Help! I can't enable EAX with the new SB Live drivers from Compaq.

Halon_X · May 17, 2002, 04:02 PM

I can't enable the EAX feat with the newest SB Live drivers from Compaq. Any help will be appreciated.

DallasStar · May 17, 2002, 10:48 PM

You dont "enable" EAX. EAX is just a thing with the card that certain games can take advantage of. It should turn "on and off" by itself. The only time it would not "turn on" is if the drivers didn't support it all together. These drivers, however, work fine with EAX. If they don't work for you, try looking at the options for the game. If there is nothing in there about EAX, then try reinstalling the drivers or even windows (I know its a pain in the ass, but if you mess up creative drivers even ONCE, they'll be messed up till you die unless you reinstall windows.... at least from my experience).

Halon_X · May 18, 2002, 06:07 PM

Hey!! You're the one who hosted the drivers!! Thanks!
I found the way to enable it. I compiled a set of instructions.

Setup of Sound Blaster Live Drivers (Compaq Release)

1.Uninstall your previous drivers from the Device Manager.
2.Restart the PC.
3.When windows detect and install your new hardware, go to Device Manager again and uninstall them.
4.Run the CTZAPXX.exe.
5.Restart the PC. If the setup was completed by the book, in the play control screen the drivers will be named SB Live! Audio instead of EMUK101 10X Audio.
6.Install the Audio HQ software.
7.This procedure, if executed correctly will enable the EAX 1.0 and 2.0 feature.

Hope this helps! It's easier than a clean install.

DallasStar · May 18, 2002, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Halon_X
Hey!! You're the one who hosted the drivers!! Thanks!
I found the way to enable it. I compiled a set of instructions.

Setup of Sound Blaster Live Drivers (Compaq Release)

1.Uninstall your previous drivers from the Device Manager.
2.Restart the PC.
3.When windows detect and install your new hardware, go to Device Manager again and uninstall them.
4.Run the CTZAPXX.exe.
5.Restart the PC. If the setup was completed by the book, in the play control screen the drivers will be named SB Live! Audio instead of EMUK101 10X Audio.
6.Install the Audio HQ software.
7.This procedure, if executed correctly will enable the EAX 1.0 and 2.0 feature.

Hope this helps! It's easier than a clean install.

That works too, but I've found in my previous experience, that when uninstalling and reinstalling creative drivers, I get bsods in Winxp... I guess not everyone gets that. It might be something specific to my computer

. Well, if I can help it, I'll avoid uninstalling creative drivers.

Necrosis · May 18, 2002, 08:13 PM

It's also good when installing and reinstalling drivers or upgrading drivers to try and remove them from the registry as well. If you don't like messing with the registry you can use a program called RegCleaner Halon_X which SB do you have?

high_ping · May 27, 2002, 10:24 PM

I am using those drivers myself in WinXP Pro and it is identifying my SBLive X-gamer 5.1 as a SBLive Value, what is up with that?

Necrosis · May 27, 2002, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by high_ping
I am using those drivers myself in WinXP Pro and it is identifying my SBLive X-gamer 5.1 as a SBLive Value, what is up with that?

Do you still have 5.1 support?

May 17, 2002, 04:02 PM	#1
Halon_X DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Help! I can't enable EAX with the new SB Live drivers from Compaq. I can't enable the EAX feat with the newest SB Live drivers from Compaq. Any help will be appreciated. __________________ A proud Deus Ex fan since June 2000.

May 17, 2002, 10:48 PM	#2
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	You dont "enable" EAX. EAX is just a thing with the card that certain games can take advantage of. It should turn "on and off" by itself. The only time it would not "turn on" is if the drivers didn't support it all together. These drivers, however, work fine with EAX. If they don't work for you, try looking at the options for the game. If there is nothing in there about EAX, then try reinstalling the drivers or even windows (I know its a pain in the ass, but if you mess up creative drivers even ONCE, they'll be messed up till you die unless you reinstall windows.... at least from my experience). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

May 18, 2002, 06:07 PM	Thread Starter #3
Halon_X DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Hey!! You're the one who hosted the drivers!! Thanks! I found the way to enable it. I compiled a set of instructions. Setup of Sound Blaster Live Drivers (Compaq Release) 1.Uninstall your previous drivers from the Device Manager. 2.Restart the PC. 3.When windows detect and install your new hardware, go to Device Manager again and uninstall them. 4.Run the CTZAPXX.exe. 5.Restart the PC. If the setup was completed by the book, in the play control screen the drivers will be named SB Live! Audio instead of EMUK101 10X Audio. 6.Install the Audio HQ software. 7.This procedure, if executed correctly will enable the EAX 1.0 and 2.0 feature. Hope this helps! It's easier than a clean install. __________________ A proud Deus Ex fan since June 2000.

May 18, 2002, 08:13 PM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	It's also good when installing and reinstalling drivers or upgrading drivers to try and remove them from the registry as well. If you don't like messing with the registry you can use a program called RegCleaner Halon_X which SB do you have?

May 27, 2002, 10:24 PM	#6
high_ping King of the Wicker People Join Date: May 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 98 Rep Power: 0	I am using those drivers myself in WinXP Pro and it is identifying my SBLive X-gamer 5.1 as a SBLive Value, what is up with that?