Asus SupremeFX X-FI

[thunder2008]

Hello All,

I have tried several ways to uninstall the windows 7 audio driver which does not allow the creative sound blaster X-FI mb console to open or work at all.

Thus the stock sound of windows sucks

I need to be able to successfully use the driver that came with the card for flawless sound.

So, far that same preposterous message keeps popping up..." There are no supported audio device available. You need to close the application. Click OK to close the application now."

Errr.....it's not 'OK'~!

Anyone with any suggestions please share sure all of the other pc users with Asus Rampage I & II Extreme's stock card which is the SupremeFX X-FI, whom are currently running windows 7 or plan to run in future will be much obliged.

Thankx in advance

 

[darkassain]

ummm you can mannually force it to install the driver by right clicking in the device manager click on the sound device and click update driver software and click on browse my computer for driver software click let me pick a list of device drivers on my computer click on have disk and point it to where you have the audio drivers and then click ok....

then it should show up the driver and just click next ( if not untick show compatible drivers and then it should show up....)

after that install your software....

 

[thunder2008]

I will try that now. However, I have already tryed it before. The issue is not so much that the driver will not install though.

It is more that W7 for whatever reason is not recognizing that the driver is there...and therefore the hardware is following suit in that it is not detected.

 

[darkassain]

okay you can do this....

press start type "steps" click on

"record steps to reproduce a problem"


click on the help icon and click on run as admin...
then start recording....
do what i outlined above



stop the recorder, save it and upload it to megaupload.com or another upload service of your choosing...

 

[thunder2008]

okay you can do this....

press start type "steps" click on

"record steps to reproduce a problem"


click on the help icon and click on run as admin...
then start recording....
do what i outlined above



stop the recorder, save it and upload it to megaupload.com or another upload service of your choosing...

Mhhh....k...heres the file of the step recorder: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ityyuwjz2zi/Problem_20090115_0849.mht

I did try to completely uninstall the windows 7000 audio driver with success, however only temporarily as upon reboot w7 unlike vista,xp,etc.

Does not allow you to choose installing driver from browzing it just automatically puts the same driver back in the device manager.

Seems like this was not happening before I had successfully installed the sound max driver which is version ending 6480.

At any rate even when the sound max driver was installed properly I do not think that this is the cause of the issue with the creative sound blaster x-fi card.

Instead I believe that there is a separate driver file which is included in the disk that I have for the card there's the regular audio folder which contains the sound max driver which I did get installed.

Then there's an additional folder called sb_xfi...inside of this there are several other folders alchemy audio cms ctsshared " HADetect "; which must be the cause of the cards features not being recognized.

Problem is that under the folder sb_xfi there are numerous dll files in fact there must be more than 20+.

Sure there's a way to get w7 to recognize just I have toyed with this for a spell.

 

[thunder2008]

I would add that the Asus Supremefx x-fi card is unlike all of the other pcie audio cards on the creative site, in that there are total of 8 i/os': line in port, line out(front speaker), mic port, center/sub port, rear port, side port, coaxial port, optical port.

It has adi 2000B 8-channel high definition audio codec.

Eax HD 4.0
cmss-3d
alchemy
crystalizer
7.1
of all the cards the titanium is the closest to this asus hybrid however this card has 4.0 instead of the titanium's 5.0 but has 7.1 instead of 5.1 comes bundled with all of the same software as the titanium.

 

[thunder2008]

None of the drivers on Creatives site work with W7 & SupremeFX X-FI. What is needed is for someone like Dan K. to make a driver for Asus Rampage Extreme & Rampage II Extreme motherboards default cards which are the SupremeFX X-FI.

Where are you Dan K~!?!

 

[darkassain]

are you running 64 or 32?

 

[thunder2008]

I'm running 64...yep

 

[darkassain]

MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

donwload the drivers

right click and click extract all..
go through the same steps till you reach the where it says to
browse for driver software well here you will see....

keep goin through until you hit the Audihdaud.inf....

thats your file click okay and then you should see it like shown in mine...

 

[HikerRemastered]

I know it's not what you ask for but I have found that the SoundMAX Audio Driver v6.10.1.6480 for 32bit Windows Vista works with the 32-bit Windows 7 32-bit. Maybe you would have luck with those?

I should mention again, that I have not yet tried to get X-fi to work.

 

[thunder2008]

K...I am dl'ing that file atm...will try it I sure hope it will work...no it will work because you have it working for you...and I simply wish it to work much like this guy I saw in an 'ole episode of the twilight zone wished things into existence.

LoL...P

 

[thunder2008]

I know it's not what you ask for but I have found that the SoundMAX Audio Driver v6.10.1.6480 for 32bit Windows Vista works with the 32-bit Windows 7 32-bit. Maybe you would have luck with those?

I should mention again, that I have not yet tried to get X-fi to work.

Oh...it's something to consider...though I am rather used to the added performance from 64bit computing now...it be like going from a v-12 to a 8-cylinder engined car you know?

Anyways, I do have regular audio...just I can't open the creative console which has the eax 4.0 as well as crystaliser 3d bass eq and other features...instead i've been using the windows default sound...yep.

 

[darkassain]

ok once you have that downloaded and once you have that drivers as the main one

try the installation again but right click and click run as administrator....

while you might be right you should add a little more ram as 2gb there is little improvement compared to the 32bit version (once you go past 3gb you see the difference....)

 

[thunder2008]

ok once you have that downloaded and once you have that drivers as the main one

try the installation again but right click and click run as administrator....

while you might be right you should add a little more ram as 2gb there is little improvement compared to the 32bit version (once you go past 3gb you see the difference....)

Indeed you are correct about the bytes...I am in 'transatory' as far as my current build...I plan on going i7 965 & getting the fastest 6-gb ddr3 set when I have the fetia for the 965.

 

[rodcwahr]

@Darkassain:
Thanks much! For the past 48hrs I had been trying to install the SupremeFX drivers for my Asus Maximus Formula and Windows 7 X64 with no result. All the time it kept saying it doesn't support Windows 6.1 OS.
Your method (indeed the 'old fashioned' way of updating drivers) worked great.

My problem was that Windows 7 recognized my HD Headphones but kept saying they were not connected (on the front bus of the Antec case). However, on my Vista Ultimate X64 it did work!

Another consequence was that my WM Capture program could not record the audio part either using the 'Vista compatibility' or any other way.

After installing the Asus SoundMAX Audio V610X6480 Vista driver (using your method) it all works again like in Vista!

Great! Thanks

 

[darkassain]

okay you guys there is SB xfi driver fix posted by me here (of cousrse from the SB forums...)

http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/...port-pack-1-0-win-7-compatible.html#post23777

 

[thunder2008]

Hey Dark,

That driver works and installs just it won't get the creative console launcher to open or recognize.

Still the exact same thing as before?

 

[Neilsouth]

okay you guys there is SB xfi driver fix posted by me here (of cousrse from the SB forums...)

http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/...port-pack-1-0-win-7-compatible.html#post23777

Posted by you? eh hum don't you mean reeeeeeeeposted by you

 

[thunder2008]

posted or reposted...either way " It does not work " at getting the recognition of the cards creative sb x-fi console with all the processing features.

What good is a fix that does exactly the same thing that the windows 7 audio driver does?

I have regular windows sound with the " fixed " audio driver?

Nice fix~???