User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX Creative Audio Software
- Contents
- Introduction
- About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive
- Installing Hardware
- Installation Steps
- Step 1: Prepare the external Audigy Drive
- Step 2: Prepare your computer
- Step 3: Connect the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 5: Install the external Audigy Drive
- Step 6: Connect the CD-ROM/DVD- ROM drive
- Step 7: Connect to power supply
- Connecting Related Peripherals
- Connecting Speaker Systems
- Connecting External Consumer Devices
- Positioning Your Speakers
- Installation Steps
- Installing Software
- Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Taskbar
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start (English only)
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience (English only)
- EAX ADVANCED HD™ Gold Mine Experience (English only)
- Creative Diagnostics
- Creative Surround Mixer
- Creative AudioHQ
- Creative WaveStudio
- Creative PlayCenter
- Creative Recorder
- Vienna SoundFont Studio
- Creative MiniDisc Center
- Creative RemoteCenter
- Creative Restore Defaults
- Using Applications
- General Specifications
- Troubleshooting & FAQ’s
- Problems Installing Software
- Problems with Sound
- Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards
- Insufficient SoundFont Cache
- Problems With Joysticks
- Problems with Multiple Audio Devices
- Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card
- Resolving I/O Conflicts
- Problems with Encore DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with Software DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/ 2000/Me/XP
- Problems with installing non- Creative applications
- Problems with Digital Devices
- Technical Support
Installing Software 3-2
Installing Software
Installing Drivers
and Applications
You need to install device drivers and applications to use Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX. To install
these drivers and the bundled applications, use the following instructions. The instructions are applicable
to all supported Windows operating systems.
1. After you have installed the Sound Blaster Audigy card, Audigy Extension card, and external Audigy
Drive, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects the audio card and device drivers.
2. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.
3. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable
your CD-ROM drive’s auto-insert notification feature. For more details, see “Problems Installing
Software” on page B-2.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
5. When prompted, restart your system.
Installing Ulead
VideoStudio
Application
Refer to the section which applies to your Windows operating system.
During the installation process,
Windows 98 SE users may be
prompted to insert the
Windows 98 SE installation CD
into the CD-ROM drive. Insert
the installation CD into the CD-
ROM drive and then click the
OK button.