XP x64 + Audigy 2 ZS + 4 GB RAM = No EAX or hardware channels

swaaye · Sep 21, 2007, 08:22 PM

I noticed that my newly built rig with 4 GB RAM, Audigy 2 ZS, and XP x64 isn't working quite right in the audio dept. According to Everest, the Audigy has no hardware channels and no EAX support. Guild Wars doesn't see EAX, either. Never seen this happen before. I reinstalled the drivers a few times too.

So, I did a Google search and found that apparently this happens with 4 gigs of RAM. It also happens with the X-Fi cards. I found a supposedly fixed set of drivers for X-Fi, and one fellow said they worked for Audigy 2 as well, but on my system they still had no EAX or hardware channels.

4gb RAM = no EAX or surround sound on X-Fi - PlanetAMD64
XP x64 + 4 GB RAM + Audigy 2 ZS = No EAX or hardware acceleration - Sound Blaster - Creative Labs

Anyone know anything about this?

Necrosis · Sep 22, 2007, 06:32 AM

I've read/heard about this. See what I can come up w/ & hopefully some one else will pop in the mean time.

Zelig · Sep 25, 2007, 05:58 PM

I've got the same problem, I don't think there's any solution as of now.

Zelig · Oct 3, 2007, 02:04 PM

New Audigy driver: 4Gb RAM, Equalizer, Stereo Surround, Louder output, 6.1 speakers - Windows Vista - Creative Labs

See that post... I'm not too sure about how drivers should be installed, I've now got that pack, a pack which includes all the applications, and a pack which includes the latest drivers. I'll see what I can make of them all this weekend if I have time.

edit:

Okay, got it sorted out.
Unofficial SB Audigy Series Software CD (Rev 2) for Win 2000 / XP / Server2003 / Vista (32/64-bit) - Windows Vista - Creative Labs

First installed the software package from the second link, then installed the drivers from the first link through the device manager. Installed the latest Alchemy, and overwrote a couple of the files with copies from older versions. EAX is now working fine with 4GB of ram and Vista 64-bit.

I'd guess that you can simply ignore the Alchemy step using XP 64-bit... I never did get my Audigy working properly when I was using that OS though.

Sep 21, 2007, 08:22 PM	#1
swaaye HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	XP x64 + Audigy 2 ZS + 4 GB RAM = No EAX or hardware channels I noticed that my newly built rig with 4 GB RAM, Audigy 2 ZS, and XP x64 isn't working quite right in the audio dept. According to Everest, the Audigy has no hardware channels and no EAX support. Guild Wars doesn't see EAX, either. Never seen this happen before. I reinstalled the drivers a few times too. So, I did a Google search and found that apparently this happens with 4 gigs of RAM. It also happens with the X-Fi cards. I found a supposedly fixed set of drivers for X-Fi, and one fellow said they worked for Audigy 2 as well, but on my system they still had no EAX or hardware channels. 4gb RAM = no EAX or surround sound on X-Fi - PlanetAMD64 XP x64 + 4 GB RAM + Audigy 2 ZS = No EAX or hardware acceleration - Sound Blaster - Creative Labs Anyone know anything about this?

Sep 25, 2007, 05:58 PM	#3
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I've got the same problem, I don't think there's any solution as of now. __________________ --

Oct 3, 2007, 02:04 PM	#4
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	New Audigy driver: 4Gb RAM, Equalizer, Stereo Surround, Louder output, 6.1 speakers - Windows Vista - Creative Labs See that post... I'm not too sure about how drivers should be installed, I've now got that pack, a pack which includes all the applications, and a pack which includes the latest drivers. I'll see what I can make of them all this weekend if I have time. edit: Okay, got it sorted out. Unofficial SB Audigy Series Software CD (Rev 2) for Win 2000 / XP / Server2003 / Vista (32/64-bit) - Windows Vista - Creative Labs First installed the software package from the second link, then installed the drivers from the first link through the device manager. Installed the latest Alchemy, and overwrote a couple of the files with copies from older versions. EAX is now working fine with 4GB of ram and Vista 64-bit. I'd guess that you can simply ignore the Alchemy step using XP 64-bit... I never did get my Audigy working properly when I was using that OS though. __________________ -- Last edited by Zelig; Oct 5, 2007 at 04:00 PM.

Sep 22, 2007, 06:32 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I've read/heard about this. See what I can come up w/ & hopefully some one else will pop in the mean time.