Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio

Possible cause: On the volume control panel (after clicking the volume icon on your tray) under Volum Control there is an Advenced button. Click it and an "Advanced Controls for Volume Control" Dialog opens. Make sure the 1 PC spk Mute check box is not checked.

What is funny is that your problem is pretty much the solution to mine! God has a weird sense of humor.

Yes i have this card and my internals work when externals are not plugged in.click on audio icon>click and open creative audio center>click CMSS-3D and move the slider to the center.And you can control the sound thru this console by clicking all 4 tabs and adjusting the way you like the sound.Also when the card is in place click and open creative audio console.You will be able to set the sound the way you want it when using card.You can go to creatives site and download the driver for this card and ALchemy X-FI.This card works great after you figure out how to work with it and get the settings right.

P1001001 wrote

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Should I get sound out of my speakers when using it?

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I don't know specifically about the X-Fi Extreme, but with most external sound cards you cannot play through the computer's speakers because they are a separate audio system from the one built onto the the motherboard. An exception I do know about was Creative's other slot card, the Audigy2 ZS card for PC slots. You could get a software patch from Creative that would let the audio from it be routed back to the Sigmatel chip on the motherboard, and from there to the speakers. That trick only worked if the Sigmatel system was fully functional. The X-Fi Extreme might well have a similar feature, but because it must use the Sigmatel system it would seem to me better to just use the Sigmatel directly when you need to use the internal speakers.

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  Also is there any way to adjust or control the volume of it?

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I have a Creative Soundblaster external card and to adjust it I use the mixer app that is loaded with the card's drivers. Normally one switches between the external card and the internal audio by selecting which one is to be the default device in the dropdown box in the Audio Properties. Here are the paths in XP and Vista:

XP: Open Audio Properties (right click on the volume icon on the taskbar and click 'adjust audio properties', or go through the Control Panel/Sounds & Audio Devices Properties). Select the Audio tab. There will be dropdown boxes under 'sound playback' 'sound recording' and 'midi music'. Each box will list the drivers of the devices that are installed on your computer. You select the one you want to use and that effectively deselects the others.

Vista: Control Panel / Hardware and Sound/ Sound (if you're using "Classic View" there's a direct link to "Sound" in the Control Panel), then click on the Playback tab.

Jim

Thanks everyone for the replies.