Problems with maximus extreme audio card.

[Gameplaywarrior]

Ok well first of this one I was not shore where to put it, it is a mother board but the card is separate from it. I hope I made the correct choice.

Any who, I'm having a we bit of a problem here with the sound card for my brand new Rampage Extreme mobo (you know the supreme FX II sound card) just came out of the box 4 days ago and its been the worst install nightmare.....basicaly here is what I can tell you
1. Yes its in the top black PCI-ex1 slot, and yes it lights up.
2. HD audio enabled in bios.

Now I have tried installing the driver numerous times and I'm getting the "software does not support your hardware error"...from the Creative control panel. Either that or it says Console Launcher has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
I have tried contacting ASUS and Creative but I am just getting bounced form one to the other. ASUS says to contact Creative, meanwhile Creative tells me to contact ASUS. This has been going on for 2 days, I am getting extremely pissed of with all of this and I am hoping one of you can help me to get my sound working properly.:help:Do any of you have any suggestions for me to try? Thanks (sorry for the long winded post but I felt it necessary)

[JD]

As far as I know, that's the SupremeFX II and it doesn't support any of the X-Fi software functions. It's just a glorified ADI SoundMAX 1988B High-Definition audio codec.

Also, the P5K Deluxe apparently has a newer driver which works.

Correct me if I'm wrong though...

[Arinoth]

What OS are you using? It may matter since i've run into different compatibility issues with different OSs.

[Nademon]

If you're trying to install X-fi software, I don't think that soundboard has the X-fi chip. I thought only the Rampage Extreme had that chip. For the SupremeFX II, you should only need the Soundmax driver to get it running. i had a Maximus Formula, Striker II Formula, and a Rampage Formula...all of them had the SupremeFX II card and all only needed the Soundmax. i could be wrong, but I think you have the same soundboard. Also, I have the Rampage Extreme now with the X-fi card, and the damn X-fi software still won't install correctly, so it's messed up either way.

Good luck, but I think if you just stick with the Soundmax driver from the Asus support download page, you should be good.

[Gameplaywarrior]

If well if it dont ASUS has some explaning to do because it is on the driver CD and it also explains how to use the X-Fi software in the instruction book for the mother board...I can provide scans and screen shots if it is nessary. I am using XPsp3 for my operating system.

Also, I have the Rampage Extreme now with the X-fi card, and the damn X-fi software still won't install correctly, so it's messed up either way

Have you tried installing the the HD KB835221 from Microsoft before installing audio driver? If not try that I have attached it for you.

[JD]

I see no mention of X-Fi on the Maximus Extreme page:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

If you look at the Rampage Extreme (X48 + DDR3) though, it clearly says SupremeFX X-Fi.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

And the only other LGA775 board with the SupremeFX X-Fi is the Maximus II Formula/GENE (P45).

I guess they just mis-printed the manual and gave you the wrong driver CD? Not like it's actual X-Fi anyways, just adding additional load to the CPU to do some additional sound processing, so I wouldn't consider it a huge loss.

[Gameplaywarrior]

I listed the wrong motherboard....

I have the Rampage Extreme it was late and I was tired when I made the orginal post...I have since fixed it. So any ideas now (listing the corect mombo would have helped before) on how I can fix my my problem with the sound card.

[Jackquelegs]

You've been drinking coolant again?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

Check under audio, the driver is Soundmax

[Gameplaywarrior]

Then what is the deal with the Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility V1.0?

[Jackquelegs]

That's just a fail attempt to emulate X-fi output through the ADI 1988B