Sound in NT 4

Constitutional Defender

Ok, last night I got NT 4 working. I am on the comp running it. Everything works great but one thing, no sound. I have the right drivers for my awe64 but everytime I try to install a device NT tells me that the port is is use by another part of the system. I have tried selecting a different port but it gives me the same thing. Now I know that ALL the ports I can choose from can't possibly be taken. I can't figure this out. Any suggestions?

wingzeroismine

check for hardware conflicts, maybe two things are trying to use the same IRQ.

BOD

check on the sound card itself that all jumpers are in the right place

IBMWarpster

Run the DOS utility and set the cound card to use a different port

TCPMeta

This is when I wish NT4 had a Device Manager. Like what everyone said, check the jummpers and if that doesn't help use the DOS utility program that IBM was talking about.

IBMWarpster

I think SoundBlaster released a program. Could try another card then if you cant get it.

BOD

do the drivers support NT4?
i have some SB driver disks ill check what they're for..

IBMWarpster

If you get the NT drivers they will

Slash

Try to install DOS drivers.

IBMWarpster

That wont help when he has NT4 :-P

Use thd DOS diags like I said before.

Constitutional Defender

I just reinstalled 98se. Thanks anyway.

IBMWarpster

b0000!!!!

Constitutional Defender

IBMWarpster wrote:

b0000!!!!

Thats just too bad isn't it?

BOD

98 sucks NT ownz 98!

IBMWarpster

Dam strait

Constitutional Defender

For one I don't care how much nt owns anything. Secondly 98 has compatibility with games that nt DOES NOT. That should be a good enough explaination.

wingzeroismine

Oh come on now.... Hey, is your card sound blaster plug and play? Cause I got NT drivers (NT does in fact have a little plug and play). Is your card ISA or PCI?

wingzeroismine

hrm..you posted that right as I typed this. IF that's that case use windows 2k then.. what's the computer stats?

Constitutional Defender

AMD K5 PR166 96 ram 2 two gb hd

wingzeroismine

hrm.. I don't kow AMD's numbering system... is taht 166MHz?

Ka0s

Yeah I think htat one was 166........


Only a K5... LOL I havent seen those forever.

Constitutional Defender

Actually it's 116.46mhz. It is the equivilent to a p166. Thats why amd calls it pr166.

Ka0s

I KNOW the K6's showed the REAL speed on them... because my 350 runs at 350 untill I overclock it.

Q

K5!?

I remember then K6's a little too well, but never a K5...

-Q

IBMWarpster

Yes, K5 after the 5x86.

It was either the K5 or the 586 that used a Socket 3 486 mainboard.

Maby the 586. I think the K6 used olser Socket7 (66MHz and under FSB)

wingzeroismine

well, you could run windows 2000 on it. Besides...what kind of games would you run an a 166?

IBMWarpster

Windows 2000 would choke too much. It was a little slow on my 233MHz MMX. I recemend a Pentium II 233MHz for 2000

RN

wingzeroismine wrote:

well, you could run windows 2000 on it. Besides...what kind of games would you run an a 166?

You could run lots of games on a 166.

BOD

yeah theres loads of games you can run on a 166 i've ran grand theft auto 1 & london, sim city 3000, al the worms games and loads of old dos ones...

IBMWarpster

Simcity 3000 sucks on a 166MHz.

RN

Hmmm never tried Simcity 3000 on a 166... but I know Descent runs real nice on it. Terminal Velocity too.