New Xonar drivers for D1 / D2 / DX / D2X

robnut · 13 Mar 2009 at 12:09

yeah i thought that but im sure someone posted a screeny of a xp system with the option.

willy · 13 Mar 2009 at 18:33

I installed this and i do not know what have changed as i didn't have any problems with previous driver either

1 thing i notice that there's Xonar Essence STX menu as well as Xonar D2X on the start menu

willy · 13 Mar 2009 at 18:38

Just wondering, is this file including the patch file for Red Alert 3?

Patch file for Red Albert 3
1. The Red Alert 3 uses a legacy 5.1-channel mask scheme and does not support the new 5.1-channel mask scheme that was defined by Microsoft since Windows Vista and matches Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround sounds, which Xonar drivers followed as a default setting. To solve the compatibility issue with Red Alert 3, the patch file is to change the default channel mask scheme of Xonar drivers to make Red Alert 3 work normally on Xonar audio cards. Xonar drivers actually support both schemes and most games could support the new scheme or either one and have no problems on Xonar.

Noted: 1. Install this patch after installing driver.
2. Under XP32/Vista32, Please execute CmAux.exe; Under Xp64/Vista64, Please execute CmAux64.exe
3. Please reboot your system after installing OK.

I don't notice any issue when plying Red Alert 3?

Mfr · 14 Mar 2009 at 11:06

Thank you! very good work, just wish Asus would be more on the ball.

Squark · 14 Mar 2009 at 14:49

I would be nice to be able to change the Audio channel and Sample rate settings by right clicking on the system tray icon

jbloggs · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:14

Thanks Bledd!

LoadsaMoney · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:57

willy said:
snip...

A Red Albert eh.

bledd · 15 Mar 2009 at 10:42

btw

there's no use in suggestion additions, all i did was copy sections from inf and ini files from the older drivers into these

willy · 15 Mar 2009 at 14:30

LoadsaMoney said:
A Red Albert eh.

Just notice that as well

Squark · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:08

Which drivers should I use for Win7 x64, as Audio Centre doesn't seem to want to work?

mrk · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:55

I have not noticed any bugs in the Asus stock drivers (latest release) - should I still install these!

Vista64 btw!

I don't use Flexibass or anything, I run a neutral out to my NAD

bledd · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:40

i've not seen once instance of anyone with a problem with these mrk, can't harm to test them

mrk · 16 Mar 2009 at 10:02

Installed em last night ¬_¬

No problems!

I don't use GX3D though as FRAPS does not capture audio in games with it on.

willy · 16 Mar 2009 at 20:31

What's FRAPS?

mrk · 16 Mar 2009 at 20:33

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fraps !

willy · 16 Mar 2009 at 22:46

So when you run FRAPS in games, will it not make lesser FPS than without FRAPS?

mrk · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:50

Erm no... I record at 60fps.

When Fraps is idle there is no fps drop because it's not recording, only screenshotting which has no fps drop.

Also these new drivers improved sound quality a bit for anyone else? swear the output is slightly more detailed than before with these...

Bobmunkhouse · 17 Mar 2009 at 08:43

Thanks for these all good here...

CaptainRAVE · 17 Mar 2009 at 10:01

Thanks for the heads up mate!

Demtwok · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:17

These break Compatibility mode in Vista, but are otherwise fine, any chance for a modded version of the new HDAV driver? Grrr Asus **** me off for releasing separate drivers.