G400, AWE 64 and Dx7 probs

[Kenny!!!]

any one else got the G400 to work with Dx7??? I cant and its annoying, also there is a prob with sounds

I have an option in my bios about a plug and play O/S, if I set it to yes my Sound wont work, if I set it to no my graphics card wont work, any one had this prob???

lol, the best solution is probaby to trash the whole PC!

and is it me or do them little faces keep moving???

Thanks
Kenny!!!

[Jammrock]

Kenny!!!

Post your system specs, including motherboard, OS and version, and the version of the drivers you have loaded. This type of information always helps when trouble shooting. Initially it sounds like an IRQ conflict.

The SB AWE 64 is an ISA card, so it cannot share IRQ's with anyhting else. IMHO, it seems that the BIOS and OS are putting the sound and video cards on the same IRQ, or something similar. If you can send in your IRQ list from Device Manager (highlight Computer and click on the Properties button) that would help. If there is an IRQ conflict you should be able to change the IRQ on the sound card and test to see if that is the problem.

Jammrock

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PIII 450@504, 256 MB RAM, 35 GB total w/ WD Experts, Abit UDMA 66 controller, CL 6x DVD, PLEXTOR 8x4x32 ATAPI CD-RW (my newest toy), G400 32 MB DH, SB Live! w/ Digital I/O, LinkSys Etherfast 10/100, DSI 56k modem, Addtronics 6896A Case w/ a crap load of fans and Dynmat noise dampening, MAG DX715T monitor.

Hi, my name is Jammrock. I'm a computer phreak and an EverCrack addict.

[Kenny!!!]

I have:
Microsoft Windows 98 4.10.1998
AuthenticAMD AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
128MB RAM

IRQ's
0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 Communications Port (COM2)
3 Communications Port (COM4)
4 Communications Port (COM1)
5 Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16 compatible)
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
10 Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Controller
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
9 (free)

I have the latest drivers for both the AWE 64 and G400, and currently running Dx6.1 which was on the Matrox CD. I cant run Dx7 because win 98 wont run at all!

I have a chaintech motherbored and I have installed the via chip update thing,

Thanks Kenny!!!

[Rags]

Hi Kenny,

Go into your motherboard's bios and disable something called "Read around write" (or it may be something similar to that).

Rags


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Which one is Floyd, and why isn't he Pink???

[Kenny!!!]

it's not there, in the Motherboards manual it's there but not on my atcual bios setup!

THanks, again!

Kenny!!!

[Bilbo]

Hmmmm....
Got to be something with your Motherboard at a guess (like Rags said)
I have DX7 and G400 and AE 64 working fine and I know of at least one other who does as well

Do you have the latest Bios for your Mobo?

Keep the details coming.. we will get there in the end...

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G400 32MB DualHead,
PIII450@504,
64Mb,
QDI Brilliant 1 Mobo,
Goldstar 32X CDROM,
6.4Gb UDMA SAMSUNG HD,
3.2GB Quantum Fireball UDMA HD,
Int. IDE ZIP Drive,
ASUSCOM ISDN TA (Internal)
10/100MB Fast Ethernet Card,
SB AWE64 Gold,
Belinea 10 70 10, 17" Monitor,
Hmmmm and a Floppy Drive

[Kenny!!!]

yeah looks like it!

you have nearl the same system as me, except for the PIII, I have a AMD K-6!

Thanks! hehe, yet again!
Kenny!!!

[Rags]

It should be under "Chipset features setup"

Rags

[CalCsc]

I have had similiar problems with a Chaintech 6ATA2 board and an AWE64 card. Although admittedly using DX6.1.

I would either get no sound, or it would stutter. Only 8-bit sounds though, 16 was unaffected.

This solved my problem, in the BIOS, chipset features I think. Where it has the IRQ assignment, change the IRQ5, DMA1 and DMA5 setting to Legacy-ISA.

Are using the VIA bus mastering drivers? These have caused me a few problems, certainly worth getting the latest versions and reading their FAQ on Windows 98.
http://www.viatech.com/drivers/index.htm

This is of course assuming your chaintech board has a VIA chipset.

Oh other things that seemed to affect the sound.

1. Using DMA0 rather than DMA1
2. Disabling USB support
3. Fully disabling any on-board sound (if you have it)

Sorry for the brain-dump but I have never fully got to grips with the problem.

[CalCsc]

Apologies,

If I had taken the time to read the previous emails in detail I would have seen the VIA references and the fact you had updated the drivers.

One last thing try turning the full-duplex option off in the SB16 driver. This got me windows sound but no DOS support.

[hominid skull]

Hi Kenny,

I had a very similar problem with my motherboard. My bios was assigning interupts to hardware in the slots which win95/98 was trying to overwrite when it loaded..

What i suggest you try is to set the plug and play aware O/S to yes, save the settings, turn your machine off, move the sound card to a different isa slot and reboot. Hopefully all ok.. (you might have to reinstall your sound drivers - i don't know).

[Kenny!!!]

thanks, ill try that,

and rags, it's not there, It's there in the manual for my motherbored, but not there on my pc!

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[Zwisch]

Try leaving PNP OS to no and reserve IRQ 5 to legacy ISA in your BIOS to be sure that your AWE64 gets it.