Mark,

Try the latest Creative drivers for the AWE64.

I was having problems with an older SB16 card until I installed the latest
drivers from Creative.  It took care of the problems.

Good luck,
Tim klymkow

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 9:20 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Abit BE6II + TNT2 + AWE64 >> NO Sound


> I have a ABIT BE6 II. I had a stable 98SE2 install with this
configuration.
> 300a > 450
> 256 megs of Micron P 100
> CD Reader on EIDE Controller
> two ULTRA 66 drives..one on each 66 controller
> PCI 1 = Matrox Millennium I
> PCI 2 = 10/100 Cnet NIC
> ISA = Creative SB AWE64 Value
>
> Then I decided to upgrade to a Diamond TN2 ULTRA and a Adaptec 2906
> Controller for my scanner. I installed everything OK..then I noticed that
> the sound card wouldn't work....I get a hardware not installed notice or
it
> plays a wave file in a stop start manner. sound ....no sound...sound ...no
> sound..in short equal segments until the wave file finishes. This is some
> kind of conflict but device manager doesn't show any conflicts. After
> trying different settings I finally started pulling things out until I got
> down to no PCI cards...just the AGP and the ISA..
>
> Then I turned off my Com Ports and my parallel port to free up all IRQs
and
> did a brand NEW install...format / install 98SE2 with nothing but the AGP
> and ISA card. The sound blaster is using the 98 SE2 provided
> drivers...although I had previously tried it with SB drivers and the TNT
> with Diamond drivers but it made no difference...After the new install the
> ULTRA was first using vanilla 98 drivers but then I installed the Nivida
> reference drivers.... same problem...
>
> I have No PCI cards installed....No com or parallel ports enabled and yet
> the ISA SB acts like it has a conflict. but 98 Resource viewer doesn't
show
> any conflicts.
>
> Anybody seen this ...have a solution ??
>
> Thanks

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