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"t.l.houghton" <t.l.houghton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> hi everyone,
>
> firstly, i appologise if the multi-group nature of this post unknowingly
> breaks newsgroup netiquette.  please forgive my naivity.
>
> right, onto business.  i have a problem that i hope someone reading this
may
> be able to help me with.
>
> i am trying to install an ISA soundblaster awe32 in my pc.  the
motherboard
> is a TMC TI5VG+.  i am running win98.
>
> my problem is that i cannot get the soundcard to be detected.  i plug it
> into the motherboard as firmly as possible, but upon booting into windows
> nothing happens.  windows does not automatically detect it immediately on
> boot up, but that's to be expected because i doubt the card is
> PnP-compatible.
> next i tried running the Add Hardware Wizard, but again with no success at
> all - even with the non-PnP hardware search nothing gets detected.  if i
> proceed with installing the drivers anyway and reboot the machine when
> requested, the soundcard is listed in the System section of the Control
> Panel, but it has an explanation mark next to it and reports "the hardware
> is not present".
>
> next i decided to try the soundcard under redhat 7 linux, but again i have
> no luck.  kudzu does not pickup the card, and neither does sndconfig.
this
> leads me to believe it is a hardware-configuration issue.  i am sure the
ISA
> slots work though, because i use an ISA modem and that works perfectly in
> both of the two available ISA slots.  so i guess the problem is either
with
> the soundcard itself, or with a setting in the bios?
>
> but now i can't think what else to try.  so does anyone have any expert
> advice for me?  does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong, or what i
> should try next?
>
> thanks for reading this post, and thanks in advance for any replies i may
> receive.
>
> all the best,
>
> erp!
>
> --
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> --
> i can say with pride, hold my head up high,
> that i had a great idea but nevermind...
>
>

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:00:11 +0100, "t.l.houghton"
<t.l.houghton@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>hi everyone,
>
>firstly, i appologise if the multi-group nature of this post unknowingly
>breaks newsgroup netiquette.  please forgive my naivity.
>
>right, onto business.  i have a problem that i hope someone reading this may
>be able to help me with.
>
>i am trying to install an ISA soundblaster awe32 in my pc.  the motherboard
>is a TMC TI5VG+.  i am running win98.

AWE 64 cards are PnP.If it's not being detected then it's

1:Incorrect BIOS setting as some newer mother boards may need a
specific IRQ assigning for a dos legacy card like the AWE 64 in the
BIOS.

2:Windows Device Manager is picking it up but installing the drivers
into a bogus location or duplicates fro  old cards.Use Safemode
http://www.d-sheppard.f2s.com/drivers.htm    

3:The card's BIOS has been damaged or is out-of-date for the mother
board.I had to flash the BIOS on my AWE 64 to get it stable with my
Abit KT7 board.I still have the BIOS flash file which comes complete
with a driver's update.

4:Card's shagged :O

HTH :O)

"t.l.houghton" <t.l.houghton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
>
> i am trying to install an ISA soundblaster awe32 in my pc.  the
motherboard
> is a TMC TI5VG+.  i am running win98.
>
> my problem is that i cannot get the soundcard to be detected.
<snip>

If it is an ISA card then the resources need to be reserved in the BIOS.  I
used to run one and as far as I am aware that is the only way to do it -
Plug and Play is only really good for the PCI bus.

(Reply also e-mailed and follow-up set to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)

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RogerB

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