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This suite of driver and application has been updated and combined for your convenience. It installs Creative Audio Console to control your audio device's settings. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Surround 5.1
• Creative USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Karaoke

Fixes:

• Rectifies the output delay when using line-in/microphone monitoring.  

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above

Notes:

• This pack is only for the audio device listed above.
  DO NOT install this pack for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
• To install this pack
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all other Windows applications.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains a suite of bonus applications for Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications are available in this download:

• Creative System Information

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!  

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_CSI_PCApp_LB_1_10_13.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains a suite of bonus applications for Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications is available in this download:

• Volume Panel

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!  

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_VolPanel_PCApp_LB_2_20_70.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains a suite of bonus applications for Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications are available in this download:

• Creative Karaoke Player

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!  

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_Kplay_PCApp_LB_2_10_05.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the driver and basic applications for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications are available in this download:

• Audio Control Panel
• Console Launcher
  • Entertainment Mode
• Creative ALchemy

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_PCDRV_1_01_0081.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This suite of driver and application has been updated and combined for your convenience. It installs Creative® Audio Console to control your audio device's settings. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download contains the following driver and application:

• PCI Express® Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio device driver
• Creative Audio Console

Game Fixes:

For BioShock™

• Resolves OpenAL issues when you turn on Creative EAX® Audio in the game's Audio Options page.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004

Notes:

• DO NOT install this pack for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
• To install this pack
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of Creative Software Update. It enhances the update functionality of the application. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Enhances the update functionality of the application.

Requirement:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• Creative Centrale version 1.00.09 or later, Creative Media Lite version 1.51.03 or later

Note:

• To install this software update, do the following:
  1. Download the SoftwareUpdate_PCApp_LA_1_02_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your ZEN® Mozaic player. It improves the battery charging process. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.

Fixes:

• Improves the battery charging process.
• Enhances the playback pattern for the shuffle playmode.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN Mozaic player

Note:

• To install this firmware, do the following:
  1. Download the ZENMozaic_PCFW_L22_1_06_01.exe file to your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This starter pack contains the software and User's Guide for your Creative ZEN® Mozaic player. It enhances the software update functionality of Creative Centrale. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.

The starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.04.05)
  Rips audio CDs and VCDs/DVDs, transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• Creative Removable Disk Manager
  Resizes your player's removable disk capacity, formats or deletes the removable disk partition.
• User's Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Enhances the software update functionality of Creative Centrale.
• Reduces the sizes of video files converted using Creative Centrale.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2
• USB port
• Creative ZEN Mozaic player

Note:

• To install this starter pack
  1. Download the ZENMozaic_PCApp_L4_1_04_05.exe file to your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a source release driver providing Linux® 32-bit / 64-bit OS support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ and X-Fi Titanium series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver on a system used to perform critical tasks.

This download is intended for the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty® Champion Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

Current release features:

• ALSA PCM Playback
• ALSA Record
• ALSA Mixer

Known issues:

• External I/O modules are not supported in this driver release.
• Applications from the Installation CD of your Sound Blaster audio device will not work with this driver.

Requirements:

• Linux x86 / x86_64 OS
• Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the tarball package onto your local hard disk.
  2. Un-tarball the downloaded package to unpack its contents.
  3. Read the README file and follow the instructions.