Windows 7 ultimate not detecting SB live! Soundcard

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fsxadder

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Hi.

Ive got a new installation of Windows 7 ultimate and everything is working fine except that it is not detecting / picking up my SB live! Sound card in the PCIe port.
It detects and is running my onboard Realtek HD and is working perfectly however i wish to have two sound cards as i had on windows XP.

In the DEVICE MANAGER i see the following:

http://i53.tinypic.com/4uxi1d.jpg

When i try to install the drivers for my SB Live! Sound card it states that its "UNABLE TO DETECT AN INSTALLED SB LIVE SOUND CARD". . .

Ive tried two consecutive drivers for my sound card - The UNIVERSAL driver and another but both show the same error upon installation.

Ive tried switching ports but the same error persists.

Please help!.
 

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System Specs? You failed to fill in the System Specs.

Disable the RealTek in the BIOS. Then when you start Windows check to see if Windows detects the SB. If not, if you have motherboard chipset drivers, install them, restart the PC and then see if Windows detects the SB card.
 

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None of the above worked.

Windows 7 ultimate 32bit
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MSI P7n platinum 750i (Motherboard)

Please help!
 

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Reset the BIOS and see if that helps. Some motherboards have a jumper that can be moved to reset the BIOS and others, with the PC powered off, you remove the CMOS backup battery for about 10 minutes and that resets it.
 

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What is the SBLive made. Check on Creative site if is supported in windows7. On certain models they drop the support.
 

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SB live! 5.1 (see attachment for pic).

I've installed the chipset drivers for my mainboard and tried everything.. This is what i get

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PLEASE HELP!!!!!
 

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First, you DO NOT have a PCIe port sound card, that is an old PCI sound card. A 5.1 sound card is relatively old and as noted may not even be compatible.

Get a new Windows 7 compatible sound card.
 

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It isn't even the SB Live 5.1. Going by the model number on it (CT4830) it is the Dell OEM version of the SB Live Value. which is only a 4.1 card (and yes I have two of them collecting dust in an old parts box).

One thing I can tell you is that you can stop looking for Windows 7 drivers for it as there is not now and never will be any from Creative. The best you can do with that old card is seeing as your running 32 bit Windows 7 is to try the last XP driver for it, that or you can try this modded driver,

SB Live! series Support Pack 2.0 (04/30/2010) - Creative Labs

Failing that fireberd's suggestion would be the next step, not too mention that that card is somewhere in the vicinity of 12 years old or so from when it was first released.
 

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This model Dell card must have Dell drivers. SoundBlaster drivers will not detect the card as it's a custom model made for Dell. We went through that, on the Dell users forum, when Dell started using these cards.

Sorry to say, it's a "trash bin" item.
 

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Intel CPU Graphics
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27" Dell S2719dgf
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1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Pro
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Insider
2 TB drive for backup
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Deepcool Captain 120EX
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Microsoft Wireless 2000
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Cakewalk (Sonar) by BandLab and Studio One 4.1 Pro recording studio software. MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer X-Touch Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero BurningROM
Actually that does work the reference Creative drivers, I used to use mine that way. I even went so far as to self mod the Audigy (or was it Audigy 2) drivers (links I used to use have gone dead) on it and it worked great.
 

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FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
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Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
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Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
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Acer S232HL Abid
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120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
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Cooler Master 212 EVO
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Users never had any luck, as reported on the Dell forum. The card is coded as a "Dell" and not "SoundBlaster" so when they used the Soundblaster drivers it would report no Creative/SoundBlaster product found. The later Audigy 2ZS Dell model does work OK with the retail Soundblaster drivers.
 

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Windows 10 64 bitIntel i7 6700K16GB Corsair DominatorIntel CPU Graphics
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My Own Build
OS
Windows 10 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 6700K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
Memory
16GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Intel CPU Graphics
Sound Card
RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Dell S2719dgf
Screen Resolution
2560X1440
Hard Drives
1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Pro
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Insider
2 TB drive for backup
PSU
EVGA Supernova 750G2
Case
BeQuiet Silent Base 600
Cooling
Deepcool Captain 120EX
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 2000
Mouse
Microsoft wireless
Internet Speed
100 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes
Browser
Edge/Firefox
Other Info
Cakewalk (Sonar) by BandLab and Studio One 4.1 Pro recording studio software. MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer X-Touch Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero BurningROM
Mine must have been an oddball then as all I ever used on it was the drivers from Creative (still have it sitting in an old parts box).
 

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Win 7 Ultimate x64FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so farADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
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