DOS Games Discussion

Kazer0 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 3:08 pm Post subject:

So how can i fix it?

Unknown_K · Way too much free time Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 558

Its pretty easy.

Open your computer, find the sound card, make a note its model number and if it has any jumpers (make a note of the pins that are shorted).

Goto the website of the maker and d/l the software for the OS your using, d/l the pdf manual if available (should be)

Make sure that the bios of your computer is setup to accept plug n play devices.

make a dir called c:\drivers\creative and dump your win9x drivers there and unzip them

In windows 9x remove all drivers for any sound card.

Reboot

Find your windows CD

When you boot it should ask you for drivers, direct it to the directory you made and it should load multiple drivers. One for sb16, one for AWE (wavetable), one for joystick port, probably loads a driver for IDE port also. it might need some windows files thats what the windows CD is for.

Make sure there are no conflicts in irq or ports (check the manual you downloaded and reference jumper settings you wrote down)

This will have setup your card for windows 9x

If your doing just dos , or dos and windows 3.x you should have installed the dos/win3x drivers (basically you unzip those to numerous disks and install manually at the dos prompt)

Normally the SB16 is on port 220 Irq 5 or 7 dma 1
Wavetable should be at port 330 or 300
Gameport maybe port 201

Problems can come up if you have the sb ports setup to some wierd port, most older games wont recognize the soundcard if your using anything above irq 9 , above dma 1, or some wierd port.

This is assuming you dont have a conflict in dma, irq, or port. Windows would tell you if you did. And should be corrected.

Kazer0 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 4:36 pm Post subject:

But im on windows XP now, there are no drivers on creatives wbsite, and I will not go inside my pc. last time i did that, I broke it. ill open all my computers but this one.

I tried installing gameport, but that didn't work.

Unknown_K · Way too much free time Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 558

Kazer0 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 5:23 pm Post subject:

theres no point in paying, the sound works, just not the gameport.

Unknown_K · Way too much free time Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 558

Kazer0 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:37 pm Post subject:

i fixed it half way in.

Now i need to get the gameport to work.

Kazer0 · Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 5:25 pm Post subject:

I opened it up and the card says vibra 16s. I can't find drivers for thart on the creative site.

Edit: I found sound blaster vibra 128. ill try that.

Unknown_K · Way too much free time Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 558

Kazer0 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 1:48 pm Post subject:

Grr... now I have to take the chip out. I really don't like to do that anymore..... Oh well, it has to be done.

Kazer0 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject:

Vibra 16s
CT2504-TCQ

Kazer0 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 2:02 pm Post subject:

Its not on the creative site....

Unknown_K · Way too much free time Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 558

Drivers for that chip (CT2504) are here:

http://www.zdsftp.com/support/drv/cat715.html

download the one for the OS you need

Let me know how it works out

Happy

Kazer0 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 4:41 pm Post subject:

Will do...

Edit: Um..... They dont have xp... I guess NT is closest, maybe ill try 95 too...

Kazer0 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 4:58 pm Post subject:

No luck. It says its for pnp only. odd. I tried add new hardware and selecting the ini files (or whatever file type it is.... inf), and it says it has not passed a windows xp compatibility test. It installs anyways and doesn't work. I tied bot the nt and 95 versions.