Product Type: Creative sound cards
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Great card, but hard to setup
Creative Sound Blaster Live!
Member Name: ohowson
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Creative Sound Blaster Live!
Date: 29/01/01, updated on 29/01/01 (122 review reads)
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Advantages: Great sound, Great Value
Disadvantages: Can be difficult to get the most out of this card
Ok, lets face it, for the price this is a fantastic sound card. However, I have twice suffered difficulties setting up the card. For such a big company, you'd think it was autodetected, but when I installed Windows 98 as a fresh install, it didnt see the soundcard. Running the setup program from the CD installs loads of crap you might not want. I suggest you install the drivers seperately, IF you can find the right one on the CD, then install whatever programs you think you might need. Be warned, you might have to restart your computer quite a few times. Other than that, a great card, nice sound, well done Creative!
Oh yes, one extra problem I found, the SB16 emulation may or may not work, install your card right after installing windows if you need the emulation! IRQ conflicts occur otherwise! :)
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