myne wrote on 2025-12-30, 14:32:

shevalier wrote on 2025-12-30, 06:36:

I have never been able to find the datasheet for the 24FС32 from Catalyst Semiconductor (CSI).
As a result of the acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor by ON Semiconductor, www.catsemi.com has been integrated into www.onsemi.com.

https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pd … /CAT24FC32.html

No?

Thanks, you're a genius. 🍻
I also remembered that there were ‘CAT’ microchips, but something didn't click in my head that it was short for ‘Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.’

🤣 hardly a genius. I literally highlighted "datasheet for the 24FС32 from Catalyst Semiconductor", rightclick,search

Hi , don't know if it is correct thread but TL;DR version
After installing WinME via Win98 Quick Install, and putting drivers (yesterday) the card refuses to be recognized.
By the SN it appears to be a non-OEM Audigy 2ZS - currently on initial deployment it is with the expected yellow question marks, but after getting to a driver and control panel install yesterday, today I only get red X or outright the card vanishing from Device Manager/list
Not that it had any audio on the semi-successful install either.
What are the chances the EEPROM has bit the dust.
Attached is the single sticker on the back of the card

Volfer wrote on 2026-02-18, 16:56:

What are the chances the EEPROM has bit the dust.

Check the Subsystem ID in WPCREDIT utility - "00FF" value means the EEPROM is corrupted.
Re: EEPROM corruption on Creative cards

ott wrote on 2026-02-18, 17:31:

Volfer wrote on 2026-02-18, 16:56:

What are the chances the EEPROM has bit the dust.

Check the Subsystem ID in WPCREDIT utility - "00FF" value means the EEPROM is corrupted.
Re: EEPROM corruption on Creative cards

Thanks, will check, but had some development that was not expected.
I have a known working Live! SB0060 card that I pulled from a machine on which I literally played Diablo 2 LOD in 2017-2018
It also fumbled around in similar fashion.
The board is Asrock 775i65GV 2.03.
What I did is flash the latest BIOS (3.30) and replaced the CPU that the board came in (P4 631) with a Conroe-L Celeron 450.
After this , the SB0060 is showing (with ? of course cos I wiped the drivers) but seems to not be vanishing, and the game port was properly detected, which was not happening before, nor the FireWire on the 2 ZS
Also I replaced the CMOS battery before the BIOS update just to be on the safe side.
Now I will try with the 2 ZS modified drivers, which seems to be recommended here and by Phil from Philscomputer lab and see how it goes.
Well at least by replacing the Presshot I got silent-er system (its a box 775, and not even from the copper core variant, at least its not the 45nm C2D paper-thin slice of bread)

775i65G no V

ott wrote on 2025-06-13, 15:41:

songoffall wrote on 2025-01-12, 07:20:

I'll do some investigating and try things out on my own card, and document the process here.

Any updates?
I want to backup EEPROM of Audigy 2ZS card using CH341A clip, but not sure about success.

I don't think it is doable without removing the EEPROM chip off the board, sadly.

As for updates, I have managed to fix my Audigy2 card, but apparently the issue wasn't EEPROM corruption but damaged solder joints, so I didn't get the opportunity to try EEPROM programing on the card.