Sound Blaster Live
Sound Blaster 16
Sound Blaster 32 (AWE32)
Sound Blaster PCI64 (AWE64)
Sound Blaster PCI128

SOUND BLASTER LIVE

During the installation of Live!Ware 2.0 I receive "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster card on your system. Please ensure that your sound Sound Blaster Live! hardware is properly installed before running this setup program. Setup will now exit."

- Ensure that the Sound Blaster Live is enabled under Device Manager - Click Start / Settings Control panel / double-click the System icon / click the Device Manager tab. Within Device Manager ensure that you do not have a red X on any sound devices. If you notice there is a red X, double-click the device and ensure that the device is enabled.
- Ensure PnP OS is yes or enabled - Check CMOS is set to enabled or yes. If disabled or no, change to enabled, save and exit and reboot the computer.
- Move the card to another PCI slot on the Motherboard.

Unable to get my Sound Blaster Live!Ware 2.0 to work on my Cyrix-based processor.

Currently, the Sound Blaster Live does not work on the Cyrix 6X86 266 MHz and below processors. It is recommended you contact Creative for updates on this situation

Receive a blue screen in Windows NT when using Winamp 2.10.

Download Live!Ware 2.1 from the Creative Web Site

SOUND BLASTER 16

How do I install the SB16 SCSI-2 in Windows 95 / 98?

To install this device, click Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click the Add new hardware icon. Click Next / No (will not have this option in Windows 98) / Scroll through the listing of devices to install and select SCSI controllers / pick Adaptec as the manufacturer and select the Adaptec 6x60 ISA single chip SCSI controller as the adapter and complete the installation by clicking next two more times.

Sound Blaster 16 requirements:

IBM PC 386 or higher, or 100% compatibles
5MB hard disk drive space for software
MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, Windows 95, or OS/2 Warp
Open 16-bit slot
Speakers

Hardware specifications:

Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20KHz (Line-out)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 80 db (Amp out)
Sampling Rate for Playback/Recording (Stereo): 5 kHz - 44.1 kHz
Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical): 300, 500, 30 mA respectively
Microphone Impedance: 600 Ohms
Line-In Impedance: 47 KOhms
CD Audio-In Impedance: 50 KOhms
Microphone Sensitivity: 10 - 200 mVpp
Line-In Sensitivity: 0 - 2 Vpp
CD Audio-In Sensitivity: 0 - 2 Vpp
AD/DA Resolution: 16 bits
Output Power (Max.): 4 Watts @ 4 Ohms PMPO (Amp out)

SOUND BLASTER 32 (AWE32)

What are some of the advantages AWE32 has over the Sound Blaster 16?

Below is a listing of some of the enhancements that the AWE32 has over the Sound Blaster 16.

Advanced Signal Processor.
Multiple interfaces supporting Creative, Mitsumi and Sony CD-ROM drives.
EMU8000 support which offers high quality music synthesis using advanced wave effects technology.
Support for additional memory upgrade (on most models).

SOUND BLASTER PCI64 (AWE64)

Microsoft's Age of Empires stops responding after a few minutes of game time.

This issue can occur when users are using the Sound Blaster AWE64 sound card. It is recommended that you download the latest drivers.

After installing drivers for the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64, the power meter is displayed.

This icon is enabled during the installation of this software. If you do not wish to display this icon, click Start / Settings Control Panel / double-click the Power icon / click the Advanced tab and uncheck the box to not display the icon on the task bar.

Sound Blaster 64 requirements:

Intel Pentium 90 or higher, or AMD K5 or higher processor.
8 MB system RAM (16MB recommended).
MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, Windows 3.11 or higher, or Windows 95.
Open half-length 16-bit ISA slot.
Speakers or Headphones.
CD-ROM drive for software installation.

Hardware Specifications:

Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20 kHz (Line-out)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 80 db (Amp out)
Sampling Rate for playback/Recording (Stereo): 5 kHz - 44.1 kHz
Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical): 300, 500, 30 mA respectively
Microphone Impedance: 600 Ohms
Line-In Impedance: 47 KOhms
CD Audio-In Impedance:  50 KOhms
Microphone Sensitivity: 10 - 200 mVpp
Line-In Sensitivity: 0 - 2 Vpp
AD/DA Resolution: 16 bits
Output Power (Max): 4 Watts @ 4 Ohms PMPO (Amp out)

SOUND BLASTER PCI128

After installing drivers for the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE128, the power meter is displayed.

This icon is enabled during the installation of this software. If you do not wish to display this icon, click Start / Settings Control Panel / double-click the Power icon / click the Advanced tab and uncheck the box to not display the icon on the task bar.