I/O Drive (SB0250)

benwetherbee · May 1, 2011, 01:48 PM

Using:
Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) with the I/O Drive (SB0250)
Windows 7 64-Bit

Installation picks up SB0350.
kXmanager shows: Device: 1. SB0350 10k2 (d880)

For those who are curious: (Creative WDM drivers produce constant static noise with the system volume above 50%. Not loud at 100%. Weird, no? Thus... I'm trying kX drivers. I'm happy to report that the hiss is gone and the sound is MUCH louder with the kX drivers. I don't recall having this problem in XP. It only shows up in Vista/7... 32-bit or 64-bit)

Anyhow...

I'd like to use the I/O driver. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it on several clean installs of Windows 7 (multiple harddrives with full backups).

Playback devices:

[
2- kX 10k2 Audio (3550) - Generic
Ready
]

SPDIF/AC3
Master Mixer
Wave Out 2/3
Wave Out 4/5
Wave Out 6/7
Wave Out HQ

Defaulted each NON-SPDIF device and nada from the I/O headphone out. (Yes... the volume is turned up and it does work with the creative drivers installed ... DO NOT WANT ... let me be clear about those WDM things Creative gives out)

The only helpful post I found stated that the I/O drive is supported. I do have a PCI input device without drivers in the device manager. When I attempt to direct driver update to kX Audio Driver (folder), Windows 7 dubs it a Creative device. Windows Update did not download the creative drivers, nor did I download any on my clean installs. If I knew the specific driver to point the device to, I could probably get it working. Maybe someone actually knows what they are doing... I don't. ; )

Tyrsonswood · May 1, 2011, 01:57 PM

The PCI input device that's missing drivers is more than likely the joystick port..... You don't need it and it has nothing to do with the I/O drive.

peate · May 1, 2011, 02:50 PM

On the ins/outs page of kX mixer is the volume control for the headphone output. See that it's not muted and set to 0. Also, right click on the kX tray icon and choose "about". Scroll down and see if anything is listed under DB Name: It should say LiveBay2 or something like that. That's what mine says.

benwetherbee · May 1, 2011, 03:06 PM

That is right... the midi port. I didn't consider that. Why is this not important? haha

Peate:

I'll see if it works when I get back home. For now, I am trapped at work. Do you guys live in these forums? ; p

Edit: Just made a very quick call to my roommate:

Headphones are not muted and are at 0. Still no sound.

Emailed the info:
Driver Name:kX Audio Driver (Debug)
Driver Date: Sep 18 2009 02:44:05
Driver Version: 5.10.00.3550 - debug
DB Name:LiveBay2
SB0350 10k2 [d880]
PCI Information:
Device: 41102 Subsys: 20021102 ChipRev: 4
Card is '10k2'
Card has MPU device
Card model is '5.1'
Card is Audigy2-compatible
Card HAS AC97 codec
Codec name: Unk AC97-codec [83847650]
3D Extension: SigmaTel 3D Enhancement
Codec is 2.0 compliant
Capabilities[6a90] : -headphone out-
DAC resolutions : -16-bit- -20-bit-
ADC resolutions : -16-bit- -20-bit-
Ext Capabilities [605]: -var rate PCM audio- -slot/DAC mappings-
Port: d880 Irq: 0x9(9)
Playback buffer: 20a0
Record buffer: 4000
Number of AC3 buffers: 4
Tank memory: 256 kb
GSIF buffer: 256 samples
OS version: [2 6 1 ; 2 6 1 ; 156 148]

Note: It is currently running perfectly under Linux Mint.

Tyrsonswood · May 1, 2011, 04:31 PM

Why is it not important?

MIDI works without the "joystick" driver and there is no joystick driver for Win7 or Vista. So this can be ignored even if you plan messing around with MIDI devices.

peate · May 1, 2011, 06:41 PM

You could try to reset device settings and see if that helps, other than that I'm clueless.

benwetherbee · May 2, 2011, 04:46 AM

Defaulted on device 2/3 ... nothing.

Out of curiosity (could be just just some random anomaly) ... Headphone jack out.. headphone jack in ... blamo. Maybe the metal wasn't making contact on the inside. It is working.

I suppose the reason I couldn't find an answer in the forums, before, was because this is just a weird issue on my end.

