Soundblaster 16 Pnp
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From: Patty on 5 Feb 2005 22:35 I'm working on a computer with a Creative CT2950 soundcard which Windows 98SE reports is a Soundblaster 16 PnP. Windows 98SE needed to be reinstalled on this system and the drivers currently installed are from Windows. I do not have any documentation or software for this soundcard. The soundcard has an IDE port on it, there are no jumpers to disable the IDE on the soundcard so it hogs up an IRQ. Windows also reports an Unknown Device, which I know is from the soundcard since it wasn't there before the soundcard was installed. The person who will be using this computer is elderly and only needs a soundcard so she can hear AOL say, "You've got mail". That's it. She does not need much soundcard for that. The SB 16 has pretty good sound though, considering its age. I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about this card, and if I'd install a different driver (that I found on driverguide.com) would it fix the Unknown Device error. Any info would be very helpful. Thanks much. Patty
From: drgynfly on 5 Feb 2005 23:21 On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 03:35:51 UTC, Patty <patty15NOSPAM(a)softhome.net> wrote: | I'm working on a computer with a Creative CT2950 soundcard which Windows | 98SE reports is a Soundblaster 16 PnP. Windows 98SE needed to be | reinstalled on this system and the drivers currently installed are from | Windows. I do not have any documentation or software for this soundcard. | The soundcard has an IDE port on it, there are no jumpers to disable the | IDE on the soundcard so it hogs up an IRQ. Windows also reports an Unknown | Device, which I know is from the soundcard since it wasn't there before the | soundcard was installed. The person who will be using this computer is | elderly and only needs a soundcard so she can hear AOL say, "You've got | mail". That's it. She does not need much soundcard for that. The SB 16 | has pretty good sound though, considering its age. I'm just wondering if | anyone knows anything about this card, and if I'd install a different | driver (that I found on driverguide.com) would it fix the Unknown Device | error. Any info would be very helpful. Thanks much. | | Patty I think the unknown device is probably either the joystick port or the card's ide. An sb16 wouldn't have much else that the driver didn't already find. It doesn't seem like either of those things will be used, it's probably ok to ignore the error if windows will let you? Meliss --
From: Patty on 5 Feb 2005 23:31 On 6 Feb 2005 04:21:30 GMT, drgynfly wrote: > On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 03:35:51 UTC, Patty <patty15NOSPAM(a)softhome.net> wrote: > >| I'm working on a computer with a Creative CT2950 soundcard which Windows >| 98SE reports is a Soundblaster 16 PnP. Windows 98SE needed to be >| reinstalled on this system and the drivers currently installed are from >| Windows. I do not have any documentation or software for this soundcard. >| The soundcard has an IDE port on it, there are no jumpers to disable the >| IDE on the soundcard so it hogs up an IRQ. Windows also reports an Unknown >| Device, which I know is from the soundcard since it wasn't there before the >| soundcard was installed. The person who will be using this computer is >| elderly and only needs a soundcard so she can hear AOL say, "You've got >| mail". That's it. She does not need much soundcard for that. The SB 16 >| has pretty good sound though, considering its age. I'm just wondering if >| anyone knows anything about this card, and if I'd install a different >| driver (that I found on driverguide.com) would it fix the Unknown Device >| error. Any info would be very helpful. Thanks much. >| >| Patty > > I think the unknown device is probably either the joystick port > or the card's ide. An sb16 wouldn't have much else that the driver > didn't already find. It doesn't seem like either of those things > will be used, it's probably ok to ignore the error if windows will > let you? > > Meliss Both the joystick and the IDE show up correctly in Device Manager. There's got to be something else since both those show up. Windows lets you ignore the Unknown Device and appears to work properly, I was just trying to figure out what else it could be. Thanks. Patty
From: John Doe on 6 Feb 2005 01:34 Patty <patty15NOSPAM(a)softhome.net> wrote: >On 6 Feb 2005 04:21:30 GMT, drgynfly wrote: >> <patty15NOSPAM(a)softhome.net> wrote: >>> I'm working on a computer with a Creative CT2950 soundcard which >>> Windows 98SE reports is a Soundblaster 16 PnP. Windows 98SE >>> needed to be reinstalled on this system and the drivers >>> currently installed are from Windows. I do not have any >>> documentation or software for this soundcard. The soundcard has >>> an IDE port on it, there are no jumpers to disable the IDE on >>> the soundcard so it hogs up an IRQ. Windows also reports an >>> Unknown Device, which I know is from the soundcard since it >>> wasn't there before the soundcard was installed. The person who >>> will be using this computer is elderly and only needs a >>> soundcard so she can hear AOL say, "You've got mail". That's >>> it. She does not need much soundcard for that. The SB 16 has >>> pretty good sound though, considering its age. I'm just >>> wondering if anyone knows anything about this card, and if I'd >>> install a different driver (that I found on driverguide.com) >>> would it fix the Unknown Device error. Any info would be very >>> helpful. Thanks much. >> I think the unknown device is probably either the joystick port >> or the card's ide. An sb16 wouldn't have much else that the >> driver didn't already find. It doesn't seem like either of those >> things will be used, it's probably ok to ignore the error if >> windows will let you? >Both the joystick and the IDE show up correctly in Device Manager. >There's got to be something else since both those show up. Windows >lets you ignore the Unknown Device and appears to work properly, I >was just trying to figure out what else it could be. Thanks. If you can do MSN messenger, put me on your contact list. I can figure out what is wrong using NetMeeting... lshaping hotmail com -- United States and British intelligence agencies admittedly break the law while spying on each other. United States and British governments claim to actively share that illegally gathered intelligence.
From: Conor on 6 Feb 2005 06:26
In article <fton63i9wh2h$.9qxgqgeoj4gi$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, Patty says... > Both the joystick and the IDE show up correctly in Device Manager. There's > got to be something else since both those show up. Windows lets you ignore > the Unknown Device and appears to work properly, I was just trying to > figure out what else it could be. Thanks. > Are you sure its the IDE controller on the card? Do you have two actual CONTROLLERS, not a primary and secondary, listed? -- Conor An imperfect plan executed violently is far superior to a perfect plan. -- George Patton |