Re: SB16 ISA

[Cerridwen]

James wrote:
> I have a legacy Soundblaster 16 card in a ISA slot. After upgrading
> from Windows98 SE to XP, I'm having problems..
>
> Checking the control panel, the sound device panel is ghosted and the
> legacy sound driver panel is blank. I tried to load a driver from
> Creative. The support web site does not have a driver for an SB16
> ISA card for windows XP.
>
> I assume that XP is not recognizing the old sound card because it is
> not Plug and Play(?)
>
> Does windows XP support older cards like this?
>
> James

It's not recognising it because it's prehistoric! I had one in a P90 - and
that's going back nearly 15 years! C'mon drag your butt into the 21st
century! PCI cards aren't expensive - you can pick up a basic Audigy for
under £30.

[Yves Leclerc]

Come on! I have a AWE64 ISA in XP on a P-III 866Mhz.

James: You need to "reserve" on IRQ in the computer BIOS for ISA/NON-Plug
and Play. Usually need IRQ5.

Y.

"Cerridwen" > wrote in message
...
> James wrote:
> > I have a legacy Soundblaster 16 card in a ISA slot. After upgrading
> > from Windows98 SE to XP, I'm having problems..
> >
> > Checking the control panel, the sound device panel is ghosted and the
> > legacy sound driver panel is blank. I tried to load a driver from
> > Creative. The support web site does not have a driver for an SB16
> > ISA card for windows XP.
> >
> > I assume that XP is not recognizing the old sound card because it is
> > not Plug and Play(?)
> >
> > Does windows XP support older cards like this?
> >
> > James
>
> It's not recognising it because it's prehistoric! I had one in a P90 - and
> that's going back nearly 15 years! C'mon drag your butt into the 21st
> century! PCI cards aren't expensive - you can pick up a basic Audigy for
> under £30.
>
>

[Bob Knowlden]

I believe that XP doesn't autodetect ISA cards, even if they're Plug & Play
ISA.

However, XP supports ISA devices. XP includes built-in drivers for the SB16.
Use the add hardware wizard, and follow it through to do a manual
installation of the Creative "Sound Blaster 16 or Awe 32 (WDM)" drivers.

This ought to work, although it has been a while since I installed an ISA
device under XP. My last couple of mainboards have had no ISA slots.

Good luck.

Bob Knowlden

Address altered to avoid spam. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"James" > wrote in message
...
> I have a legacy Soundblaster 16 card in a ISA slot. After upgrading from
Windows98 SE to XP, I'm having problems..
>
> Checking the control panel, the sound device panel is ghosted and the
legacy sound driver panel is blank. I tried to load a driver from Creative.
The support web site does not have a driver for an SB16 ISA card for windows
XP.
>
> I assume that XP is not recognizing the old sound card because it is not
Plug and Play(?)
>
> Does windows XP support older cards like this?
>
> James