Thanks, never-the-less, for the help.

May 1, 2011, 01:48 PM	#1
benwetherbee HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I/O Drive (SB0250) Using: Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) with the I/O Drive (SB0250) Windows 7 64-Bit Installation picks up SB0350. kXmanager shows: Device: 1. SB0350 10k2 (d880) For those who are curious: (Creative WDM drivers produce constant static noise with the system volume above 50%. Not loud at 100%. Weird, no? Thus... I'm trying kX drivers. I'm happy to report that the hiss is gone and the sound is MUCH louder with the kX drivers. I don't recall having this problem in XP. It only shows up in Vista/7... 32-bit or 64-bit) Anyhow... I'd like to use the I/O driver. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it on several clean installs of Windows 7 (multiple harddrives with full backups). Playback devices: [ 2- kX 10k2 Audio (3550) - Generic Ready ] SPDIF/AC3 Master Mixer Wave Out 2/3 Wave Out 4/5 Wave Out 6/7 Wave Out HQ Defaulted each NON-SPDIF device and nada from the I/O headphone out. (Yes... the volume is turned up and it does work with the creative drivers installed ... DO NOT WANT ... let me be clear about those WDM things Creative gives out) The only helpful post I found stated that the I/O drive is supported. I do have a PCI input device without drivers in the device manager. When I attempt to direct driver update to kX Audio Driver (folder), Windows 7 dubs it a Creative device. Windows Update did not download the creative drivers, nor did I download any on my clean installs. If I knew the specific driver to point the device to, I could probably get it working. Maybe someone actually knows what they are doing... I don't. ; ) Last edited by benwetherbee; May 1, 2011 at 01:55 PM.

May 1, 2011, 02:50 PM	#3
peate HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 57	Re: I/O Drive (SB0250) On the ins/outs page of kX mixer is the volume control for the headphone output. See that it's not muted and set to 0. Also, right click on the kX tray icon and choose "about". Scroll down and see if anything is listed under DB Name: It should say LiveBay2 or something like that. That's what mine says.

May 1, 2011, 03:06 PM	Thread Starter #4
benwetherbee HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: I/O Drive (SB0250) That is right... the midi port. I didn't consider that. Why is this not important? haha Peate: I'll see if it works when I get back home. For now, I am trapped at work. Do you guys live in these forums? ; p Edit: Just made a very quick call to my roommate: Headphones are not muted and are at 0. Still no sound. Emailed the info: Driver Name:kX Audio Driver (Debug) Driver Date: Sep 18 2009 02:44:05 Driver Version: 5.10.00.3550 - debug DB Name:LiveBay2 SB0350 10k2 [d880] PCI Information: Device: 41102 Subsys: 20021102 ChipRev: 4 Card is '10k2' Card has MPU device Card model is '5.1' Card is Audigy2-compatible Card HAS AC97 codec Codec name: Unk AC97-codec [83847650] 3D Extension: SigmaTel 3D Enhancement Codec is 2.0 compliant Capabilities[6a90] : -headphone out- DAC resolutions : -16-bit- -20-bit- ADC resolutions : -16-bit- -20-bit- Ext Capabilities [605]: -var rate PCM audio- -slot/DAC mappings- Port: d880 Irq: 0x9(9) Playback buffer: 20a0 Record buffer: 4000 Number of AC3 buffers: 4 Tank memory: 256 kb GSIF buffer: 256 samples OS version: [2 6 1 ; 2 6 1 ; 156 148] Note: It is currently running perfectly under Linux Mint. Last edited by benwetherbee; May 1, 2011 at 03:34 PM.

May 1, 2011, 06:41 PM	#6
peate HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 57	Re: I/O Drive (SB0250) You could try to reset device settings and see if that helps, other than that I'm clueless.

May 2, 2011, 04:46 AM	Thread Starter #7
benwetherbee HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: I/O Drive (SB0250) Defaulted on device 2/3 ... nothing. Out of curiosity (could be just just some random anomaly) ... Headphone jack out.. headphone jack in ... blamo. Maybe the metal wasn't making contact on the inside. It is working. I suppose the reason I couldn't find an answer in the forums, before, was because this is just a weird issue on my end. Thanks, never-the-less, for the help.