Problem with live 5.1 and center speaker

padme · Dec 31, 2005, 02:42 PM

Firrst of all ..Happy Hollidays...Now for the problem......I have a Live 5.1 Creative and it is old i know ,but i have noteced that my center speaker isn't working.In the past i was using creative's drivers and went to Youp Pax ...,but i do not know what happened...I have uninstalled everything related to audio .cleaned registry ...and 3rd day I am fighting with the software and there is no center speaker ...and I'm beaten and I came here for help ...Is there a doctor in the house ....

the specs are winxp pro - year and half old ...maintained often.... kt400 gb mobo, all latest software and updates ..and so on

BONEHEAD · Dec 31, 2005, 07:47 PM

Check your connections and verify it's not your speaker.

Callisto · Jan 1, 2006, 03:16 AM

What are your speakers? If they are Logitech, try using the Matrix button.

**dj_stick** · Jan 1, 2006, 03:18 AM

make sure that the windows sounds control panel is set to 5.1, as is the creative software

padme · Jan 1, 2006, 02:43 PM

my speakers are Inspire 5300 analog ....the cpl is set to 5.1 and everything is connected properly.I switched some cables to see if the problem is not from the speakers,but everything is fine ...The thing that wories me is the jack for the center speaker ..If it is broken i have to buy a new set of speakers

Shakey_Jake33 · Jan 1, 2006, 03:47 PM

I had a similar problem, and it was basically caused by the fact that I installed all my drivers and software back when I had a 2.0 setup, so even if I told the Creative software and Windows Control Panel that I had a 5.1 setup, it still stubbornly insisted I had 2.0 (it said 5.1 on the Control Panel,. but I could tell it was not)!
But clearing off all Creative software and drivers, running DriverCleaner and making sure everything was truely gone, and then reinstalling YouP-PAX telling it I had 5.1, solved it.

But this was on an Audigy2 ZS so...

**dj_stick** · Jan 1, 2006, 10:25 PM

test the center speaker jack in your front line out on the card

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 09:56 AM

well i did the cleaning part already ...coz that find I have no center speaker killed me and tried all drivers ...Pax , standard , instal cd ....but nope nothing helped ....this evening I'll test more though

another sleepless night is ahead

**dj_stick** · Jan 2, 2006, 10:35 AM

does the center speaker work if plugged into a different port?

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 10:45 AM

yep in different port is working

sarelc · Jan 2, 2006, 07:05 PM

if you don't get it working via the software, clean everything out again and then remove the card from device manager, then shutdown and move it to another pci slot and see if that helps.

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 08:12 PM

man i am a cow .....i have put the wofer jack in the line in and it was muted ...No it is in its place and all is ok ;] ...Sorry for loosing your time fellas ....see ya ..bye and thx for the help ;]..I couldn't do it without u

Dec 31, 2005, 02:42 PM	#1
padme DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Problem with live 5.1 and center speaker Firrst of all ..Happy Hollidays...Now for the problem......I have a Live 5.1 Creative and it is old i know ,but i have noteced that my center speaker isn't working.In the past i was using creative's drivers and went to Youp Pax ...,but i do not know what happened...I have uninstalled everything related to audio .cleaned registry ...and 3rd day I am fighting with the software and there is no center speaker ...and I'm beaten and I came here for help ...Is there a doctor in the house .... the specs are winxp pro - year and half old ...maintained often.... kt400 gb mobo, all latest software and updates ..and so on

Dec 31, 2005, 07:47 PM	#2
BONEHEAD DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 182 Rep Power: 0	Check your connections and verify it's not your speaker. __________________ [COLOR=red]Xp Pro Sp2 Amd Athlon 2400+ O/C 2800+ (2250 GHZ)Antec True 550 ps Dragon Orb 3 7000rpm 2 80mm Case fans [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]2 40mm case fans[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1.5 Gig Ecc Ram Msi KT2 COMBO[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Adaptec 29320A-R[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]8 Seagate 36 gig ultra 320 10k [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1 Toshiba SD-M1401 [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1 Plextor 124TS cdrw [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]2 Nec4551a 1 Samsung TS-H552U 1 Nec3520a[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Ati AIW Radeon 8500 128mb SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Midiland sm7401 5.1 Hp 4C scanner VPR 17'' Lcd[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Apc Back-ups RS1500[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Taken by the ex maybe to return soon[/COLOR]

Jan 1, 2006, 03:47 PM	#6
Shakey_Jake33 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	I had a similar problem, and it was basically caused by the fact that I installed all my drivers and software back when I had a 2.0 setup, so even if I told the Creative software and Windows Control Panel that I had a 5.1 setup, it still stubbornly insisted I had 2.0 (it said 5.1 on the Control Panel,. but I could tell it was not)! But clearing off all Creative software and drivers, running DriverCleaner and making sure everything was truely gone, and then reinstalling YouP-PAX telling it I had 5.1, solved it. But this was on an Audigy2 ZS so... __________________ CPU: Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz RAM: 2GB (2X1) GEiL DDR2 800MHz CAS4 GPU: OCUK GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512Meg Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Case: Antec P180 Black PSU: Seasonic S12 600W

Jan 2, 2006, 07:05 PM	#11
sarelc HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: recent past Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	if you don't get it working via the software, clean everything out again and then remove the card from device manager, then shutdown and move it to another pci slot and see if that helps. __________________ on a distant shoreline.. soyo kt400 dragon/amd xp2700+/1gb ocz cl2 pc2700/leadtek nv6600gt agp/audigy2 (SB0244)

Jan 1, 2006, 03:16 AM	#3
Callisto DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0	What are your speakers? If they are Logitech, try using the Matrix button.

Jan 1, 2006, 02:43 PM	Thread Starter #5
padme DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	my speakers are Inspire 5300 analog ....the cpl is set to 5.1 and everything is connected properly.I switched some cables to see if the problem is not from the speakers,but everything is fine ...The thing that wories me is the jack for the center speaker ..If it is broken i have to buy a new set of speakers

Jan 2, 2006, 09:56 AM	Thread Starter #8
padme DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	well i did the cleaning part already ...coz that find I have no center speaker killed me and tried all drivers ...Pax , standard , instal cd ....but nope nothing helped ....this evening I'll test more though another sleepless night is ahead

Jan 2, 2006, 10:45 AM	Thread Starter #10
padme DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	yep in different port is working

Jan 2, 2006, 08:12 PM	Thread Starter #12
padme DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	man i am a cow .....i have put the wofer jack in the line in and it was muted ...No it is in its place and all is ok ;] ...Sorry for loosing your time fellas ....see ya ..bye and thx for the help ;]..I couldn't do it without u