NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Gateway Notebook Forums › Gateway Notebooks › Updated Audigy ZS 2 Notebook?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Updated Audigy ZS 2 Notebook?

post #1 of 14
2/19/05 at 12:29am
Thread Starter 
I was looking at computer stuff last night, and saw that the Creative Audigy card for notebooks was in new packaging. The one I bought (& returned) came in a box, like the rest of Creative's products, but the card I saw last night is in a blister package similar to what Belkin packs their USB hubs in. Has anyone seen/read/heard of an update to the cards themselves, or is this nothing more than a packaging update?
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 14
2/19/05 at 1:59am
What store was it you saw that?
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 14
2/19/05 at 4:59am
Thread Starter 
Best Buy. I also went by CompUSA to verify the different packaging, and they still have the boxed cards instead of the blister-pack style that BBY has.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 14
2/19/05 at 5:56am
Oh finally! Best Buy is selling these cards. This is good news. Soon everyone and their uncle will be bringing in their laptop wondering why their Audigy soundcard has static and popping. Hopefully this will get some news over to notebook forums and we can get this thing fixed.

Wether these are upgraded hardware revisions I don't know...could be ..but I wouldn't bet on it.

It's just a matter of time.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 14
2/19/05 at 11:59pm
Thread Starter 
Actually, I was playing with a friend's card last night, and I think I might have found a fix for the audio issues. The steps are as follows:

1. Launch the EAX Console.
2. Select the Clean-up tab.
3. Uncheck the "enable audio cleanup" option.

I am using it on my notebook right now (his laptop hasn't come back from Sony yet), and running the same games as I did with mine, there's no audio interference. I did run it under the initial settings to see if it was a new version (it isn't), but once I unchecked the audio cleanup option, the sound cleared up noticeably.
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 14
2/22/05 at 7:06am
But that's the problem.

The sound clears up noticeably but never completely. I tried what you said but no improvement.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 14
2/25/05 at 12:58am
Thread Starter 
Odd - I would up getting one from BBY, and after making that setting, I still am having no problems soundwise. I've played World of Warcraft for three-plus hours straight, without a hitch as far as the sound goes.

Is your card set to "high performance"? Mine is, and I wonder if the performance settings might also make a difference in sound output.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 14
3/8/05 at 9:38am
Hey, over at Creative forums there is a guy who swore he saw new drivers for the Audigy 2 ZS Notebook this morning!

But..they apparently immediately took them down.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 14
3/8/05 at 5:15pm
Looks like he might be right. They took down the old ones too. Currently there are no drivers to download. Hopefully this is good news for the static issue!
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 14
3/8/05 at 6:44pm
Ah ha, I did the auto update feature and I found the new drivers. Since I've ONLY installed the Drivers for my Audigy 2 Notebook. Here are the update notes:


Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Notebook Driver Update version 2.03.00
Category: Critical
Download size: 24.35 MB


This driver update contains enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook.

Hide Details...

Fixes

Improves functionality when PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook is removed without using the Safely Remove Hardware application.
Sets PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook as the default MIDI playback device when your system's onboard audio is enabled.
Improves gaming performance.
Improves DVD Audio functionality.
Improves Dolby Digital decoding functionality.
For Advance Feature mode

Removes the "CTHELPER" error message when the Advance Feature mode is switched to another mode.
Ensures proper detection of the Optical In and Headphones jacks in Creative Speaker Settings.
Resolves speaker configuration issues in Creative Speaker Settings.
Retains the same volume level in Microsoft Volume Control after the Advanced Feature mode is switched.
Improves ASIO functionality in music applications.
For Standard Feature mode

Removes the audio delay when decoding modes are switched during DVD playback.
Mutes all speaker output channels when WAV tracks are muted in Creative Surround Mixer.
Requirements

Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook audio device installed
Note

To install the update, double-click the update file and follow the instructions on the screen.


I am installing right now. I will post if it has fixed my static problems later tonight.


Edit: It appears the auto update will show you the new drivers but will not allow you to download them. Creative has pulled the driver update for an undisclosed reason.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 14
3/8/05 at 8:33pm
Autoupdate is back!

From what the fix list describes...well hey. Those are the exact same problems I was having. All of them! Testing...

Edit: Ok, it's down. I got all the parts except the driver.
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 14
3/8/05 at 11:57pm
Update is GREAT. You can now use the ZSN with your laptops builtin speakers.
Works great with Dell i9200's 2.1 system.

Also, Blister Packaging is the new card that fits into PCMCIA slots with better clearance.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 14
3/9/05 at 2:50am
The internal speakers work in my m6805 now. But that's about it for the fixes.

I am still having popping here and there especially with Windows sounds. I can still here that pop when you mute the audio or drag the volume slider all the way to zero. It doesn't matter if it's the MediaSource player or Windows Media Player 10, I still get the pop.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 14
3/16/05 at 11:16am
anyone not quite get this to work? I have the new drivers, Hell I even re-installed thwe older Drivers to update to these newer ones.
I still couldn't get the sound to come out my laptop speakers

I own a Sager 5680 not a emachines or Gateway, but this was the only area to post about the newest drivers so I chimed in.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Gateway Notebooks
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Gateway Notebook Forums › Gateway Notebooks › Updated Audigy ZS 2 Notebook?