Hi;
Ensoniq is also know as sound blaster compatible. This is what IRQ 5 is used
for 9 is for the MPU 401 sound. When you set up the sound card these
settings have been pretty much the standard. When you run games at least in
the past this is where they would look for the information they needed to
play any music and sounds. Music is generally the .wav you may see or the
lesser quality mid files. As for removing them I would not suggest it. Why
put the sound card in only to remove access to the card. You will have to
live with the idea that sound is a resource hog.
Mark D. Roberge
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>The post about Ensoniq AudioPCI cards reminded me of a question I wanted to
>ask.  I have one of the cards.   It works fine by the way with with DirectX
>5.  The install of the card took two IRQ's in my system.  The normal one on
>IRQ 9 and something called "Ensoniq Audio PCI legacy device" on IRQ 5.  Can
>some one tell what this might be for?  Can it be removed or can the IRQ be
>used?  IRQ's are in short enough supply without having a card take two.
>
>Ben Moore
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