New Creative Drivers To FixVista x64 & 4 Gig of Ram Issue.

Bony Maloney · 5 Nov 2007 at 11:08

Creative finally released some new drivers. http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/AVP/10319/0x0E4E812A/SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004.exe

this is what it addresses.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty®
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

Current release features:

* X-Fi Crystalizer™
* X-Fi CMSS®-3D
* MIDI Playback
* EAX® Effects
* PCM stereo output through Optical Out
* Line-in connectivity
* SPDIF passthrough is supported on both Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit
* Recording capabilities

Fixes:

* Resolves an issue for Windows Vista 64-bit systems with 4 GB RAM
* Resolves loud speaker noise when restarting your computer
* Resolves an issue that causes OpenAL games not to respond

Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD (for Windows XP) will not work with this download.
* The following are not supported:
o Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals (Cyberlink® PowerDVD™ or InterVideo® WinDVD® is required)
o DVD-Audio (PowerDVD may support selected DVD-Audio content)
o EAX or DirectSound®3D (Download Creative ALchemy to restore this feature in Windows Vista)
o 6.1 speaker mode (not supported by Windows Vista)

Requirements:

* Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above

also the site says do not install these drivers for users with xtreme audio.

I will be sticking with the modded drivers for now, they work very well.

nick_000000 · 5 Nov 2007 at 11:51

Wow great I hope this fixes the problems with Vista x64 as at the moment the drivers I am using are still sucky. Hopefully they have tested these ones a bit more than those .0003 drivers that were causing loads of crashing on games. I like creative stuff but their support and drivers suck really bad.

gizmoy2k · 5 Nov 2007 at 12:21

Been running onboard audio since last weeks format due to nothing but static on XF-I. Will report back on these

Bony Maloney · 5 Nov 2007 at 12:34

gizmoy2k said:
Been running onboard audio since last weeks format due to nothing but static on XF-I. Will report back on these

If you don't have any joy with these drivers gizmoy check out the modded ones in this thread, they work a treat

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17799135

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 12:35

Downloading now. I bet something still isn't right though. We are talking about Creative here...

gizmoy2k · 5 Nov 2007 at 12:52

Well flawless installation, all speakers working, no static, sounds great, audio console works,

They may finally have done it

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 12:59

^^^^

Agree with that, though you still have to bodge install THX Setup form the OEM disc to enable the sub with 5.1 speakers. Well I do anyway.

gizmoy2k · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:04

MilanoChris said:
^^^^

Agree with that, though you still have to bodge install THX Setup form the OEM disc to enable the sub with 5.1 speakers. Well I do anyway.

Havent tried it, my sub worked straight off, any advantage in installing this? Are you using the .iso file of the creative Vista cd or the original that came with the xfi

Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD (for Windows XP) will not work with this download.

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:04

Ignore that, I'm still fairly certain that I'm getting some small cracking and static briefly when I crank the volume up. Only very slight, but I can still notice it.

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:05

gizmoy2k said:
Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD (for Windows XP) will not work with this download.

Strange that since I just installed the THX console from that CD and got it to enable my subwoofer.

EDIT used to have the Vista ISO but using the XP one. Can't find the newshosting link for the ISO anymore

gizmoy2k · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:09

Doh just tried

Sub works in spearker test but not in music play back
How is the thx bodge done then

scratch that volume in settings was way down

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:12

Working then? All I did was choose custom install, selected only the THX console, reboot, play music and set everything up in the AC, then open THX and fine tune. Enabling bass redirect is the one that kicks the sub into life.

gizmoy2k · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:14

yeah its working, there is a noticeable crakle when changing mp3 track, play one then click on another and you get a bit of leftover noise or something

Still for me they are an improvement over static !

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:16

Yes I get that mate. Might try the hacked drivers and see if they sort that out.

ChrisD. · 5 Nov 2007 at 13:24

I can now confirm that I'm still getting a lot of static issues when playing avi and mpeg4 files. System as in sig.

Frame352 · 5 Nov 2007 at 23:31

So all in all, a big step forwards? This might just convince me to get Vista64...

Bony Maloney · 5 Nov 2007 at 23:35

Green_Giant said:
So all in all, a big step forwards? This might just convince me to get Vista64...

Go for it. If the genuine drivers don't work for you, the modded ones should

gurusan · 6 Nov 2007 at 08:54

they worked fine for me all last night. No crackles or anything

nick_000000 · 6 Nov 2007 at 13:04

Installed them last night didn't get a chance to test them though I will test my Mic tonight with some games because that was always crackling and causing feedback ... it wasn't good.

nick_000000 · 7 Nov 2007 at 13:09

Tested the Mic and all seems to be working fine it seems that Creative may have changed the monkey that was working their last set of drivers.