Creative SoundBlaster and X-Fi Windows 7 Compatibility List
Excited about Windows 7 but not sure which Creative sound cards work with the operating system? Fear not, for here is a list of ones that officially work according to Creative. It’s pretty extensive and covers pretty much every sound card made by the company dating back to the Windows 98SE era. The Compatibility Center on Microsoft’s site is a bit out of date- here’s the latest we got from Creative. If it is listed as not compatible, it may still work- just try the Vista drivers on the Creative support site.
SoundBlaster X-Fi Series
Supported:
- X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series (PCI-E)
- X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series (PCI-E)
- X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio (PCI-E)
- X-Fi Titanium (PCI-E)
- X-Fi Xtreme Audio
- X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook
- X-Fi Elite Pro
- X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
- X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro Series
- X-Fi XtremeGamer
- X-Fi Fatal1ty
- X-Fi Platinum
- X-Fi Xtreme Music
- X-Fi Notebook
- X-Fi Go!
SoundBlaster Series
Supported:
- Audigy LS
- Audigy SE
- Audigy Value
- Live! 24-bit internal
- 5.1 VX
- Audigy 4 Pro
- Audigy 4
- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA
- Audigy 2 Platinum eX
- Audigy
- Audigy 2
- Audigy 2 ZS
Digital Audio Players
All Creative products with the latest firmware update should be able to natively interact with the operating system.
Speakers and Headsets
All beta versions. Non-USB versions do not need drivers. If you are not getting sound, check your sound card driver.
- Creative N400
- USB Gaming Headset HS-950
- Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset HS-1000
- Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200
Products with Beta Drivers
- X-Fi Surround 5.1
- SoundBlaster Surround 5.1
- SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit external
- SoundBlaster Connect
- SoundBlaster Audigy 2 NX
- SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor
- SoundBlaster Digital Music LX
- SoundBlaster Digital Music (and SX/PX variants)
- SoundBlaster MP3+
- SoundBlaster Connect
Bonus Coverage: Webcams
- Live! Cam Optia Pro
- Live! Cam Video IM Ultra
- Live! Cam Optia AF
- Live! Cam Chat IM
- Live! Cam Optia AF
- Live! Cam Video IM (VF0540)
The following camera drivers are in beta stages. To find them, go to Creative’s support page, navigate to your model, then click “Beta Drivers”
- Live! Cam Notebook Ultra
- Live! Cam Video IM (VF0350)
- Live! Cam Video IM Pro
- Live! Cam Vista IM
- Live! Cam Notebook
- Webcam Vista
- Live! Cam Chat
- Live! Cam Notebook Pro (Est release Q4 2009)
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