Problems with Digital Audio Devices

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio

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Problems with Digital Audio Devices

Intermittent hissing or no sound is heard from my digital speakers.

Make sure you select the sampling rate of the PCM SPDIF output of your Digital I/O connector to match the requirements of the receiving device. You may need to select a lower digital output sampling rate. The choices available are 48 kHz and 96 kHz.

To solve this problem:

  • In Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher:
  1. Click Start Control Panel.
  • Double-click the Audio Console icon.
  • Click the SPDIF I/O tab.
  • Click the required sampling rate from the Digital Output (PCM) Sampling Rate list.
  • In Entertainment Mode, click the Digital I/O button, and click the required sampling rate from the Digital Output Sampling Rate list.

    • Popping noises are heard during playback.

    The DMA feature may not be enabled for your computer's drives.

    To solve this problem:

    For Windows Vista

    1. Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Device Manager.
      If a User Account Control dialog box appears, asking you for permission to continue with the action, click the Continue button.
  • Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers icon.
  • For each ATA Channel in the list, right-click and select Properties.
  • Click the Advanced Settings tab and select the Enable DMA checkbox.
  • Click the OK button.

    • For Windows XP

    1. Click Start Settings Control Panel.
  • In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the System icon.
  • In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.
  • Click the Device Manager button.
  • Double-click the ATA/ATAPI IDE Controllers icon.
    Your IDE channels will appear.
  • Right-click the Primary IDE Channel icon.
  • Click Properties.
  • In the Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Settings tab.
  • Click the DMA if available check box to select it.
  • Click the OK button.
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