x fi xtreme gamer

[cluu1]

hello all,
i'm not sure if this is the right section..

i have searched to see if there are threads like this, but i found none

okay, now for the problem


i got this card from a friend cause he didn't want it
so it was free.

when i play any sound on it

it is is all staticy and i can't hear anything
it is also very loud


UNLESS i turn it to near off then i can actually hear sound but it still has some staticy sounds

does anyone know why this is happening?
and if i could fix it?

[Jake_HT]

Try turning down WAV volume to about 30%... did it work before he gave it to you? lol..
XP or vista?

[cluu1]

oh woops
xp
and uhh
it had the xtreme gamer squeal that everyone has. well he told me that.

OMGG thank you so much! it works!!!!
this soundcard is loud...

i can't have any of the sliders more then half though.. w/e




thank you so much.
now i needa figure out how to get it recording






edit:
wait... nvm it works but i have to make everythign really quiet which takes a long time..
i needa find something to make the sound.. quieter



edit2
i reinstalled the driver this time from the creative site,,..

it doesn't work.
no sound at all
just high pitched sound like those mosquito ringtone

[KaptCrunch]

clean drivers out an again an use the driver that worked

[DarKStar]

You have a lemon - Yes I've seen lots of reports of crackling / squealing, etc.... but I've NEVER EVER experienced any of that on my SBLive, SBAudigy2 and now my Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro series, you should not be getting the static or the loudness even with the sliders up ! Where do you have your sound plugged, what type of speakers ? What outputs are you using ? Did you run the audio calibration utlity ? The issues reported by some people throughout the years where issues with some motherboard chipsets but personally have never had problems even on my old VIA based boards.