[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Hardwareproblem - Soundblaster/33MHz 386

mnrausch@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Martin Rausche) (05/21/91)

I have a big problem with Soundblaster on a 33MHz-386 board.
Description of the problem:

I have installed the Soundblaster (ver1.5) in my computer. Then I tried
to run the test-sbc.exe program. It stops with a window saying: Error 0400.
The manual says: DMA-conflict (Remove your scannercard or ...) SB uses
DMA channel 1 and this feature cannot be reconfigured. (Great, what can
I do? I haven't got a scanner card. Maybe I schould buy one to remove it from
my computer :-) 
Then I tried parrot.bat and ... it worked !!!!
Then I tried fmorgan.bat and ... it worked !!!!
Then I tried sbaitso.bat and ... it said "HELL" and locked up the computer !!!!

Description of hardware:

33MHz 386 with C&T-chips
AT-Bus-Controller with 210MB-Seagate-harddisk
Speedstar SuperVGA
Soundblaster version 1.5 (without CMS-Chips)


I NEED HELP !!!
I tried the SB on three different computers and it worked. I hope someone
out there knows how to get that Sound%$^#$& to work on my machine.
Thanks in advance for your help. Please answer by EMail and I post a summary.

Martin. (mnrausch@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de)



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| Martin Rausche                                                              |
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ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) (05/22/91)

From article <1991May21.094320.23800@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, by mnrausch@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Martin Rausche):
> I have a big problem with Soundblaster on a 33MHz-386 board.
> Description of the problem:
> 
> I have installed the Soundblaster (ver1.5) in my computer. Then I tried
> to run the test-sbc.exe program. It stops with a window saying: Error 0400.
> The manual says: DMA-conflict (Remove your scannercard or ...) SB uses
> DMA channel 1 and this feature cannot be reconfigured. (Great, what can
> I do? I haven't got a scanner card. Maybe I schould buy one to remove it from
> my computer :-) 
> Then I tried parrot.bat and ... it worked !!!!
> Then I tried fmorgan.bat and ... it worked !!!!
> Then I tried sbaitso.bat and ... it said "HELL" and locked up the computer !!!!
> 
> Description of hardware:
> 
> 33MHz 386 with C&T-chips
> AT-Bus-Controller with 210MB-Seagate-harddisk
> Speedstar SuperVGA
> Soundblaster version 1.5 (without CMS-Chips)
> 
> 
> I NEED HELP !!!
> I tried the SB on three different computers and it worked. I hope someone
> out there knows how to get that Sound%$^#$& to work on my machine.
> Thanks in advance for your help. Please answer by EMail and I post a summary.
> 
> Martin. (mnrausch@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de)

Call Creative Labs for their BBS number and download a file call PROG.EXE
which contain the 33MHz version of testsbc, etc.