted etc and installed the software from the Creative website (I got the OEM one) and sounds appear to play but I get nothing from my speakers. Tried headphones, tested the speakers and they're fine.

Any ideas?

DirtyJester · 3 Jan 2007 at 02:33

Did you disable onboard sound in bios ?

Maccy · 3 Jan 2007 at 12:45

yeh, I was replacing another card.

DirtyJester · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:21

OK did you remove all previous sound card drivers ?

silversurfer · 3 Jan 2007 at 16:14

Check you plugged it into the right ports.

Check which sound driver windows is sending to

Onboard especially likes to reassert itself regardless of what you install, disable it in device driver and/or bios.

Test it with winamp

Maccy · 3 Jan 2007 at 22:38

Onboard is disabled, all previous drivers were removed prior to installing the new card, it's using the Xfi drivers from the Creative website and I'm yet to test it with Winamp, but have tested with iTunes, Media Player and the sounds in Sounds & Audio Devices - all of which I know are working.

I shall try a different pci slot tomorrow, any other suggestions though? Could it be a faulty card?

silversurfer · 3 Jan 2007 at 22:52

What does it say under the audio tab of audio devices in control panel.

Which socket are you using on the back of the card and have you tried different cabling, etc

Give us your spec list, clear your startup group. Try safe mode, winamp can access the card directly (or at least slightly differently) I think otherwise the other apps are just testing the same driver interpretation by the os.
Try it in another machine
Remove and reinstall the drivers and try varying how you do that if it is not sucessfull, alter the install directory and other simple stuff

bledd · 4 Jan 2007 at 03:31

is windows on mute

?

check all sound volume, WAVE and MASTER are the main two that'll affect your volume

THE CHOPPER · 4 Jan 2007 at 04:21

Dude send it to me and I'll see what I can do

What about conflicting software, mine conflicted with itunes with the full install. I had to just do the basic install

Maccy · 4 Jan 2007 at 15:37

Wow so many suggestions thanks guys

Silversurfer, thanks for the ideas - I'll give them a go when I get home later tonight

Also, it says SB X-Fi Audio (B000) under the Audio tab, I remember that.

DirtyJester · 4 Jan 2007 at 16:37

Try to use a pci slot that isnt shared with anything else (ie IRQ shared)

Maccy · 4 Jan 2007 at 17:12

Tried a different pci, reinstalled etc and still no joy - I presume a faulty card?

Maccy · 5 Jan 2007 at 12:28

Fixed!

Went into the Audio Console, then unchecked the automatically mute speakers when headphones are connected and it's fine

Thanks for the tips guys

peetee · 5 Jan 2007 at 12:53

im glad i read this thread, i would have blatently fallen for the same thing when my gets delivered

pegasus1 · 5 Jan 2007 at 13:48

Tried a different pci, reinstalled etc and still no joy - I presume a faulty card?

Maccy said:
Fixed!

Went into the Audio Console, then unchecked the automatically mute speakers when headphones are connected and it's fine

Thanks for the tips guys

Its always checking for a simple solution

DirtyJester · 5 Jan 2007 at 15:59

Glad your up and running and nice one reporting back on what happened its ALWAYS help to someone else.

Maccy · 6 Jan 2007 at 01:01

Yeh exactly, I'm a member on a few other forums and get annoyed when people don't post the solution!!! :mad: