Sound Blaster Audigy Sound Card

[InfadaStone]

Hi, I just reformatted and most is figured but my sound card. I have an SB Audugy (1) Sound Card. I had a lot of trouble finding a driver that would actually make it play any sound. I finally got one that worked, but it works badly. Whenever I play an MP3 or my alerts on MSN Messenger go off, it makes this really crackly screetchy sound. It must be something to do with the software. If there is any update software, do you think it could work, and where could I find it?

Thanks.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Scratchy sounds are usually the indication of bad speakers. How old is this computer?

[quaxo]

Where are you getting your drivers from?
What OS are you using?

Go here to see how to identify the exact model number of your sound card:
http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?url=http://203.211.142.198:80/srvs/cgi-bin/webcgi.exe/,/?st=472,e=0000000000026888110,k=8063,sxi=0,varset=ws:,case=46261

Then go to the following location and find the correct driver according to your model number:
http://support.creative.com/Products/product_list.aspx?catID=1&CatName=Sound+Blaster#

Incorrect drivers can cause distortion/crackling noises. If everything was working fine before you reformatted, you've most likely downloaded the wrong drivers.

[InfadaStone]

Hiya guys, thanks.

My speakers are fine. The MP3s I play get almost stuck. It's the sound card. My Speakers were fine before I reformatted... I'm sure they still are. It's just Sound Blaster Audigy. The first version. I've gone to the site's downloads but there's only a BETA and a Vista driver for this sound card. I'm on Win XP.

*Tries BETA driver...

Says my PC doesn't support it...

... Same with the vista one...

[quaxo]

What is the exact model number of your sound card?

[InfadaStone]

SB0090 is the model.

[quaxo]

Then go to the following location and find the correct driver according to your model number:
http://support.creative.com/Products/product_list.aspx?catID=1&CatName=Sound+Blaster#

[InfadaStone]

"Enter the model number of your sound card: []   Search
NOTE: Click on the search image, do not hit enter."

There's no search button. And when I hit enter I get nothing. LOL. Try it? Maybe it works for you?

Much apreciated x

By the way, I'm very sure that my soundcard is just Audigy. Just the first one. But there's no driver for WinXp for it.

[quaxo]

First, uninstall any sound drivers you have already installed.

Next, go to this link, click "AGREE" and download the Audigy driver for XP:
http://support.creative.com/downloads/download.aspx?nDownloadId=9497

Install, and it should be working fine.