

So (fortunately?) there are only a few custom XP driver that were made by some geeks around internet. The A3D API is now almost obsolete, and its hardware manufacturers canceled their supports for years before the time of XP. That's why some newer games can't get A3D support. That XP's "build-in" driver you mentioned only partially supports A3D 2.0 (may be only 1.0 part which was used by Vortex 1 fully works). Is there any difference between the AU8830 based cards? I have three of them - a Diamond Monster Sound MX300, a Turtle Beach Montego II and the Terratec Xlerate Pro - which one to choose?Īh - I forgot: The card should work allongside with an Audigy 2. What's the best way to install them during/after a complete XP reinstall? Which drivers should be used to get a maximum of the original vortex2 features and compability? (I suppose the. So - has anybody experience with installing a vortex2 (AU8830) under windows xp? The midi wavetable I installed on the card could be heard, but not very good (level problem). A3D was at least available in the card's demo, but still not in B-17. 0, following the instructions in the readme file. Finally I installed the above mentioned drivers. The last time I used the xp drivers first, but couldn't get A3D support in games, than I installed the latest version of A3D (not the soundcard drivers), but especially one game ("B-17 II - The Mighty Eight"), refused A3D support (saying that there are no A3D drivers installed). that there are some kind of beta XP drivers for vortex cards, I found this version: AU8830 WindowsXP/2k3 Driver Version. that XP comes with its own "build-in" vortex driver package I have an Aureal Vortex2 soundcard - a Terratec Xlerate Pro, which should be more or less identical with the Aureal Vortex2 SQ2500 - and I have to reinstall win xp.
