I had problems with a number of "DirectX compatible" sound cards and
joysticks throughout the years and it wasn't until recently that I figured
out where a lot of the problems lie.

First of all, the sound cards using OPLsax or Yamaha chipsets will typically
do poorly with the standard Windows95/98 drivers -- you need to download the
generic driver on the Yamaha web site.

Another problem I have encountered (which is the same as the first problem)
is that a card which states it is compatible may not truly be compatible.

In short, experiment with different sound card drivers which are known to
work with your particular card's chipset.

gary r. tennesen
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dharam Bhardwaj
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 8:51 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] cyclone joystick probs


I am attempting to get this joystick, a cyclone digital, working on a
cyrix 166 system running windows 98, and the things fails to work.
Reports failure at loading direct 6. System fails to 'accept' the
joystick. The stick is fine since it works on other machines. The sound
card with the game port is decent. The video card is a sis 8 meg for
decent graphics. Any ideas? Is it the cyrix cpu? Could it be the sound
card? The joystick is on a parallel port. The mobo is that old
cumbersome M571 from PCChips. Ram is at 64meg. Tx.

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