Sound Blaster X-Fi series Vista Driver 2.13.0001 Beta

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series of audio devices. <p align="left">For more details, read the rest of this web release note.</p><p>Take note of the following:</p><div><ul><li>THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver. </li><li>We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks. </li><li>This driver is for installation with official release versions of Windows Vista only.</li></ul></div><p>This download supports the following audio devices only:</p><ul><li>Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic, </li><li>Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer </li><li>Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum </li><li>Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty </li><li>Creative Sound Blaster Elite Pro  </li></ul><p><em>Current release features:</em></p><ul><li>X-Fi Crystalizer™ </li><li>X-Fi CMSS®-3D </li><li>MIDI Playback </li><li>EAX® Effects </li><li>PCM stereo output through optical out </li><li>Line-in connectivity </li><li>Recording capabilities. </li></ul><p><em>Known issues:</em></p><ul><li>This driver does not support the following: <ul><li>Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals </li><li>DVD-Audio </li><li>DirectSound®-based EAX games </li><li>6.1 speaker mode. </li></ul></li><li>SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only. </li><li>Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD will not work with this download. </li></ul><p><em>Requirements:</em></p><ul><li>Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit </li><li>Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above. </li></ul><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ul><li>Do not install this driver for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. </li><li>To install the driver, do the following: <ol><li>Download the SBXF_PCDVTBETA_US_2_13_0001.exe file into your local hard disk. </li><li>Double-click the downloaded file. </li><li>Follow the instructions on the screen. </li></ol></li><li>To uninstall the driver, do the following: <ol><li>Click <strong>Start</strong> -&gt; <strong>All Programs</strong> -&gt; <strong>Control Panel</strong>. </li><li>Double-click the <strong>Device Manager</strong> icon. </li><li>Double-click the <strong>Sound, video and game controllers</strong> option. </li><li>Right-click the <strong>Creative SB X-Fi</strong> option, and select Uninstall.<br />The <strong>Confirm Device Uninstall</strong> dialog box appears. </li><li>Select the <strong>Delete the driver</strong> software for this device option.<br /><b>Note</b>: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues. </li><li>Click the <strong>OK</strong> button. </li><li>Restart your computer. </li></ol></li><li>To reinstall the driver, do the following: <ol><li>Double-click the downloaded file. </li><li>When the message <strong>You must restart your computer to apply these changes</strong> appears, click the <strong>Restart Later</strong> button. </li><li>Follow the instructions on the screen. </li></ol></li></ul><p align="center"><img alt="Copyright 2005 - Guru3D.com" src="http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=5515" border="1" pwcjs="0" /></p>