Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook!!!!!!!! ... j4ever, does the crackling/popping stuff happen only after your rig has gone into standby or hibernation? Mine does t ...

Rainking430 · 12-07-2004, 02:07 PM

j4ever, does the crackling/popping stuff happen only after your rig has gone into standby or hibernation? Mine does that from time to time. If so, try disconnecting the ZSN and then plugging it back in. It's helped me.

And your ENE Cardbus drivers. I have older ones dated 8/14/2002 in Device Manager. I pulled them off Sager's website. Where did you get your newer ones?

The Warden · 12-07-2004, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainking430

j4ever, does the crackling/popping stuff happen only after your rig has gone into standby or hibernation? Mine does that from time to time. If so, try disconnecting the ZSN and then plugging it back in. It's helped me.

And your ENE Cardbus drivers. I have older ones dated 8/14/2002 in Device Manager. I pulled them off Sager's website. Where did you get your newer ones?

mine is too listed as 8/14/2002 hhmmm

swaaye · 12-07-2004, 02:30 PM

I am having the same problems on my eMachines 6805 with ENE CB1410 cardbus controller. It's a pain in the ass. I emailed Creative yesterday about it, no response yet. I imagine they are getting quite a few tech support requests.

I did some reading about cardbus. Apparently the Windows driver isn't exactly the best. But, nobody really uses PCMCIA cards these days. It's not a big thing. But, now that we have a serious PC Card, we are seeing the problems from lack of development on that front.

I really hope Creative gets it worked out. I REALLY want this card to work well!

BTW, anyone have luck with the EchoEnEUtil ? I didn't see any change whatsoever.

Rainking430 · 12-07-2004, 02:41 PM

Me neither swaaye. It seems to just be a fix for the ol' echo cards.

And from what I understand, the ENE drivers should work okay as long as you don't put your machine into standby/suspend. Hibernation seems fine as far as I can tell.

*sigh*

Funkycoldg · 12-07-2004, 02:47 PM

I cant wait to get mine! My Mom got me the Logitech 680s for Xmas and I ALready have them and have the sub and 2 speakers hooked up! And my Gf got me the Creative Card but she wont give it to me till Xmas....... OH well Guess I'll have to wait and have 2.1 sound for now...

John

j4ever · 12-07-2004, 03:36 PM

my computer is never in stanby or hibernation.....i have that disabled. im gonna try the 8/12 drivers. my drivers r the same as yours i think. maybe u r not looking in the correct place for your drivers date. if u go to your device manager and click on your ene cardbus and look at the drivers date it should be 10/28/2003 like mine. the ones on sagers site r the ones that i used and that is what they r dated.

j4ever · 12-07-2004, 03:50 PM

if u really have the 8/12/2002 drivers, tho, could u provide a link to it?

Rainking430 · 12-07-2004, 04:05 PM

No prob. I got them here:

http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcm...mcia_D4XEV.exe

Rainking430 · 12-07-2004, 04:08 PM

Whadaya know. My rig is the 4380, so the link on Sager's site takes me to this file:

http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcm...mcia_D4XEV.exe

However, j4ever, I believe in another thread you mentioned you have the 4750? The link for that machine's ENE controller points to this file:

http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcmcia/PCMCIA_D4XK.exe

Interesting...

Smeggy · 12-07-2004, 05:12 PM

I love my Echo Indigo cards (I bought 2 of them) really good sound quality through my in-ear monitors and as mentioned, the analog volume control is smoooooth. I'm not gonna complain about $100 for a very good PCMCIA soundcard when my phones cost between $350 and $600 a piece.

j4ever · 12-07-2004, 06:29 PM

nope...the older drivers 8/12/04 did not do a thing. u guys should go ahead and update ur drivers and see if it does anything...i doubt it will. i think i have a bad card. its odd because when i test the card it with diagnostics and calibrate the speakers it sounds wonderful, and then everything else is terrible. im gonna exchange it and try another 1. if it doesnt work then i will reinstall my windows in hopes that the problem has something to do with software that i can't figure out.

swaaye · 12-07-2004, 09:29 PM

j4ever, let us know if you see a change with a new card.

Rainking430 · 12-08-2004, 04:33 AM

Installed the newer ENE drivers. Changed nothing.

bizkat · 12-08-2004, 07:11 AM

One question:

How does the audigy coexist with the onboard audio system. Is it easy to switch back and forth.

I have an app that requires an audio card and won't work with the 9860's onboard audio. BUT I would like to use onboard audio in certain instances.

thanx

Gutierrezfuzzy · 12-08-2004, 09:18 AM

hey guys. I thought I would just write a quick review on the new creative pcmcia card. I received it yesterday from newegg and I hooked it up immediately. It was easy to install, and I compared it with some friends the sound quality difference. Believe me, there is a difference. One of my favorite song has alot of hissing in it and the creative sound card definitely eliminated that. But was it worth $130? No, because I just returned it, I have logitech z-2200's (2.1) and an acer travelmate 8002, and the speakers are kick-ass and the sound card made just a little difference. It was definitely louder and you have so many options with the equalizer and the other stuff (EAX). So I would recommend that anyone wanting to buy this should wait until the price dips to about $80, cause it really is a great product, but the price should go down, which it will pretty soon, and buy it.

