SoundBlaster X-Fi Vista Beta Drivers
On this page you can download SoundBlaster X-Fi Vista Beta Drivers.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.
• This download supports Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Beta 2 Build 5384 and Build 5456, and may not work on other Vista builds.

Current release features:

• X-Fi Crystalizer™
• AC-3/DTS decoding (only in Windows Vista 32-bit)
• MIDI Playback
• EAX Effect
• Smart Volume Management
• Headphone detection
• PCM stereo output through optical out

Known issues:

• When switching modes, a duplicate entry of the "X-Fi Crystalizer" tab in Audio Console appears. To resolve this issue, close and open Audio Console.
• To configure your speakers, you can use only "Audio Devices and Sound Themes" in Control Panel.
  Note: 6.1 speaker mode is not available in this download.
• Disabling and enabling your audio card in Device Manager causes an error message to appear and stops audio output. To resolve this, restart your computer.
• Waking your computer from sleep mode stops audio output. To resolve this, restart your computer.
• X-Fi CMSS®-3D features are not available in this download.
• Recording features are not available in this download.
• To allow PCM stereo output through optical out, select the Enable Digital I/O check box in "Audio Devices and Sound Themes" in Control Panel.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit Beta 2 (Build 5384 or Build 5456)
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card

Notes:

• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• For more information on Microsoft Windows Vista, see www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/
• For Windows Vista 64-bit users, read the Readme.txt in this download before installing the driver.