Re: Creative Audigy 2 ZS and Windows XP

From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:21:31 -0500

"Donald L McDaniel" <donmcdaniel2005@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c8d384a4e49538989684@news20.forteinc.com...
> In article <YpLUd.340$L17.72@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> chris@mammothdungeons.com says...
>> I recently installed an Audigy 2 sound card (to replace a SB Live! that
>> was causing problems) and every now and then it seems the driver gets
>> trashed. What happens is sound from the system stops being processed
>> (like sound effects from a game or voices on Ventrillo) but whatever
>> last few seconds of sound were loaded into the card get run over and
>> over.
>>
>> Windows notes no error. In order to fix the problem, I have to shut down
>> and reboot.
>>
>> So I am interested in knowing if there are people out there happily
>> using the Audigy 2 ZS (I bought the Gamer edition) with no problems or
>> if there are people who have experienced problems with this card.
>>
>>
> Windows XP Pro, Asus P4800S motherboard w/Intel chipset, Pentium 4
> 3.20gHZ, 1024mb memory, Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS. No problems at all to
> date.
>
> I've had other Creative soundcards on other machines, and they were all
> a pain in the ***. I'm quite happy this one is working out so well.
> I'm sure it's my motherboard/chipset combo that works so well with the
> card.

And this helps how?