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    Turn realtek HD into realtek XFi (easy)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Meaker@Sager, Mar 13, 2009.

  1. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Meaker@Sager, Mar 13, 2009
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    Just to make this clear this gives you:

    Access to EAX 4
    Clearer analogue (microphone etc) processing
    Clearer general sound.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 14, 2009
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  3. a7x2thedeath

    a7x2thedeath Notebook Consultant

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    Tried the link, sent me to a forum with a banner saying 30 mins.
    I would install it, but with the fear of loosing my sound again, I'm not to keen on it. I can't find a driver for my laptop so I won't do it yet.
     
    a7x2thedeath, Mar 14, 2009
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    I did that driver upgrade, however I haven't noticed anything yet. Only the device name changed to "Realtek X-Fi". Nothing noticeable in the sound quality.

    (Creative Software did not work. Only the driver seems to be running OK.)

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    ramgen, Mar 14, 2009
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    can any1 test this or provide a guide/feedback etc for this because it seems pretty damp right now
     
    yodawg, Mar 14, 2009
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    As I said before, the only benefit (!) of this driver upgrade is that it changed the audio device name from "Realtek HD Audio" to "Realtek X-Fi".

    Playback/Audio quality are the same. Nothing has changed in terms of audio capabilities (no equalizers etc). I would say it is totally useless.

    Creative's X-Fi software is giving an error ("Compatible Hardware Not Found") and exiting directly.


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    ramgen, Mar 14, 2009
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  7. avanish11

    avanish11 Panda! ^_^

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    I'll give it a shot.
     
    avanish11, Mar 14, 2009
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    Well it fixed at least one thing on mine: the crackling/popping when no sound is playing is gone.
     
    Ayle, Mar 14, 2009
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    I assume you're running vista and that's why it won't work with the creative software, it only works in XP as it says on that other forum!

    However, i was having my thoughts on that it might only be a name-change in the device manager and nothing else... As that could probably do alot of placebo effect on alot of people, if it's only doing that, that is :)
     
    Michel.K, Mar 14, 2009
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    The X-fi driver installed fine, but the software won't work. I'm using Vista, btw.
     
    avanish11, Mar 14, 2009
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    What kind of difference does it make?
     
    Charr, Mar 14, 2009
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