Creative Audigy 2 ZS-Problems


I have installed Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS to get Line-in, Line-out and Audio cleanup in one reasonable cost package. MAJOR problems-(1)sound is almost inaudible, (2) anti-virus cannot be enabled and (3) printer connection is not being detected. I have a HP 763N with Windows XP Home Edition.

I have already spent several hours talking with 5 different telephone support persons at Creative. After an hour with the last support person he said I should replace my 200 watts power supply to one that produces 300-350 watts. Incidentally, the power supply need is not in the system requirements listed on the package. Any other suggestions.
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I have a A2 ZS, no platnium or p pro drives. It is either drivers or a mobo problem you all have. PSU problems are bs, i am running 4 hdds, 2 optical drives, an ATI9600xt, and about ten fans off a 300 watt psu, the zs will draw about 18watts (apparently). Check you connections (with a torch, colours look so differant in proper light). I get what can only be said is THX sound out of my Logitech z5300's, you just gotta set it up properly.

That said, the only problem i am having is the bloody stupid master volume control is not only "tied" to the wave and cd-in volume controls, but at differant increment levels (one increment on the master = three on the other two levels). If anyone knows how to "un-tie" them email me please.

After spending all weekend trying to get my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro to work with no success i am going to ditch it in favour of another brand.

None of the drivers install properly including their updates off the web. this thing is junk!

I should have listend to my friends and spent the extra dollars on a M-Audio in the first place
i can play music without any issues. When i start the audio calibration or when i play games it got hanged. When i do testing in the card, it shows failed for midi,directx wave except first one. mail me at jayakumar3.k@tcs.com