Many problems since I had Sound Blaster sound card installed in May. Programs (Explorer, Word, etc) running slow, moving cursor looks different (jerky), Windows itself runs strange, and audio recently started distorting badly. Have to close out programs and re-open to fix.
A friend checked drivers and I think he said they were ok.
About a month before new sound card, bought an external hard drive and had some booting up issues with that, but I don't think they are related.
I was told that the new SB soundcard would be better than my old one but, even when its working, I don't like the sound as much as my old card (Realtek?). It's sounds "zingy" compared to the more even response I used to get. I also have to dowse the mids (500hz-1k) to cut some annoying mid-range.
Is there a quick fix, or do I just need to switch soundcards?
Operating on Windows XP. I think I read somewhere that SB has some capadibilty issues with the type motherboard I've got.
Try these motherboard settings:
1. try disabling your on-board sound chip thru your cmos/bios setup and uninstall its driver in windows.
2. try changing your pci setting from 32 to 64 to 128 thru cmos/bios.
3. if any of these setup options doesn't work, try asking the store from where you bought your soundblaster card to have it tested or replaced if it's still under warranty.
If you're using Windows 95/98, you can download this file and update your Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster 32, and Sound Blaster AWE drivers. Please refer to the readme file for installation instructions. This new version solves the audio distortion problem that occurred when the Sound Blaster 16Xpress chip was left running overnight. http://download.cnet.com/sound-blaster-pci128-drivers/3000-2120_4-10038063.html This is an updated driver release for Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 for Windows NT only http://download.cnet.com/sound-blaster-audigy-driverpack/3000-2120_4-10198813.html The driver contains optimized support for Windows 2000/XP operating systems and is designed for use with all current models of Sound Blaster Audigy audio cards (all existing Sound Blaster Audigy Card to SB023x models). Features includes: drivers are WHQL Certified; provides Dolby Digital decoding from external SPDIF Input; speaker settings in Creative Audio Mixer are synchronized with Windows Multimedia setting; new presets and effects added.
http://download.cnet.com/creative-sound-blaster-audigy/3000-2120_4-10198811.htmln This update is for all Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 ZS series audio cards, which include the Platinum, Platinum eX, Platinum Pro, Digital Audio and Gamer versions. This update is not meant for original Audigy series audio cards. This update contains additional features and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 or Audigy 2 ZS series audio card.
on cnet download.com you can find these drivers hope one of these will help
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