Problems With Digital Audio Devices - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi User Manual

Problems with Digital Audio Devices
Intermittent hissing or no sound is heard from my digital speakers.
Make sure you select the sampling rate of the PCM SPDIF output of your Digital
I/O connector to match the requirements of the receiving device. You may need
to select a lower digital output sampling rate. The choices available are 48 kHz
and 96 kHz.
To solve this problem:
In Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher:
1. Click the Product Settings tab.
Double-click the Audio Console icon.
Click the SPDIF I/O tab.
Click the required sampling rate from the Digital Output (PCM) Sampling
Rate list.
In Entertainment Mode, click the Digital I/O button, and click the required
sampling rate from the Digital Output Sampling Rate list.
Popping noises are heard during playback.
The DMA feature may not be enabled for your computer's drives.
To solve this problem:
For Windows Vista
1. Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Device
Manager.
If a User Account Control dialog box appears, asking you for permission
to continue with the action, click the Continue button.
Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers icon.
For each ATA Channel in the list, right-click and select Properties.
Click the Advanced Settings tab and select the Enable DMA checkbox.
Click the OK button.
For Windows XP
1. Click Start Settings Control Panel or Start Control Panel.
In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the System icon.
In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.
Click the Device Manager button.