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Article #84Re: Sounblaster Recognition
From: Andrew Dodds
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 16:25
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 16:25
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This is what I thought but all bios settings are disabled for sound. I
can't even get the onboard sound to work and I have a GA7-ZX myself so i've
done this before. I'm wondering if a startup file is disabling
Soundblaster, but why does it appear Ok in Device Manager.
Andy Dodds
"Hari Seldon" <joeperd.hermans@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
news:9t6cvi$mk5$1@scavenger.euro.net...
> As I recall correctly... This motherboard doesn't have a jumper to disable
> the onboard sound. Be damn sure you disable the various sound settings in
> the Bios (legacy, game port, etc. etc.)
>
> "StANTo" <vixk_98@{Damn_Spam}yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:QcyJ7.4916$9Q4.655594@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com...
> > disable the on-board soundcard in either the bios or on the motherboard
> > (preferable) or in device manager.
> >
> > it sounds like the computer's reverting to the onboard soundcard and
> > ignoring the new one.
> >
> > "Andrew Dodds" <andydodds@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> > news:9t6a4v$ego$1@uranium.btinternet.com...
> > > I am helping a friend upgrade his system, which now consists of:
> > > AMD Duron 900
> > > Gigabyte GA7-DXR BIOS F6, AMD chipset.
> > > 256MB DDR RAM
> > > Voodoo3 3000 16MB video
> > > SB Live Value
> > > 300w ATX power
> > > Sony CD-RW
> > > Toshiba DVD
> > > Windows ME
> > >
> > > I cannot get the system to utilise the soundcard, Wiindows recognises
it
> > and
> > > loads the software yet on rebooting the computer has no sound. There
is
> > no
> > > volume icon in the tray and in the Sounds and Multimedia section in
> > Control
> > > Panel there is no recording or playback device listed. In System
> > properties
> > > all devices are listed as working properly, no exclamation marks
> > whatsoever.
> > > I have tried re-installing, the card, it used IRQ5 then IRQ11 but the
> > result
> > > was the same. I then tried using the onboard Creative sound and again
> > there
> > > was nothing. I am completely baffled.
> > >
> > > Any advice appreciated
> > >
> > > Andy Dodds
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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