Audio driver for Sound blaster CT4780 for Windows 7

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Hi, I just upgraded my Dell dimension 4300 which was running on Windows XP pro to Windows 7. Everything is working fine except my sound. I cannot see my audio driver through system information or anything. So I had to open my CPU tower and found out that my sound card is Sound blaster live model CT4780. Can anyone please tell me how do I use this card with windows 7. I don't know if it will work with Windows Vista driver and I couldn't find a driver for it. I went to dell's website and that driver didn't work, probably was not compatible with Windows 7. Now in my Device manager setting I see these drivers with question mark
- Ethernet controller
- PCI simple communication controller
- Multimedia audio controller
My bios is A04. Can anyone please help me with that. I searched everywhere possible for a solution, but couldn't find one. I will really appreciate if someone can save me.
Thank you
 

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That's a pretty old SB Live! card... I had one, 8 years ago! Creative's website reports it as:
The product you have selected has been classified as 'End of Service Life'.
Support for such products is limited to online materials, such as Knowledgebase Solutions, drivers, application updates and product documentations available on the Creative Customer Support website.
Customers are also welcome to participate in our discussion forums to obtain further information.
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According to both MS and Creative Labs that is not supported under Win7.
Windows Compatibility Center

However, there are a few drivers still posted, one of them may work...
http://support.creative.com/product...tID=1&subCatID=206&prodID=4856&prodName=Sound

But wait... it's a Dell! Your BIOS A04 is old... you should DL the drivers from Dell according to your Dell Service Tag #.
 

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AVerMedia - AVerTVHD G2 Dual Tuner Card
That card uses the EMU10K1 chip so the KX Drivers will work.

Official kX Project Site -- News

Download the latest full version (even though it says beta). These drivers have been under development for years and are amazingly solid. I'm going to try them this afternoon on an Audigy Platinum and see if I can put the nasty Realtek chipset to rest.

Note: The driver presents every option available for that card... don't be overwhelmed.
One of the features is allowing stereo output out of the second DAC, (black minijack)) which is
actually a more expensive DAC with better s/n specs.

If all else fails give it a try.

Ap
 

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rayhan:

Here is the Dell dl page for your Dimension 4300...Drivers & Downloads

But XP is the most recent OS they provide drivers for.
 

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Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
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Asus Xonar DX
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1920 x 1080
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750
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Gigabyte 3D Aurora
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Case is Air - 5ea. 120mm fans (mix of Arctic and Xigmatec)
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MS Natural Wireless KB
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MS Wireless Mouse
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AVerMedia - AVerTVHD G2 Dual Tuner Card

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rayhan:

Any luck?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Steve Ballmer Signature Edition
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Intel Core 2 Quad - Q9550 - 2.83GHz stock - OC'd to 3.6GHz
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Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz (PC6400) OCZ Reaper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE Force 8800 GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2333HD
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 750GB - 7200RPM - 32MB cache
WD Caviar Green 1.5TB - 5400RPM - 64MB cache
WD Caviar Green 2.0TB - 5400RPM - 64MB cache
PSU
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora
Cooling
Case is Air - 5ea. 120mm fans (mix of Arctic and Xigmatec)
Keyboard
MS Natural Wireless KB
Mouse
MS Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
50 mbps down/5 mbps up
Other Info
AVerMedia - AVerTVHD G2 Dual Tuner Card
Thanks ! Aphelion

Thanks Aphelion... Your Suggestion Worked for me... I had the same sound card and needed a driver for win 7... After the install an the reboot the sound card worked!!!

I downloaded the drivers from this page: kX Project -- USA Download Mirror
 

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problems with sound card CT4780

I'm new to this forum and am glad to see someone else dealing with the same problem I'm having. Unfortunately what worked for BPM150 didn;t work for me. Maybe I downloaded the wrong Kx file? I tried both files listed as 9/8/2009 on the Kx mirror site mentioned in previous post as well as the newest file not listed with 64x or 86x. They resulted in crashing my system with a blue screen etc. I did system restore and tried again to no avail. I also tried the SB P17X Series Support Pack 2.0 (OUTDATED) - Audig... - Creative Labs which didn't work either.

