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Re: MPU-401 Troubles

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From: Darryl Lock
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 00:00
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On Sun, 06 Sep 1998 18:11:44 GMT,
nickmooney@REMOVETHIS.if.you.go.down.to.the.woods.today.you're.in.for.a.big.surprise.REMOVETHIS.softhome.net
(Nick) wrote:

>Hi all.
>
>Sorry for the big list of groups that I've sent this message, but I
>really would like to get a response to my "boggle".  (Please send
>responses via email to nickmooney@softhome.net, as I really can't
>download all the newsgroups I've posted to.  I hope you'll
>understand.)
>
>I've got a Packard Bell Pulsar 20 PC with an Aztech Labs really good
>soundcard, with an MPU-401 Chipset.
>
>In Windows 95/98 I use the Wavetable that Windows comes with, and Midi
>is really nice.
>
>However, in DOS, it's a completely different story.  There are drivers
>for the MPU-401 which load in the autoexec.bat, and it says which IRQ
>the card is on (10) and the Port it's on (330), but no sound comes
>from it.
>
>I've configured my games (Including Ultima 8, Warcraft 2...) to use
>the MPU-401, and they don't give any errors at all.  So, I start the
>game and there is no Midi at all.  But no errors either??
>

Do you have a midi synth connected to the external midi port??
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From: dklockremovethisbit@ozemail.com.au (Darryl Lock)
Subject: Re: MPU-401 Troubles
Date: 1998/09/06
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