Windows 7: Need help installing my sound card

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Hi.
Well i decided to use my old sound card that was on my XP computer and put it into my Windows 7 computer. The problem is when i tried to install it, i get this error:

My computer detected that my sound card is a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio so i tried to download the most recent one that supported windows 7. I havent used this sound card in 2-3 years and i dont have the disk to do a regular installment. When i dont put this sound card into my computer, there is sound that is ATI High Definition Audio Device. When i put the sound card into my computer, there is no sound at all. Can anyone help me on installing this sound card? Once again its a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio (thats what my computer detected it as).

Hiya and welcome to the forums. Have you had a looky here pal .... Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio win7

This Creative Worldwide Support > PCI Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio is what I see on the Creative site as the driver for your card. Is this the one you've tried?

However, when you first started Windows 7, after installing the card, did Windows find the new hardware and search for drivers? If not, that would say that the card is not being detected and probably why you are getting the error you are getting. Also check the Device Manager to see if it's been detected, and what error is shown.

When you installed the driver, did you install it in compatibility mode?
(right click the installer>properties>compatibility>choose OS)

Ken

Did you turn off the on board sound card in the Bios ? I had this problem in a previous rig turned it off in the bios and it installed after that.


Steve

@PooMan UK: yeah. thats the driver i downloaded but it wont let me install. I keep getting the same error.
@fireberd: yeah. I also tried those. Still got the same error.
@zigzag3143: i tried to install it in compatibility mode. Still get the same error.
@steve-pressman: i just turned off the onboard sound card in the Bios, but i still get the same error.

I agree that it's probably not being detected, could well be a hardware incompatibility as in a direct address or IRQ error. At this point I don't -think- any driver will make a difference.

Is that a PCIe card? Do you have another slot to try it in?

Ap

Its a PCI card. My motherboard only has 1 slot to try it =/. How can i check to see what kind of soundcards are compatible with my motherboard?

When you first installed it, did Win-7 give any indication at all that it was recognized?

Ap

p.s. do you have any other PCI slots used by other hardware?

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio driver 1.04.0090



This is the driver you tired, correct?

Ap