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iroc409 · 02-02-2003, 06:52 PM

i just reinstalled windows xp, and instead of installing old drivers, i dl'd the latest driverpack from creative for my live 5.1 platinum. install works ok, but it dropped my right front speaker. everything with the speaker system seems to work, but i can't get that speaker to turn on. any help?

Juicy D. Links · 02-02-2003, 06:53 PM

Plug it in to the comp

haggard · 02-02-2003, 06:53 PM

you sure the speaker wire is plugged in? lol

d0se · 02-02-2003, 06:54 PM

1. is the speaker plugged in?
2. do you have it set to 5.1 and the plugs in the wrong ports?
3. Tested it with the individual speaker testing software?

iroc409 · 02-02-2003, 06:56 PM

yep, they're plugged in, the speaker works, and the creative surround mixer test hits all the speakers except the rf. unplugging the controller and plugging it back in makes noise on all the speakers, so the amp still has output to that speaker, presumably. it's a klispch 450w 4.1.

iroc409 · 02-02-2003, 06:59 PM

oh yeah, when i switch from 2spkr to 4spkr in the surround mixer, it does some funny feedback thing in the rf... like a short buzz, just in that speaker, which makes me think it's a driver thing, especially since 30 seconds before the sound card was working just fine with the windows drivers. the only reason i installed the creative stuff was so i could use the plat drive, and the sound was really fucked up in bf1942... so i was hoping to fix that.

iroc409 · 02-02-2003, 07:27 PM

come on geeks, do i really have to wait until 9am tomorrow to call their tech support? i miss my right speaker...

so far i can't find anything on their site

Ludedude · 02-02-2003, 09:28 PM

format c:

cmwkings · 02-02-2003, 09:44 PM

Shake your front right speaker to see if there is any loose components inside. It sounds to me like it's a hardware problem resulting from when you dropped it. A software driver would have no bearing on the problem you are describing. Both your front speakers would not be working if that was the case. You might want to try uninstalling the new drivers and just use the Windows drivers....or check your configuration settings with the software currently installed. There might be a preference setting buried inside the program. In either case, to troubleshoot something like that, it's best to go back to where you started initially. Good luck

fuct · 02-02-2003, 10:03 PM

if and when you call tech support tomorrow tell them that a tray kinda thing came out of your computer

so you think .. "hey thats a nice coffee cup holder" but for some reason the thing choped the cup in half, now the machine is smokeing is there any way to fix the cup holder from not retracting? and the machine isnt sounding right either, think i did somthing wrong.

that came from a helpdesk call my boy got a while back

02-02-2003, 06:52 PM	#1
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	any hardware geeks out there? i just reinstalled windows xp, and instead of installing old drivers, i dl'd the latest driverpack from creative for my live 5.1 platinum. install works ok, but it dropped my right front speaker. everything with the speaker system seems to work, but i can't get that speaker to turn on. any help? __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

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02-02-2003, 06:56 PM	#5
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	yep, they're plugged in, the speaker works, and the creative surround mixer test hits all the speakers except the rf. unplugging the controller and plugging it back in makes noise on all the speakers, so the amp still has output to that speaker, presumably. it's a klispch 450w 4.1. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

02-02-2003, 06:59 PM	#6
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	oh yeah, when i switch from 2spkr to 4spkr in the surround mixer, it does some funny feedback thing in the rf... like a short buzz, just in that speaker, which makes me think it's a driver thing, especially since 30 seconds before the sound card was working just fine with the windows drivers. the only reason i installed the creative stuff was so i could use the plat drive, and the sound was really fucked up in bf1942... so i was hoping to fix that. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

02-02-2003, 07:27 PM	#7
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	come on geeks, do i really have to wait until 9am tomorrow to call their tech support? i miss my right speaker... so far i can't find anything on their site __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

02-02-2003, 06:53 PM	#2
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Plug it in to the comp

02-02-2003, 06:54 PM	#4
d0se Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,225	1. is the speaker plugged in? 2. do you have it set to 5.1 and the plugs in the wrong ports? 3. Tested it with the individual speaker testing software?

02-02-2003, 09:28 PM	#8
Ludedude Suck it! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Who wants to know? Posts: 4,432	format c: __________________

02-02-2003, 09:44 PM	#9
cmwkings Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 461	Shake your front right speaker to see if there is any loose components inside. It sounds to me like it's a hardware problem resulting from when you dropped it. A software driver would have no bearing on the problem you are describing. Both your front speakers would not be working if that was the case. You might want to try uninstalling the new drivers and just use the Windows drivers....or check your configuration settings with the software currently installed. There might be a preference setting buried inside the program. In either case, to troubleshoot something like that, it's best to go back to where you started initially. Good luck __________________ NO SHAMELESS PLUGS...JUST INFO & COMMENTS

02-02-2003, 10:03 PM	#10
fuct Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: in a nice leather chair Posts: 203	if and when you call tech support tomorrow tell them that a tray kinda thing came out of your computer so you think .. "hey thats a nice coffee cup holder" but for some reason the thing choped the cup in half, now the machine is smokeing is there any way to fix the cup holder from not retracting? and the machine isnt sounding right either, think i did somthing wrong. that came from a helpdesk call my boy got a while back __________________ code monkey