Converting a X-Fi Xtreme Music to a X-Fi Platinum...

[althaz]

I was on the Creative website today and I noticed that the Xtreme Music has the pins required for the internal connection to the Platinum internal connector box. Now, I've already got the internal connector box from my Audigy 2 Platinum, so I was wondering if that picture is accurate or not. Does anybody know? I'd like to move the Audigy to my GFs machine and put the X-Fi in mine with the box. ANy help would be appreciated, thanks

 

[mkaibear]

Audigy LiveDrive -> Audigy 2 LiveDrive worked, and the connector looks identical, so I don't see why it wouldn't be ok!

 

[althaz]

If the connector is there it should certainly work, my query is more about whether or not the connector is actually there on the Xtreme Music.

 

[mkaibear]

Oh. Sorry.

Yes, according to everything I've read the connector is there.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/content/265/3/

Seems to show it's there.

 

[althaz]

Coolness. Yeah, I just noticed on the Creative website that you can buy the I/O kit seperately...lol. Thanks for your help.

 

[halcyon]

I was on the Creative website today and I noticed that the Xtreme Music has the pins required for the internal connection to the Platinum internal connector box. Now, I've already got the internal connector box from my Audigy 2 Platinum, so I was wondering if that picture is accurate or not. Does anybody know? I'd like to move the Audigy to my GFs machine and put the X-Fi in mine with the box. ANy help would be appreciated, thanks

I seem to recall others attempting this feat with limited success. The X-Fi XM certainly has the connectors. ...of course you lose the firewire, as the X-Fi doesn't have the header...but your mobo may. With some confidence I can say you'll not short or damage anything by trying so give it a shot and let us know. I simply canna recall whether or not this worked well for others that have attempted it.

 

[althaz]

Thanks for the reply. My mobo does have Firewire, so that bit's ok. Might as well give it a shot. If it doesn't work it'll be no great loss, but it'd sure be nice. I'll post back here when it happens .

 

[kg4icg]

You are better off getting the X-Fi panel, The audigy panel does not have optical in and out connections if I recall and the X-Fi does. If i remember the Audigy has a firewire 1394 port on the control panel.


R Collins

 

[althaz]

The Audigy 2 has the optical in/out connectors. As far as I can tell the things are identical barring the firewire which is connected seperately anyway, the writing on it and the volume knobs.