Creating Sound Blaster Zx Audio Control Panel (No sound)

luzhun

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Hello. I installed a new Creative Sound Blaster Zx sound card and installed the drivers from the CD and have found that the controls/features from the Z-Series control panel are not activating. The video within the control panel itself runs but there is no sound. Windows shows there is sound playing from it though but nothing can be heard. Do I need to turn something else on or adjust more audio settings somewhere?

As another note, before I was able to install the drivers from the cd itself, Windows had automatically installed something after recognizing the new hardware, then I ran the driver CD. I also had a previous external sound blaster audio card/driver that I was using before.

Thank you for the help. Have a great day!

TJH7K


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I have the same Sound Card.

1. Run the Creative Update Utility and install the latest drivers. The ones on the CD are for W7/8.
2. Make sure you actually have your speakers plugged into the new sound card.
3. Make sure your new sound card is set as the Default Playback Device in Windows.
4. Make sure (in the SoundBlaster control panel tab "Speakers/Headphones) you have the slider at the top set to Speakers and the drop own under said slider set to your current speaker configuration.
5. If none of that works, then I have no idea. :)

drbones8472

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I have the same Sound Card.

1. Run the Creative Update Utility and install the latest drivers. The ones on the CD are for W7/8.
2. Make sure you actually have your speakers plugged into the new sound card.
3. Make sure your new sound card is set as the Default Playback Device in Windows.
4. Make sure (in the SoundBlaster control panel tab "Speakers/Headphones) you have the slider at the top set to Speakers and the drop own under said slider set to your current speaker configuration.
5. If none of that works, then I have no idea. :)
 
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