X-Fi drivers not detecting X-Fi card - a known issue?

[davidstone28]

Plugged a X-Fi Music card into an NF4 Asus SLI Premium (BIOS 1009).

WinXP detects it as a "Multimedia Audio Device" but when I install the Creative Drivers, the card simply isn't detected by the drivers which say that there is no hardware installed that supports this software. Device Manager has the yellow question marks and 'Multimedia Audio Device' where Creative X-Fi should be.

Tried the drivers off the CD and the also website. Done a reboot. Everything's fully plugged in.

I understand that a few people have had similar problems with these X-Fi cards not being detected.

http://forums.creative.com/creative...aster&message.id=51665&query.id=134668#M51665
http://forums.creative.com/creative...aster&message.id=52904&query.id=134433#M52904
http://forums.creative.com/creative...aster&message.id=69353&query.id=134663#M69353

Someone suggested that the problem was caused by old firmware on the early revision of the SB0460. Anyone know anything about this?

Is this problem involving X-Fi cards not being detected a known issue?

Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[davidstone28]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I bought it from someone on another forum..who actually bought it from someone on this forum.

Strangely, the card has no markings on it at all. The retail X-Fis that I've owned previously all had X-Fi logos stamped on the PCB.

How do I tell if its a Dell OEM version?