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Title: Audigy 2
Post by: CPorky on March 22, 2005, 07:06:20 AM

I have an Audigy 2 card and I cannot seem to find the right software no matter what I do. I've tried using the disk that came with the card (Alienware system) without success, I've tried downloading them off the net and except for the soundbank manager and the Creative HQ I can't get anything else to install much less work.

Everything runs ok, its just that my mic in AH runs too soft and the regular Windows based recorder doesn't seem to be able to modify it to a high enough recording level.

If anyone has suggestions or the software itself, I would really appreciate it. I'm coming close to trashing the card and buying a new one off the shelf.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: 214thCavalier on March 22, 2005, 08:04:21 AM

You need EAX4DRV_AUDIGY2_1_84_50 just install the basic windows driver.

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?Product_ID=4915&dlcentric=8060&Product_Name=Audigy+2+ZS&OSName=Windows+XP

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: Skuzzy on March 22, 2005, 10:53:02 AM

Oh I hope you did not install Creative Labs utility software.  That is some of the most invasive and corrupting software ever unleashed on the unsuspecting public.
It can mangle a good computer system.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: Siaf__csf on March 22, 2005, 11:31:46 AM

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/esi-julia/

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: Skuzzy on March 22, 2005, 12:00:22 PM

Nice card Siaf, except it has zero support for 3D DirectSound output.  I would stay away from it for gaming.

It also does just like the SBLive! card where it exposes no hardware buffering to DirectSound.  Basically, the focus for this sound card is not gaming.  CPU utilization is going to be very high.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: Siaf__csf on March 22, 2005, 03:53:44 PM

Had no idea of that Skuzz. It's popular on htpc people.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: CPorky on March 22, 2005, 09:25:44 PM

Okay, I tried that file and it tells me that it 'cannot find any SB Audigy on my system'.

Meanwhile, it has the Audigy 2 listed in Device Manager.

Help!  :)     Thanks in advance!

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on March 23, 2005, 01:45:04 AM

What chipset is your motherboard?  VIA?

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: SkyWolf on March 23, 2005, 06:24:20 AM

So I take it the cheaper Audigy is not good for AH?

Woof

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: CPorky on March 23, 2005, 07:24:12 AM

I use a P4P800 by Asus.

Thanks again for the help.  :)

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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
What chipset is your motherboard?  VIA?

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: zmeg on March 23, 2005, 07:42:45 AM

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Originally posted by CPorky
Okay, I tried that file and it tells me that it 'cannot find any SB Audigy on my system'.

Meanwhile, it has the Audigy 2 listed in Device Manager.

Help!  :)     Thanks in advance!

 Sounds like you may be running XP-64, if thats the case you can get the 64 bit driver here. (http://preview.creativelabs.com/default.aspx)

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: 38ruk on March 23, 2005, 12:17:12 PM

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Originally posted by SkyWolf
So I take it the cheaper Audigy is not good for AH?

i have an audigy 2 value , it is a big improvment over the sb live i was using . i only use it for gaming so i just went with the cheaper one 38

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: CPorky on March 24, 2005, 01:24:24 AM

No, I'm not running XP64 or a 64bit chip.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Originally posted by zmeg
Sounds like you may be running XP-64, if thats the case you can get the 64 bit driver here. (http://preview.creativelabs.com/default.aspx)

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: 214thCavalier on March 24, 2005, 07:54:04 AM

Uninstall the creative software, power off.
Physically remove the sound card.
Restart comp and check all creative stuff is removed.
Power off and refit sound card. Reboot do not let windows detect and install drivers.
Manually reinstall the basic windows drivers from your install cd if you have them, after that install the file i linked above.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: whels on March 24, 2005, 09:34:44 AM

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Originally posted by SkyWolf
So I take it the cheaper Audigy is not good for AH?

Woof

have used Audigy2 and Audigy2 ZS platinum with no
problems in AH 1 or 2.

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: Ack-Ack on March 30, 2005, 11:08:55 AM

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Originally posted by CPorky
No, I'm not running XP64 or a 64bit chip.

Anyone have any ideas?

Go to Creative Labs (http://www.creative.com/support/) and you can click on the auto-update.  It will download and install the drivers for you or you can do it manually by clicking on the download link.


ack-ack

Title: Audigy 2
Post by: 68DevilM on April 01, 2005, 09:18:38 AM

call creative customer service number theyll help you install the right way, but ill tell you you probably need to uninstall all WDM drivers and then reinstall them, then install software on disk..