Soundcard on PCI slot 3 Help

andoo · Jan 20, 2006, 04:01 AM

Hi I posted earlier about problems i was getting with my X-Fi Xtreme Music soundcard having low to no sound when volume was turned all the way up... So i dig a lilttle searching around and i found out the card itself is set on PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 3, device 9, function 0).. but i only have one PCI slot and one PCI x16 slot for my videocard.. so if anyone can help it would be very helpful..thanks

purush · Feb 7, 2006, 03:19 PM

On checking creative labs site I found that one of the requirements for the extreme music is to have a PC 2.1 slot. I don't know how old is your MB but the newere ones should be able to take them. I was considering this card and I have a MB which is about a two years old Asus p5gd2 I am having second thoughts. Please post you comments about this card so I can decided. Or PM me at purush@rogers.com
Thanks,
Peter

SeaWulf · Feb 7, 2006, 03:28 PM

My motherboard is over 3 years old and I had no problems with my X-FI Card; can you swap your sound card with another pci card in another slot and see what happens.

I had problems because my Boston Lab 5.1 speakers had a pink plug and I did not align the others , black, orange, green in the right order in the back of card so I got zero sound.....I got the order correct and do not use the pink(believe it is for a microphone.
(My Audigy 2Zs used all the plugs go figure)

Good luck

Jan 20, 2006, 04:01 AM	#1
andoo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Soundcard on PCI slot 3 Help Hi I posted earlier about problems i was getting with my X-Fi Xtreme Music soundcard having low to no sound when volume was turned all the way up... So i dig a lilttle searching around and i found out the card itself is set on PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 3, device 9, function 0).. but i only have one PCI slot and one PCI x16 slot for my videocard.. so if anyone can help it would be very helpful..thanks

Feb 7, 2006, 03:28 PM	#3
SeaWulf HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Burbs of Philly Posts: 102 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	My motherboard is over 3 years old and I had no problems with my X-FI Card; can you swap your sound card with another pci card in another slot and see what happens. I had problems because my Boston Lab 5.1 speakers had a pink plug and I did not align the others , black, orange, green in the right order in the back of card so I got zero sound.....I got the order correct and do not use the pink(believe it is for a microphone. (My Audigy 2Zs used all the plugs go figure) Good luck __________________ Double Secret Probation Additional system information Titanium X FI PCIE 2 LG H55L DVD+RW (IDE)

Feb 7, 2006, 03:19 PM	#2
purush HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 97 Rep Power: 59	On checking creative labs site I found that one of the requirements for the extreme music is to have a PC 2.1 slot. I don't know how old is your MB but the newere ones should be able to take them. I was considering this card and I have a MB which is about a two years old Asus p5gd2 I am having second thoughts. Please post you comments about this card so I can decided. Or PM me at purush@rogers.com Thanks, Peter