For this reason, gold is often used in key areas – such as coating connectors and in the bonding wires used to connect a silicon die to the pins that form external connections. Thread starter AlteredState82 Start date Tags Sound Blaster Sidebar. But oxidation and corrosion on its surface can lead to increased electrical resistance and limit the lifespan of components in some cases. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Front Audio Question. The boffins developed this method along with colleagues at Sungkyunkwan University, also in Korea, and Mississippi State University in the US, and the research behind it is described in a paper published in Nature.Ĭopper is used pretty much universally in electronics because of its excellent electrical conductivity, from wiring to the tracks on circuit boards. The academics at Pusan National University in South Korea say they have developed a method to fabricate atomically flat single-crystal copper thin films, and that this offers semi-permanent resistance to oxidation. If they're right, this could potentially allow copper to replace gold in electronics, leading to lower costs and, ultimately, cheaper components. DxDiag Says The file ctaud2k. From the original Soundblaster through the Audigy2 family, Creative has done a fair job of adding new features and functionality to each new product launch.
Scientists claim to have found a way to stop copper from oxidizing. I have Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic sb0460 the Device shows up in device manager and playback devices but i get no sound.