new 5.1 sound card difficulties

[mooleyuk]

This may seem stupid to some of you,but recently i upgraded my sound card from a creative pci 128 to a creative 5.1
Everything works great except for when i want to talk on the microphone. It is loud enough to be heard,,barely, but on my old soundcard i had for donkeys,,,,,,,,,,you could hear ants farting 2 streets away if you so wished.
To my knowledge,every mic gain that i could turn up and tweak,i have,but is there any dodgy options in windows 2000 that i have'nt been able to find ?
Any help would be great,,thanks peeps,(newbie btw),be gentle

[beeboy]

I use a cheapy SB live value with good microphone performance so you should not have a problem with 5.1. Check for updated drivers and try that. If that does not work you may need another card or possibly a better mic. It is hard to find high quality microphones. I use voice recognition software and the mic is the biggest problem.
http://www.americas.creative.com/sup...=9&subcat=1 6

[mooleyuk]

Ive tried 3 mics,two of them brand new,updated the drivers.
Oh well,back to the drawing board,thanks anyway dude