Creative Sound Card Problem Thread

[dsopocy]

Done

Thunder2008 -

I suggest adding system RAM to your listing since it clearly is a causal factor in the crackling and popping issue. (I have 6GB.) Also, it would be worthwhile to cross-check the list against postings and add any missing posters who did not list their hardware in the body of their post, but included it in "My System Specs".

Dale

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[Hellfight]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Creative has put up a FAQ and a driver compatibility matrix here for W7 (Sorry if the links are not working, but the Creative site can be a bit tricky sometimes in regards to location etc.)

Some interesting tidbits of information in there. One item that got my attention was this line from the compat matrix:

Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) TBC

Hmm.. It seems my Audigy 2 ZS is not supported yet in the same way as X-Fi and others are supported, with "Beta driver available".

 

[thunder2008]

Thunder2008 -

I suggest adding system RAM to your listing since it clearly is a causal factor in the crackling and popping issue. (I have 6GB.) Also, it would be worthwhile to cross-check the list against postings and add any missing posters who did not list their hardware in the body of their post, but included it in "My System Specs".

Dale

Hi Dale,

Yes your quite correct in that ddr is a factor with the audio as well as other issues. While that saying about 32bit os needs 1-3max gb and 64bit needs 3 or greater.

Was something that I was able to wiggle thru with my 2gb with the 2000mhz+ speeds, but since changing over to W7 the increase in performance of the latter is much more wanting in capacity.

Ddr3 has also dropped in cost over the last year dramatically~! I once purchased 2gb of pc3-12800 for $500 Ocz flex 1600mhz, now the new flex II 4gb are $180...wow!

Only thing is if I am going to spend any more money on any ram, cpu or mb it will be for the new i7 line, thus the only reason I still have 2gb instead of 6gb.

I will check on all posts to the thread and update those with sigs

 

[yannis18]

Just my two (euro)cents.
I got an abit ic35, intel q6600, 2x2 Gb of ram and an audigy 2zs.
With the default windows 7 drivers I would get horrible sound distortion after 10-15 mins in games and movies.
I found on my hard drive a set of drivers titled "SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0001" and since installing them I have no problem whatsoever.
That's in build 7057

 

[imacken]

Lucky you! Those drivers never made any difference to my problems when I had my Audigy.

 

[dsopocy]

Crackling and Popping Problem MAY Be Solved (Well, not solved, but much improved)

I just finished an upgrade install of the 64-bit Build 7068 leaked yesterday and the crackling and popping has all but disappeared under non-gaming use. I'm using my full 6GB RAM for the first time with Windows 7 without triggering this problem. After living with 64-bit Build 7068 and playing streaming music from Pandora and some Media Player all day, I can say the problem has certainly been addressed, but is not quite 100% fixed.

I had no sound issues when Build 7068 started for the first time. When the screen saver was triggered, I lost sound which did not return when I logged back in or even resorted to the "Change Sampling Rate" trick. After a cold boot, I heard some crackling and popping on startup system sounds, but once the system was fully loaded, system sounds and music playback were fine with no crackling and popping. I still lose sound after the screen saver is triggered, but simply toggling sampling rates restores sound for the rest of the session. I'm hoping these eccentricities are due to the fact I performed an upgrade install of Build 7068 and they'll disappear entirely with a clean install or future builds. In any case, MAJOR PROGRESS!!!



Dale

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[dchapin]

Creative X-Fi Popping

I have a problem with my Creative X-Fi Platinum popping and crackling, even with sound muted, under Vista and Win7. I also have an ATI HD4870 installed. The ATI drivers install an ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio - ATI AA01. If you disable this driver in the Device Manager the popping and crackling go away.

 

[winrar]

Hi all...my english is not so good, but i need tell all you, that my all problems with driver's is over...becouse the program DRIVER MAX is espetacular (realy works everething!!!) The last upgrade from Microsoft to my SB Audigy 24bits is no compare with the best driver with put on my PC from DRIVER MAX UPGRADE (OR UPDATE DRIVERS)...ITS AWESOME - AMAZING!!! DriverMax - free driver updates !!!

 

[bloke]

ive never trusted those 3rd party auto driver update programs, you just never know what they are doing. but if they work for you then congratulations. maybe it could be worth a shot.

 

[winrar]

Dear Bloke, im not trusted too, but if you never try, you not realy shure...you get it!? See you around!!

 

[Bean]

Im running a Creative XFI sound blaster inbuilt on my MSI P6N diamond mobo, and it tends to recognise that my audio jacks are there and on volume control it shows that its playing sound however it normally takes about 5 mins after start up before the sound comes out of my speakers, at first i tried disabling the other audio jacks (front headphone and digital/optical outout) and that worked fine, but now it has gone back to like it was before...

any help please?

BEAN

 

[oenone]

please advise on what i should do, i cant seem to install my drivers from my cd installer for creative audigy value soundcard, whenever i try to install it i get BSOD.

anyway i have:
windows 7 32bit build 7100
gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H mobo
AMD x2 6200+ black edition
ati 4870
4GB Ram

 

[bloke]

please advise on what i should do, i cant seem to install my drivers from my cd installer for creative audigy value soundcard, whenever i try to install it i get BSOD.

anyway i have:
windows 7 32bit build 7100
gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H mobo
AMD x2 6200+ black edition
ati 4870
4GB Ram

Have you tried downloading the latest drivers from their website? most of the time when you buy something they will only include the initial release (first release) driver for that product and there are usually updates by the time you buy the product from when it was packaged and the driver cd was created. if there is not any driver updates, try booting into safe mode (F8) whilst the system is proceeding in post startup and then locate the latest driver (either on your cd or where ever you may have downloaded the newer driver to) and try running it then.

my graphics drivers for some reason can only be installed in safe mode, if i try it normally i get the same error as you, bsod during install. though it never happened with beta 7000?

hope that helps.

