How to identify flavor of Soundblaster Audigy?

[edro]

Is there a program that will tell you what Augidy flavor you have? Mine doesn't have any labels on it...

 

[Schadenfroh]

Look at the main chip, what letters / numbers are written on it?

 

[Zap]

There should still be a part number silkscreened on the PCB.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Original Augidy, if I recall correctly only had one actual card, just different software for the various models.

 

[edro]

Model: sb0090

Chip says: CA0100-1AF
and
1CAE56J

The x64 Vista drivers says they will work on some Audigy cards, but not others. One of the ones that they won't work on is the Value card. Because I think this is OEM card, I thought it was a Value.

The drivers install fine and work, but they sound really funny. Like everything is in a tunnel, and I checked all the settings that I know.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I think that is the original Audigy chip, but I could be wrong.

 

[Navid]

If it is installed, you can do this:

Download the last free version of Everest.
You can download it from here as an option. http://www.oldversion.com/download.php?idlong=b0e1140fe6e5a7bda6688b67229e3da2

Install and run. It tells you more than you want to know about your computer!

Expand devices. Look under "Devices."

 

[Schadenfroh]

Found it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Labs_Model_Numbers

Sound Blaster Audigy MP3+ SB0090M
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum SB0090M
Sound Blaster Audigy X-Gamer SB0090G

One of those, I think the only difference in them is the bundle.

 

[hydroponik]

Originally posted by: edro
Model: sb0090

Chip says: CA0100-1AF
and
1CAE56J

The x64 Vista drivers says they will work on some Audigy cards, but not others. One of the ones that they won't work on is the Value card. Because I think this is OEM card, I thought it was a Value.

The drivers install fine and work, but they sound really funny. Like everything is in a tunnel, and I checked all the settings that I know.

Start > Creative > Creative Audio Console

Goto the "CMSS 3D" and change the setting to Off, or CMSS. I think it defaults to CMSS2 which makes everything sound like you're in a tunnel.