X-Fi Xtreme Gamer no front left sound

ZeroG · 08-04-2007, 07:44 PM

I finally got around to getting a new soundcard today. Bought a X-Fi Xtreme Gamer soundcard with some new Altec Lansing 5.1 speakers. Got home and installed the card and speakers, which went fine, and then installed the drivers and programmes for the card.

However I have come across a very annoying problem. When running tests on the sound I find that there is no sound coming out of the front left speaker. All the other speakers are working fine. I tried swapping the speaker into a different position on the sub woofer and I get sound out of it so the speaker itself isn't faulty.

I've updated the drivers and software and been through the KB on this site and did some searches but I couldn't find anything that matched my problem. I've been fiddling about with the different options in the software and I can't seem to get it all working together.

Anyone have any thoughts on where I could be going wrong ?

Big B · 11-04-2007, 05:23 PM

Test the speakers with another sound card and/or try a different set of speakers with the X-Fi.

sciroccosven · 20-04-2007, 05:16 AM

I just bought a 5.1 speaker setup. On the panel on my sub there was a switch that enabled either 2.1, 4.1, or 5.1 Try switching that back and forth a couple of times. Make sure your speakers are set to 5.1 and not 4.1. That might be your problem.

Dave

sjhaycroft · 20-04-2007, 04:52 PM

are u using xp or vista?

ZeroG · 20-04-2007, 06:30 PM

After much testing of both hardware and software I took the speakers back to the shop and exchanged it for another one (same make/model). The new ones work fine so it seems it was a fault in the subwoofer connection.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

08-04-2007, 07:44 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
ZeroG Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer no front left sound I finally got around to getting a new soundcard today. Bought a X-Fi Xtreme Gamer soundcard with some new Altec Lansing 5.1 speakers. Got home and installed the card and speakers, which went fine, and then installed the drivers and programmes for the card. However I have come across a very annoying problem. When running tests on the sound I find that there is no sound coming out of the front left speaker. All the other speakers are working fine. I tried swapping the speaker into a different position on the sub woofer and I get sound out of it so the speaker itself isn't faulty. I've updated the drivers and software and been through the KB on this site and did some searches but I couldn't find anything that matched my problem. I've been fiddling about with the different options in the software and I can't seem to get it all working together. Anyone have any thoughts on where I could be going wrong ?

11-04-2007, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Test the speakers with another sound card and/or try a different set of speakers with the X-Fi. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

20-04-2007, 05:16 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
sciroccosven Geek Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26 Male Posts: 50 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Confused Status: Offline	I just bought a 5.1 speaker setup. On the panel on my sub there was a switch that enabled either 2.1, 4.1, or 5.1 Try switching that back and forth a couple of times. Make sure your speakers are set to 5.1 and not 4.1. That might be your problem. Dave __________________ 23 seconds.... A new Moon record. My PC: Acer Aspire Athlon 3800 + 64 X2 Processor 1 Gb 3200 Ram Hiper 580W Modular PS GeForce Foxconn 7900SG OC Sound Blaster X-Treme Gamer X-FI 250 GB SATA HD Logitech Z-5300 Surround System

20-04-2007, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
sjhaycroft Big Geek Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 262 Times Helpful: 1 Status: Offline	are u using xp or vista? __________________ My System: 2.4ghz Conroe Core CPU 512MB XFX XXX Alpha Dog 8800GT 2GB Corsair Dominator Ram 800MHZ 730w Hiper Power Psu Antec 900 Ultimate Gamer case Zalman CNPC9700-LED super aero flower cooler Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX/Dolby/DTS Seagate 320GB Barracuda 7200.10 16mb cache (Primary) 162GB Maxtor HD (Secondary) Nforce n680i MSI P6N Motherboard Dell 20.1" Widescreen TFT X-Fi Xtream Gamer Fatal1ty Professional soundcard Razer DeathAdder 1800 Dpi Gaming Mouse

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ZeroG Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	After much testing of both hardware and software I took the speakers back to the shop and exchanged it for another one (same make/model). The new ones work fine so it seems it was a fault in the subwoofer connection. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

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