Driver-update: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy serie 2.11.0000 beta

Creative Labs heeft een nieuwe bètadriver uitgebracht voor het Windows Vista platform met 2.11.0000 als het versienummer. Deze bètadriver is geschikt voor de Sound Blaster Audigy, Sound Blaster Audigy 2, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS en Sound Blaster Audigy 4 geluidskaarten. Wat er exact veranderd is in deze drivers blijft helaas onduidelijk door het ontbreken van een aankondiging of een lijst met veranderingen. De volgende beschrijving is terug te vinden op de ondersteuningspagina van Creative Labs:

This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit RC1 support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy series audio devices.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.
• This beta driver expires on January 8, 2007. When this happens, users should install the latest Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista driver available.
• Your feedback is a valuable part of our development process. To submit feedback on this driver, go to Sound Blaster Crew Feedback Beta Program at Windows Vista Knowledge Base.

Known issues:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
• EAX® and CMSS-3D® are not supported in this download.
• Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
• When using Vista's Control Panel to configure your speakers,
  • 6.1 speaker mode is not fully functional.
  • Control Panel will stop responding in Headphone mode.
  • there is no test signal in 7.1 speaker mode.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit RC1
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.