Reply 40 of 52, by archsan
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wrote:As long as the SB0220 works under XP, I'm happy. 😀
I just checked and the other card I have is the retail CT4670. Are the CT4830 and CT4870 OEM or retail?
I also have an SB0570 which is apparently Audigy SE. Looks remarkably similar to an SB Live! 24-Bit
AFAIK, CT4670 and CT4780 are the retail versions of Live! Value, while the CT4830 and CT4870 are the OEM versions of Live! Value that are fully compatible in terms of EAX processing (EMU10k1 chip) and with the retail VxD/WDM drivers. From various driver descriptions I've also seen the numbers 4831 4832 4850 4871 4872, but not sure what the differences are.
EDIT: Ah, I guess you better check here, from their own mother: http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=10846
And you can use kX driver to get SB220 working in 7 iirc, but not the half-size cards without an EMU10K1/EMU10K2 chip (like the Live! 24-bit or Audigy SE).
wrote:I don't think the Audigy and Audigy 2 works under W98 though.
They do work in 9x! Well, 98SE & Me that is. Even the A2 ZS does work out of the box, with the drivers in the CD that comes with it.
Audigy SE, OTOH, doesn't have the EMU10Kx chip and the EAX support is only software-based. So my recommendations is that you get at least an Audigy1 (SB0090) for EAX 3 (AdvancedHD).
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