mrsaturn Posted April 7, 2006 Yeah the X-Fi has THX, EAX 5, etc. Besides, I mainly want it for BF2 and Oblivion. M-Audio has nice specs and I bet it actually works the first go-around, but for the same price I want the features of an X-Fi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
computertechy Posted April 7, 2006 M- Audio are damn good dont get me wrong but they are like the audigy 2 zs's and the X-Fi kick the hell outa audigy 2's wen u use the speaker setup i am using Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted April 7, 2006 Lol, okay guys. I'm just gonna step out of this one then... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrsaturn Posted April 7, 2006 Hey before you leave could you whip up a quick BIOS fix? Bah!! I have such a love/hate relationship with Creative. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted April 7, 2006 Hey before you leave could you whip up a quick BIOS fix? Yeah no problem. Seriously. Edit: Seriously though, try out NeoAethyrs suggestion, you might even be able to move it to a different slot. Or try installing it AFTER Windows is installed. I'll let A_G know to stop by and give his advice, but in the past it has been basically the same as the one I already brought up. There isn't a helluva lot else you can do since it has already been brought to the attention of DFI. Sorry, thats just the way it is. And by the way, keep this to one thread, we have more than enough on this subject already... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrsaturn Posted April 7, 2006 Yep, I already accepted that and have it packed up and ready to go back. I was just hoping someone had a silver bullet. I've tried everything, including all the things mentioned. Thanks for the help though, I do appreciate it. Everyone responded very quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnyeagle Posted April 7, 2006 I have one that has not given me any problems. I did not order one until I knew I would have the "revised hardware fix". It is possible you got an older one. I do not know where you got yours from. I thing for sure it has to go in the bottom slot. It is an awesome card and should work with your system. My system was up and running before I install my card. I also install the drivers from their web site(creative). I wanted to make sure I have the lastest and greatest driver. The sound card makes a big difference in every game I play and every song I play. I also coax my connection to my speaker to get digital. I hope you get your new one soon. Check my bios date in my system and see if you have the same one. After that you make sure you have the sound shut off in the bios for on board sound. That just leave one thing left and that is the card itself with the latest drivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted April 8, 2006 So have we verified which bios the X-FI comes with that have problems or the version of the fixed bios? I'm getting an X-FI ExtremeMusic soon for my lil' brother for his ASUS A8R-MVP, but i was going to give him my Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer, LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted April 8, 2006 Once the card is installed into the system, there is a utility to run to see which firmware version is on the card. So have we verified which bios the X-FI comes with that have problems or the version of the fixed bios? I'm getting an X-FI ExtremeMusic soon for my lil' brother for his ASUS A8R-MVP, but i was going to give him my Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer, LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angry_Games Posted April 8, 2006 for anyone having X-Fi problems: you will have to send your card back to creative to have the firmware updated as DFI has no plans to fix a bios for this issue (don't yell at me, I am simply relaying the truth from DFI...I have asked them to fix it myself but no can do apparently...so it's up to you to get your Creative card reflashed or change motherboards, sorry) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kam33mitch Posted April 8, 2006 Hi kam33mitch, I've been following your posts on this board and the Creative thread. I believe you've been the most help to me (much more than Creative). Do you know what the revision is on your box? It has it on the bottom above the serial number. If I know this then at least I know what to hunt for. I've also heard that anything above 541 (or something like that) in the 9th, 10th, and 11th digits of the serial number will have a new firmware, but I proved this wrong Anyway, thanks for the info. Hopefully I can get my hands on a working X-Fi soon. Sorry, I'll have to open her up when I get home and check the numbers. I can tell you though that the easiest way to tell is to just put it in and turn it on. With the old model, even when it would boot and run OK, still started up with a huge list of unknown devices while booting (not in windows though). The new firmware just lists the devices with nothing unknown. The problem is 100% handled with the new firmware. I know it is a real pain to send it in but in the very long run it will probably be worth the 2-3 weeks without it. I was about to do the same thing before my brother-in-law bought his rig and we traded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isildur Posted April 8, 2006 The X-fi problems are with the first model. Creative launched a revision that solving the problem, but some shops have the first edition stock and nobody can be sure to buy the correct. If you have problems send it back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
