Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Dolby Digital PCI Sound Card (SB0220)
Product Specifications: Manufacturer: Creative LabsPart # SB0220 Package- NEW OEM CARD ONLY
Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Dolby Digital PCI Sound Card (SB0220) Accessories
Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Dolby Digital PCI Sound Card (SB0220) Reviews
CreativeLabs does not provide drivers for their OEM cards directly. Have patience, and with a bit of trial&error you'll find a driver that works OK with this card. However, it is really hard to tell which Live. 5.1 card is not a card for you. But because of the CreativeLabs policy of not providing generic drivers for OEM versions of their products, I must take at least 2 stars from this particular submodel (SB0220) of the SoundBlaster Live. It is really an excellent and outstanding card. OEM cards, zero support. I really must give credit to this particular seller for telling up front that the card is OEM in the description of the product.
If you want a card that you'll just plug into your computer and have no trouble finding the drivers, than this particular submodel of Live. Some of those drivers work good, some don't. I've bought this card to be used in one of my older PCs. However, I must warn you that finding drivers for this card can be a real pain. The card works nicely, and the sound is great. Great value. It's kind of hit and miss. Make sure you buy *retail* version.
Not even generic device drivers. Not even for the OEM cards that are absolutely identical to retail versions (apart the model number). SB0220 is an OEM version. This card really deserves 5 stars.
It is possible, but not trivial, to find drivers that work with this card on the net. Just make sure you don't leave them your email address (or leave them some discardable/temporary email address). There's several "drivers" web sites around that has them.
Product number databases are incomplete, have errors, and CreativeLabs web site isn't helpfull in identifying them either. CreativeLabs provides drivers only for their retail cards. 5.1 sound card.
If you dowload drivers for Live 5.1 cards from CreativeLabs web site, the installation program will abort with error that it hasn't found any Sound Blaster cards in the system. This card is not produced anymore (available only as old stocks or used). 5.1 cards are retail and which are OEM.
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