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Chapter 10—Video and Audio
Table 10.28 Resolving Sound Card Resource Conflicts Continued
Problem Symptom How to Detect Solution
PCI-slot sound Windows software Check for Legacy If no Legacy support
card works okay plays; DOS software or SB settings in the is installed, install it.
with Windows, but doesn’t play card; Windows 9x Device Follow instructions
not MS-DOS apps. can’t detect card. Manager. carefully for using the
card with older software.
You might need
to run Setup program
or TSR before starting
DOS program. You
might need software
patch from game
developer. In extreme
cases, you might
need to use an actual
SB Pro/16 card alongside
your PCI sound
card and use it
instead.
Some DOS and Error messages Check card or Legacy Software expects SB
Windows software about incorrect software settings; default settings; use
works, but some card settings. alternative settings settings in preceding
can’t use card. work okay for some table for Sound
programs, but not Blaster 16 (all but
others. DMA 5 apply to
SB Pro).
DSP-equipped Multifunction Check Windows 9x Mwave and similar
card, such as IBM sound and modem Device Manager for cards require basic
Mwave, not card doesn’t work. DSP host configuration. SB settings as in
installed properly previous entry, plus
or out of serial (COM) port
resources. setting resources for
the DSP! Reinstall
card with all drivers.
PnP card on a PnP enumerator Check CONFIG.SYS Reinstall software
non-PnP system program in startup or AUTOEXEC.BAT and test; upgrade
was working, but process probably for driver; use REM to BIOS to PnP mode if
has now stopped removed or create labels before and possible.
in these files. damaged. after driver commands.
Most Common Causes of Hardware Conflicts with
Sound Card
The most common causes of system resource conflicts are the following:
• SCSI host adapters
• Network interface cards