Re: Windows & SoundBlaster

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From: Frederick J. Chavez
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:47

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In article <17535@mindlink.bc.ca> Wilf_Meier@mindlink.bc.ca (Wilf Meier) writes:
>  I'm having a possible conflict between Windows 3.1 and SoundBlaster.
>Sometimes when I turn on the computer and Windows is half way through booting
>up a constant " electrical " sounding hum occurs and, I close out of Windows
>and reset the computer to stop the noise. The second time Windows starts it
>never reoccurs. This happens about one in eight times I start the computer.
>If it's a hardware conflict why doesn't it happen all the time? I have a 286,
>game card, com. card and the SoundBlaster card installed.
>
	I used to have the same problem but for me, it occurred when I
	exited win 3.1. I had chosen the wrong driver in control panel
	drivers. I think I might have been using the adlib or some
	other one. When I used an updated sb driver, the noise went
	away. Now if I could just solve my midi problem...

	Fred

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