Blue Snowball Mic + Windows 8

[Kaldranis]

Hey guys I've just received my new PC from pc specialist and its all working super - however my mic which I've bought off Amazon doesn't seem to want to work and after much researching I'm out of idea's - Its the Blue Snowball Mic, one of the new versions so it is definitely compatible with Win 8.

So I plug it in and it says "USB device not recognized" _ I've tried it on my Win 7 laptop and it says device installation failed, is there anything I've missed or I'm thinking that the mic itself is somehow broken ?

Cheers in advance

 

[mantadog]

Did you buy it from amazon or from a seller on amazon? If it was from a private/business seller then it I have seen problems with fake devices being sold. I'm not familiar with microphones but if its a 'quality product' the fakers will probably have produced fakes and be selling them as original.

if you bought it from amazon then it may just be a faulty unit, send it back and get another one sent out. If it does not come with any software on a disk or a link to a website then it should just install by itself. For it to not work on 2 separate computers I'd say its faulty.

 

[Kaldranis]

Its actually from amazon themselves so looks like I'll be returning it - like you said for it not to work on both somethings up - the light comes on when its plugged in but it appears no ones home

 

[mantadog]

Yeah, if its throwing an error message the drivers might be corrupted or something. I'd just return it and get a new one sent out.

 

[Spuff]

Blue say 'Snowball is plug-and-play and does not require drivers, not even for Windows 8.' So I guess you may have a faulty one.

'Confirm that the USB cable is not plugged in upside-down, on the rear of the Snowball. (If the USB cable is upside-down, the red light will come on, but the snowball will not be recognized)'

 

[mantadog]

Blue say 'Snowball is plug-and-play and does not require drivers, not even for Windows 8.' So I guess you may have a faulty one.

It will still have drivers that load on insertion, that's what I was referring to. But yes, the conclusion is the same, faulty.

 

[vanthus]

Looks like faulty mic,best get a replacement or refund if possible.