Okay guys I am at my wits end.
My system is shown in my signature.
The problem:
Brand new Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer Fata1ity Professional Series isn’t detected in Vista at all (it is detected in the bios PCI list). AND It is detected in my XP Professional OS however NO driver recognises it! (Dual boot)
What I have done:
1. Cleared the CMOS
2. Disabled the onboard sound in the bios (and uninstalled the drivers)
3. Reinstalled both OS (Vista 32 bit and XP Professional)
4. Downloaded latest chipset drivers, creative drivers and even tried the PAX2007 driver (modified driver). No driver will detect card. I get the “cannot detect a creative product on your system” message no matter which way I install the driver (manually or automatically).
5. Moved the card in various PCI slots.
I am sure the card works because I have taken it back to the shop and they installed it on their system (both XP 64 and 32 systems) and it was detected and drivers installed without a hitch.
I am beginning to think that this is a conflict with my motherboard (GA965P S3). I am running the latest bios (F12).
I think I have isolated all but the motherboard, however it is strange that it XP detects the card as a multimedia device (in device manager) but no drivers will install, and Vista doesn’t see it at all.
Any advice, further troubleshooting ideas (change bios to earlier version, force detection of card in vista, force driver installation)??
Thank you guys!
