Hercules Digifire 7.1

[dilli-theclaw]

I've just got this card to replace my old soundblaster Live 5.1....

It's installed ok.... BUT

Where in the sound options on the control panel - you choose the type of speaker system.

It keeps resetting itself to 2 - instead of 5.1

I have to redo it EVERY time I reboot.

Anyone got any ideas?

I'm running XP

Cheers in advance

[Bifta]

Try going into Control Panel/Sounds And Audio Devices, click on the 'advanced' tab under speaker settings (at the bottom) and set it to whatever speaker set you have, hopefully this will keep your settings, XP does the same with Creative cards occasionally (mind you, that could be Creative's cack driver development)

[BizBo]

Ensure you have the latest drivers, they will when installing ask you to disconnect from internet (odd I know).

I set up mine on 5.1 and it stayed on 5.1 that was on a winxp sp1.

Go get new drivers, however it seems these drivers are not updated that often, which could mean two things, 1. they have a stable driver set. 2. they can't be bothered to update them.

See how that goes.

BizBo

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Bifta

Try going into Control Panel/Sounds And Audio Devices, click on the 'advanced' tab under speaker settings (at the bottom) and set it to whatever speaker set you have, hopefully this will keep your settings, XP does the same with Creative cards occasionally (mind you, that could be Creative's cack driver development)

I didn't make myself clear enough in my initial post - sorry

This is what I'm doing - but each time I restart the pc it's changing back to 2 speakers.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by BizBo

Ensure you have the latest drivers, they will when installing ask you to disconnect from internet (odd I know).

I set up mine on 5.1 and it stayed on 5.1 that was on a winxp sp1.

Go get new drivers, however it seems these drivers are not updated that often, which could mean two things, 1. they have a stable driver set. 2. they can't be bothered to update them.

See how that goes.

BizBo

Yup - got the latest drivers.
Thanks anyway

As a side point - I put my old live card back in and it is STILL resetting itself each time i reboot

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I didn't make myself clear enough in my initial post - sorry

This is what I'm doing - but each time I restart the pc it's changing back to 2 speakers.

Oh I see, how is it set using whatever application comes with the soundcard drivers?

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Bifta

Oh I see, how is it set using whatever application comes with the soundcard drivers?

The Digifire application is set on 5.1 speakers - but the sound output is only coming out in stereo - until i set it to 5.1 in the control panel.