 

[oenone]

@bloke

will try it now sir

will post here on what happens

 

[bloke]

please dont call me sir, either bloke or rick. lol i am of no high intelligence nor rank here. merely a scout just trying to help a brother.

 

[sphami]

I thought about what would make it easier for creative to actually get around to fixing what is wrong with the drivers for not just my card but all of the brand manufacturers cards which are creative products.

And, to be able to have all of these Creative cards in a single format that will allow them to see which cards are still having an issue with Windows 7.

Please list your card details completely including your motherboard.

1.thunder2008................Asus SupremeFx X-FI.................Asus Rampage Extreme
2.greenberet951.............Creative Deluxe Audigy 2zs..........Asus A8N
3.wrathloki....................Creative X-Fi Titanium.................Gigabyte GA-965P'DS3
4.imacken.....................SB Audigy.................................Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
5.Darrenew...................Sound Blaster live 24bit...............Dell Dimension 5100
6.mdw1166...................Creative SB X-Fi Platinum.............Gigabyte GA-8KN-Ultra 9
7.LePoilu......................Creative Audigy Platinium..............Gigabyte EP45-DS3L
8.bobalobabingbong.......Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer.......Nvidia nForce 680i SLI
9.greyeyezz.................Creative SB Audigy 2ZS ...............Asus K8V-X
10.boxterduke..............Creative SB Audigy 2ZS................Asus P5K
11.dchristey................Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme................Gigabyte EP35-DS4
12.DukeX007X.............Creative SB Audigy 2ZS Gamer........Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI
13.Stabgotham............Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic.............MSI K9A2 Platinum
14.Hellfight..................Creative Audigy 2 ZS....................Asus A8N SLI Premium
15.dsopocy.................Creative SB X-Fi Extreme.Music.......nVidia nForce4 SLIx16
16.Bloke.....................Asus HDAV1.3 Deluxe....................XFX 790i Ultra
17.yannis18................Creative Audigy 2.........................Abit IC35Pro
18.dchapin..................Creative X-Fi Platinum..................motherboard not listed
19.Winrar...................Creative SB Audigy 24-Bit..............Foxconn
20.Bean.....................Creative SB.................................MSI P6N Diamond nForce 680i
21.oenone..................Creative Audigy...........................Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
22.Sphami...................Creative X-Fi Platinum.................EVGA 790i Ultra
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[bloke]

i dont think its to do with creative or asus, more so microsoft and a driver or 5.1/7.1 support in win7.

is it still crackling in the rc1 7100 build?

 

[sphami]

sound crackling

I took my card out with build 7077. I will put it back in tomorrow moring and try it out. I am hoping it works, surround sound here I come ? ? ?

I lit out from Reno, was trailed by 20 hounds

 

[george360]

george360 ASUS P5Q-Deluxe BIOS 0704 Creative Sound Blaster Live Value

I have tried 7057, 7068, 7077 and 7100. only the 7057 allow me to update the creative driver by without a blue screen.

 

[winrar]

I thought about what would make it easier for creative to actually get around to fixing what is wrong with the drivers for not just my card but all of the brand manufacturers cards which are creative products.

And, to be able to have all of these Creative cards in a single format that will allow them to see which cards are still having an issue with Windows 7.

Please list your card details completely including your motherboard.

1.thunder2008................Asus SupremeFx X-FI.................Asus Rampage Extreme
2.greenberet951.............Creative Deluxe Audigy 2zs..........Asus A8N
3.wrathloki....................Creative X-Fi Titanium.................Gigabyte GA-965P'DS3
4.imacken.....................SB Audigy.................................Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
5.Darrenew...................Sound Blaster live 24bit...............Dell Dimension 5100
6.mdw1166...................Creative SB X-Fi Platinum.............Gigabyte GA-8KN-Ultra 9
7.LePoilu......................Creative Audigy Platinium..............Gigabyte EP45-DS3L
8.bobalobabingbong.......Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer.......Nvidia nForce 680i SLI
9.greyeyezz.................Creative SB Audigy 2ZS ...............Asus K8V-X
10.boxterduke..............Creative SB Audigy 2ZS................Asus P5K
11.dchristey................Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme................Gigabyte EP35-DS4
12.DukeX007X.............Creative SB Audigy 2ZS Gamer........Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI
13.Stabgotham............Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic.............MSI K9A2 Platinum
14.Hellfight..................Creative Audigy 2 ZS....................Asus A8N SLI Premium
15.dsopocy.................Creative SB X-Fi Extreme.Music.......nVidia nForce4 SLIx16
16.Bloke.....................Asus HDAV1.3 Deluxe....................XFX 790i Ultra
17.yannis18................Creative Audigy 2.........................Abit IC35Pro
18.dchapin..................Creative X-Fi Platinum..................motherboard not listed
19.Winrar...................Creative SB Audigy 24-Bit..............Foxconn
20.Bean.....................Creative SB.................................MSI P6N Diamond nForce 680i
21.oenone..................Creative Audigy...........................Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
22.Sphami...................Creative X-Fi Platinum.................EVGA 790i Ultra
23.WINRAR..................Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity .....foxconn 45 MX-C
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