waveyl Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 hi people, i have an integrated soundcard on my PC (crap). I had a leftover Soundblaster PCI 128 (also crap, but better then the integrated crap). So i installed it and the drivers on Windows 2000. The soundblaster is not working, and the computer does funny things when i try to play any type of media. my question is, do i have to disable the integrated soundcard? and if so, how would i go about doing that? any response would be appreciated thanx. lavi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by waveyl: ...the computer does funny things...[/quote]Hmmm...that's a bit too technical and precise... ;) ...could you explain it a little better? miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarf Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by waveyl: [b]hi people, i have an integrated soundcard on my PC (crap). I had a leftover Soundblaster PCI 128 (also crap, but better then the integrated crap). So i installed it and the drivers on Windows 2000. The soundblaster is not working, and the computer does funny things when i try to play any type of media. my question is, do i have to disable the integrated soundcard? and if so, how would i go about doing that? any response would be appreciated thanx. lavi.[/b][/quote]Yes, you should disable the internal sound. You'll have to check the manual for your motherboard (or the website) since each one uses different jumpers to accomplish this. -- Rob I have the mind of a criminal genius.....I keep it in the freezer next to mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveyl Posted December 9, 2002 Author Share Posted December 9, 2002 sure yeah, sorry. whenever i click the the speaker icon for instance, in the tray (botton right corner of the screen), the compute will freeze for a few seconds, and then bring up the volume options. It freezes when i bring up Windows media player, also, and when i try to play any sort of media (ie. mp3's...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveyl Posted December 9, 2002 Author Share Posted December 9, 2002 hmmmm...i see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveyl Posted December 9, 2002 Author Share Posted December 9, 2002 so i'd have to disconnect it manualy from inside the computer? can i not just use the "remove hardeware" from within windows to disable the integrated soundcard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Check the BIOS setup to see if you can disable the on-board sound from there. Even if it's disabled in Windows it can still be eating up resources unless it's disabled at the BIOS level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Dwarf is right, you need to look this up. Chances are good that you will have to actually flip a dip switch on the Mobo or adjust settings in your bios. Best of luck, - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveyl Posted December 9, 2002 Author Share Posted December 9, 2002 cool, thanx for the advice...i'll try to do this, even though it's my first time flippin switches and all inside the computer...i'll be careful though. thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I've had to do this on several machines and could always do it in the BIOS. Never had to touch a jumper (for this purpose at least). Trouble is, it's getting increasingly difficult to figure out how to get into the BIOS. Usually, you hold down one key during boot up: esc, F1, or Del, in my experience. But some procedures are more complicated. BTW, MAudio appears to be coming out with a consumer card called Revolution. Could be a cheap alternative for you, and chances it are it will be less noisy than an Audigy. Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 You computer should probably access bios by hitting the del key when its booting and there is a message to hit del to enter setup. Somewhere in there you'll find the feature to disable the internal sound card. Now, the bad news is Windows 2000 is NT based and your stock Soundblaster 128 driver won't work. You'll have to do some searching to find one for NT & may not be able to. I never could get my Soundblaster Live card to work with Windows 2000 at all so I got rid of it. Windows 2000 that is. There is probably someone else here that can direct you to the right place if drivers are available, and direct you in the correct installation and setup in Windows 2000. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveyl Posted December 10, 2002 Author Share Posted December 10, 2002 thanx for the great info. Man, it would suck if SB 128 is not compatible with windows 2000. I'd have to use the integrated sound card for simple recordings, but it's so noisy i don't even think it's worth it. Hopefully soon i'll be able to get a Echo Mia or something like that, something a little better, but right now, i'm hardly able to do anything with what i've got. anyway, thanx again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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