NOTE: IF USING MULTIPLE AUDIO CARDS IN YOUR COMPUTER WHICH REQUIRE DIFFERENT DRIVER VERSIONS, USE THE LOWEST VERSION NUMBER SPECIFIED
For the sound card to work properly in MS-DOS, the MS-DOS drivers must be downloaded and the autoexec.bat and config.sys must have lines specified within them. The lines in the autoexec.bat may look similar to: SET SOUND=C: PROGRA1 CREATIVE CTSND. The example line above is specifying where the creative labs sound card drivers are located. AudioScience has included an integrated Advanced Linux Sound Architecture and HPI driver for its sound card line. ALSA is a sound card Application Programming Interface for Linux. ALSA became part of the Linux kernel distribution in version 2.6 and is supported by Linux vendors.
If you are not sure which driver to use, or your driver is not listed here please contact Technical Support.
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- .Please be noted: For CMI873x or CMI876x series, C-Media no longer support Win10 driver. For CMI878x, CM88xx, or USB Audio series, please contact your product vendor to get customized Win10 driver. However, if your product didn't apply customized driver when you purchased, you can then just use Win10 in box standard driver.
If you are using an older version of Windows, click HERE for discontinued/legacy drivers.
| ASI5001 ASI5002 ASI5020 ASI5041 ASI5042 ASI5044 | none | none | 4.10.30 64bit COMBO | 4.10.30 COMBO | 4.10.30 64bit COMBO | 4.10.30 COMBO |
| ASI5111 ASI5211 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI5308 ASI5316 ASI5408 ASI5416 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI5408 ASI5416 ASI5520 ASI5540 ASI5541 ASI5544 ASI5640 ASI5641 ASI5644 ASI5680 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI5601 ASI5602 ASI5620 ASI5622 ASI5640 ASI5641 ASI5644 ASI5680 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI5720 ASI5722 ASI5740 ASI5741 ASI5744 ASI5780 ASI5788 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI5810 ASI5811 ASI5812 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | none | none | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI60xx ASI61xx ASI6244 Rev E and earlier | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| ASI60xx ASI61xx ASI6244 Rev F and later | none | none | 4.04.12 64bit COMBO | 4.04.12 COMBO | 4.04.12 64bit COMBO | 4.04.12 COMBO |
| ASI6316 ASI6416 ASI6585 ASI6685 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI6514 ASI6518 ASI6520 ASI6522 ASI6540 ASI6544 ASI6614 ASI6618 ASI6620 ASI6622 ASI6640 ASI6644 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI6714 ASI6718 ASI6720 ASI6722 ASI6740 ASI6744 ASI6788 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI8702 ASI8703 ASI8705 ASI8712 ASI8722 ASI8723 ASI8724 ASI8725 ASI8732 ASI8733 ASI8734 ASI8735 | none | none | 4.10.30 64bit COMBO | 4.10.30 COMBO | 4.10.30 64bit COMBO | 4.10.30 COMBO |
| ASI8801 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | none | none | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI8821 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
| ASI8914 ASI8921 | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO | 4.14.07 64bit COMBO | 4.14.07 COMBO | 4.18.10 64bit COMBO | 4.18.10 COMBO |
There are many ways to determine which type of sound card is utilized by your computer. The following sections show several methods that should yield similar results with varying levels of information and detail.
Manufactured computers
For those of you who have an OEM machine, (e.g., Dell, HP, Sony, Apple, etc.) visit the manufacturer's site and search for your computer's model number. Specifications for your computer model are usually available and you can review them to determine which sound card is installed in your computer.
Using the Windows Key shortcut
- Press the Windows key+Pause key.
- In the window that appears, select Device Manager.
- Click the Arrow next to Sound, video and game controllers.
- Your sound card is in the list that appears.
Through the search box
Microsoft Windows users can determine their sound card by following the steps below.
- Click Start in the lower-left corner of your screen, or navigate to the Start Screen in Windows 8. Windows 10 users can skip to step 2.
- Locate the Search box in the lower-left corner of the window that appears. Windows 8 users can type on the Start Screen. Windows 10 users can use the Search box on the taskbar, next to Start.
- Type dxdiag and press Enter.
- Your sound card is listed under one (usually the last) of the sound tabs at the top of the window.
Other methods for determining the sound card type
Looking at the sound card
Another method of determining the sound card manufacturer or model is by opening your computer case and physically examining the sound card. Commonly, the sound card manufacturer's name and model number is printed on the card itself. If the information you need is not printed on the card, you may use an FCC identification number to search its specifications.
Alternative search method
In the Windows Search Box, type System Information and press Enter. Click the + next to Components, then Sound Device.
Additional information
Drivers Audioscience Sound Cards & Media Devices Online
- Computer sound drivers.
- See our sound card definition for further information and related links.
- Computer sound card buying tips.