12-07-2004, 02:30 PM	#78
swaaye Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 373 Credits: -104	I am having the same problems on my eMachines 6805 with ENE CB1410 cardbus controller. It's a pain in the ass. I emailed Creative yesterday about it, no response yet. I imagine they are getting quite a few tech support requests. I did some reading about cardbus. Apparently the Windows driver isn't exactly the best. But, nobody really uses PCMCIA cards these days. It's not a big thing. But, now that we have a serious PC Card, we are seeing the problems from lack of development on that front. I really hope Creative gets it worked out. I REALLY want this card to work well! BTW, anyone have luck with the EchoEnEUtil ? I didn't see any change whatsoever. Last edited by swaaye; 12-07-2004 at 02:36 PM.

12-07-2004, 02:47 PM	#80
Funkycoldg Editing Master Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Macungie, PA Posts: 67 Credits: -127	I cant wait to get mine! My Mom got me the Logitech 680s for Xmas and I ALready have them and have the sub and 2 speakers hooked up! And my Gf got me the Creative Card but she wont give it to me till Xmas....... OH well Guess I'll have to wait and have 2.1 sound for now... John __________________ Sager 5680 3.2Ghz HT 800FSB 60gig 7200 1024 Ram CDRW/DVD Combo 128 ATI 9600 Logitech MX700 NetGear Usb2.0 Wireless Adapter Adobe Digital Video Collection Logitech Z-680s Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook Johnny5 - CS

12-08-2004, 04:33 AM	#88
Rainking430 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Credits: -346	Installed the newer ENE drivers. Changed nothing. Last edited by Rainking430; 12-08-2004 at 04:36 AM.

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12-07-2004, 02:07 PM	#76
Rainking430 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Credits: -346	j4ever, does the crackling/popping stuff happen only after your rig has gone into standby or hibernation? Mine does that from time to time. If so, try disconnecting the ZSN and then plugging it back in. It's helped me. And your ENE Cardbus drivers. I have older ones dated 8/14/2002 in Device Manager. I pulled them off Sager's website. Where did you get your newer ones?

12-07-2004, 02:41 PM	#79
Rainking430 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Credits: -346	Me neither swaaye. It seems to just be a fix for the ol' echo cards. And from what I understand, the ENE drivers should work okay as long as you don't put your machine into standby/suspend. Hibernation seems fine as far as I can tell. sigh

12-07-2004, 03:36 PM	#81
j4ever Adios! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 258 Credits: 0	my computer is never in stanby or hibernation.....i have that disabled. im gonna try the 8/12 drivers. my drivers r the same as yours i think. maybe u r not looking in the correct place for your drivers date. if u go to your device manager and click on your ene cardbus and look at the drivers date it should be 10/28/2003 like mine. the ones on sagers site r the ones that i used and that is what they r dated.

12-07-2004, 03:50 PM	#82
j4ever Adios! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 258 Credits: 0	if u really have the 8/12/2002 drivers, tho, could u provide a link to it?

12-07-2004, 04:05 PM	#83
Rainking430 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Credits: -346	No prob. I got them here: http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcm...mcia_D4XEV.exe

12-07-2004, 04:08 PM	#84
Rainking430 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Credits: -346	Whadaya know. My rig is the 4380, so the link on Sager's site takes me to this file: http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcm...mcia_D4XEV.exe However, j4ever, I believe in another thread you mentioned you have the 4750? The link for that machine's ENE controller points to this file: http://www.sagernotebook.com/ftp/pcmcia/PCMCIA_D4XK.exe Interesting...

12-07-2004, 05:12 PM	#85
Smeggy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 123 Credits: -118	I love my Echo Indigo cards (I bought 2 of them) really good sound quality through my in-ear monitors and as mentioned, the analog volume control is smoooooth. I'm not gonna complain about $100 for a very good PCMCIA soundcard when my phones cost between $350 and $600 a piece.

12-07-2004, 06:29 PM	#86
j4ever Adios! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 258 Credits: 0	nope...the older drivers 8/12/04 did not do a thing. u guys should go ahead and update ur drivers and see if it does anything...i doubt it will. i think i have a bad card. its odd because when i test the card it with diagnostics and calibrate the speakers it sounds wonderful, and then everything else is terrible. im gonna exchange it and try another 1. if it doesnt work then i will reinstall my windows in hopes that the problem has something to do with software that i can't figure out.

12-07-2004, 09:29 PM	#87
swaaye Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 373 Credits: -104	j4ever, let us know if you see a change with a new card.

12-08-2004, 07:11 AM	#89
bizkat Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 45 Credits: -328	One question: How does the audigy coexist with the onboard audio system. Is it easy to switch back and forth. I have an app that requires an audio card and won't work with the 9860's onboard audio. BUT I would like to use onboard audio in certain instances. thanx

12-08-2004, 09:18 AM	#90
Gutierrezfuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 22 Credits: -336	hey guys. I thought I would just write a quick review on the new creative pcmcia card. I received it yesterday from newegg and I hooked it up immediately. It was easy to install, and I compared it with some friends the sound quality difference. Believe me, there is a difference. One of my favorite song has alot of hissing in it and the creative sound card definitely eliminated that. But was it worth $130? No, because I just returned it, I have logitech z-2200's (2.1) and an acer travelmate 8002, and the speakers are kick-ass and the sound card made just a little difference. It was definitely louder and you have so many options with the equalizer and the other stuff (EAX). So I would recommend that anyone wanting to buy this should wait until the price dips to about $80, cause it really is a great product, but the price should go down, which it will pretty soon, and buy it.