Creative Audigy 2 Live! problems

yardstick17 · 09-12-2005, 06:44 PM

I bought this card for a new rig that i was building. It was an OEM card and no drivers came with it. After i installed it and tried playing some music an error came up that said "Soundcard error". i tried going to the creative site and downloading their driver but the drive installer just said that no card was found. i am not sure what could be wrong...do i need to add any wires to this card? its not plug and play? not sure. any help would be very nice.

thanks in advance

**koala** · 09-12-2005, 08:00 PM

Check in Device Manager to see if a soundcard is listed and has any yellow or red marks next to it.

If you had onboard/integrated sound before the Audigy, did you disable it in BIOS?

Also, make sure the card is firmly seated on the motherboard or try another slot.

yardstick17 · 09-13-2005, 09:47 AM

Under Device Manager there is a yellow question mark under "Other Devices" and there is another one that has a yellow exclamation point and it says "Multimedia Audio Controller". The thing is that i never received a driver/installation cd with it, do you think that could be why XP doesnt recognize it?

**koala** · 09-13-2005, 03:05 PM

Download and install the Audigy2 driver for WinXP, reboot and you should be ok http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppor...pe=1&details=1

yardstick17 · 09-13-2005, 07:13 PM

I tried doing just that, and an error message came up. It said that it couldnt detect any Audigy 2 hardware, could it be a bum sound card? Or maybe i didnt connect the switches. i had some coming from where the USB port is and they say like: Mic in, out L, Out R....maybe that could be the problem...

i called newegg to send me the installation cd maybe thats whats wrong.

09-12-2005, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
yardstick17 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 15 OS: Win XP	Creative Audigy 2 Live! problems I bought this card for a new rig that i was building. It was an OEM card and no drivers came with it. After i installed it and tried playing some music an error came up that said "Soundcard error". i tried going to the creative site and downloading their driver but the drive installer just said that no card was found. i am not sure what could be wrong...do i need to add any wires to this card? its not plug and play? not sure. any help would be very nice. thanks in advance

09-12-2005, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,394 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Check in Device Manager to see if a soundcard is listed and has any yellow or red marks next to it. If you had onboard/integrated sound before the Audigy, did you disable it in BIOS? Also, make sure the card is firmly seated on the motherboard or try another slot. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

09-13-2005, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,394 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Download and install the Audigy2 driver for WinXP, reboot and you should be ok http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppor...pe=1&details=1 __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

09-13-2005, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
yardstick17 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 15 OS: Win XP	Under Device Manager there is a yellow question mark under "Other Devices" and there is another one that has a yellow exclamation point and it says "Multimedia Audio Controller". The thing is that i never received a driver/installation cd with it, do you think that could be why XP doesnt recognize it?

09-13-2005, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
yardstick17 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 15 OS: Win XP	I tried doing just that, and an error message came up. It said that it couldnt detect any Audigy 2 hardware, could it be a bum sound card? Or maybe i didnt connect the switches. i had some coming from where the USB port is and they say like: Mic in, out L, Out R....maybe that could be the problem... i called newegg to send me the installation cd maybe thats whats wrong.