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 32 bit which I bought back in 2001 and has served me well (just added that my BIOS is A03). Just upgraded it to Win 7 Ultimate to better communicate with other machines I am now using also on Win 7. Everything seems to work fine after installing new drivers etc except for:
-Ethernet controller
-Multimedia Audio Controller
-PCI Input Device
Any other ideas or suggestions on getting the sound card to work? I live and work here in Siberia - yes, Siberia - and they have limited resources and parts are hard to find. I just got back here after time in the States and want to get this resolved so my wife and kids can use the system for school etc.

Do I just need to order from the States something like the adapter listed below to avoid the problem?
Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II Virtual 5.1 Surround Channels USB Interface Analog & Digital Audio Adapter

Appreciate any insights or ideas. Will try the Kx drivers again - maybe.

Hope someone can help me fix this!
 

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CPU
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Intel i850E Rev A3; 82801BA (ICH2); EMC2700P; BIOS DELL A03
Memory
RDRAM 1536 MBytes Dual channels
Graphics Card(s)
Stadnard VGA Graphics Adapter NV20 Revision A5 Nvidia
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Live! Value Model CT4780
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 152s
Hard Drives
120+160
Gardner whats your Motherboard Model Number? If you need the drivers for any of it please let me know cause i might be able to help you im in the US so ill give you direct downloads.
 

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Total 3326 MB ( 3 GB)
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Sound Card
Creative SB Live! Value (CT4830) Sound Card
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Emachines E19T6W HD-Ready Monitor
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Microsoft Gigabyte
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Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit
CPU
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L v2
Memory
Total 3326 MB ( 3 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Sound Card
Creative SB Live! Value (CT4830) Sound Card
Monitor(s) Displays
Emachines E19T6W HD-Ready Monitor
Hard Drives
Drive #1 - ST3500418AS (465 GB) (SeaGate)
PSU
Black Edition Mini ATX Power supply Rating at 550 Watts
Case
Mini ATX Tower
Cooling
Standard Cooling
Gardner said:
I'm new to this forum and am glad to see someone else dealing with the same problem I'm having. Unfortunately what worked for BPM150 didn;t work for me. Maybe I downloaded the wrong Kx file? I tried both files listed as 9/8/2009 on the Kx mirror site mentioned in previous post as well as the newest file not listed with 64x or 86x. They resulted in crashing my system with a blue screen etc. I did system restore and tried again to no avail. I also tried the SB P17X Series Support Pack 2.0 (OUTDATED) - Audig... - Creative Labs which didn't work either.

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 32 bit which I bought back in 2001 and has served me well (just added that my BIOS is A03). Just upgraded it to Win 7 Ultimate to better communicate with other machines I am now using also on Win 7. Everything seems to work fine after installing new drivers etc except for:
-Ethernet controller
-Multimedia Audio Controller
-PCI Input Device
Any other ideas or suggestions on getting the sound card to work? I live and work here in Siberia - yes, Siberia - and they have limited resources and parts are hard to find. I just got back here after time in the States and want to get this resolved so my wife and kids can use the system for school etc.

Do I just need to order from the States something like the adapter listed below to avoid the problem?
Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II Virtual 5.1 Surround Channels USB Interface Analog & Digital Audio Adapter

Appreciate any insights or ideas. Will try the Kx drivers again - maybe.

Hope someone can help me fix this!
Click to expand...



Whats your Motherboard Model name?
 

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Windows 7 Professional 32-BitCPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 240...Total 3326 MB ( 3 GB)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Microsoft Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit
CPU
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L v2
Memory
Total 3326 MB ( 3 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Sound Card
Creative SB Live! Value (CT4830) Sound Card
Monitor(s) Displays
Emachines E19T6W HD-Ready Monitor
Hard Drives
Drive #1 - ST3500418AS (465 GB) (SeaGate)
PSU
Black Edition Mini ATX Power supply Rating at 550 Watts
Case
Mini ATX Tower
Cooling
Standard Cooling
BRAVO Aphelion!!!

Perfect suggestion. NOTHING else was going to work. This is a phenomenal boost to my support efforts using Win7 x64 with legacy sound cards (typical). There's no excuse for Creative and Microsoft just bagging everything from past years when the hardware works perfectly well with a simple update. I am so grateful to you for discovering and posting this! DOWN WITH HEARTLESS CORPORATE SCUMBAGS!
 

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BIG fans!
the problem with the kx audio drivers is that the kx.sys driver file causes a bsod about 60% of the time during installation.
 

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