antfullpac

I just got my audio working great with all standard win32 applications but it will not work with my dos. I'm already familiar with setting up sound options. I had all my old dos games configured and playing beatifully with my old c-media card but now I can't make anything work. When I try to setup the sound it just tells me 'Sound Blaster not detected on selected port' and for music it tells me 'could not detect fm chip' I visited the via tech forum and I saw many people had sound at least working but they had other problems. Alot of those people kept saying all they did was go into the bios and select 'make audio Sound Blaster compatible' but I see no options like this in my award bios. My via ac97 model is 8233 chipset just to let you know. Please help me, ny advise will taken with much gratitude.

1. Realtek Ac97 Driver Windows 10
2. Ac97 Drivers Windows 7

Originally posted by Bellbus If the DOS mode is enabled, the VIA software should install the DOS Drivers when you use the install CD Menu. 1 Tiny, minor, BIG SMALL distincion here. When a 'Driver' says DOS mode, it does not means it Works in DOS, as in a Real DOS, you know the one that does not requires Windoze to run first. The one where you just boot up and you are in DOS. So back to. 'should' install the DOS Drivers when you use the Install CD Menu.

yeah it Should, but to really find out look under the hook check if new Entries has been added to Config.sys and Autoexec.bat also see for new directories created that stores the files listed inside Config.sys and autoexec.bat. I agree, that in normal cases this is true, however. With the VIA 686A & 686B The Autoexec.bat may not have anything. The 'Set Blaster I5.' Are actually set in the BIOS The Autoexec.bat will contain a call to 'Via.Com'. C: ViaAudio Via.com that tiggers these settings.

Realtek Ac97 Driver Windows 10

Unfortunately a lot of DOS programs need the SET BLASTER command and this is why I mentioned that the DOS support 'aint that great. You should see a message on boot up (black with White writing) stating 'DOS Drivers installed' With the Via 8223, I think it's the same, but I'll check tonight with my machine that contains this onboard sound chip (most of my baords have Via 686 sound).

I actually plan to disable all the onboard sound on my boards and put cheapo Sound Blaster 128 cards in. Mactheripper for mac. The DOS support does work, but seems a bit too touchy for me. Another file to look at is the Dosstart.bat.

It can be in C: or C: Windows. This contains DOS only drivers (that are triggered when you select Shut Down to DOS). Some drivers insert the pure DOS driver calls in here. If you are using F8 to get to DOS, just type Dosstart.bat in either of those locations in DOS. Even Sound Blaster 16 / 32 / AWE 64 needed drivers in DOS, to fully work properly.

Ac97 Drivers Windows 7

Many (most?) DOS games' sound will work in a Windoz DOS box W/O dos sound drivers loaded in Config.sys/Autoexec.bat - Windoz emulates the DOS sound drivers - at least for Creative cards. However, I've found this is problematic on some W9X installs. First, type set in a Windoz DOS box. You should see a SET BLASTER=. Line if Winders did it right (even w/o that line being present in Autoexec).

There should also be a C: windows Cnfg.snd file and/or some Sndblst=. Line in System.ini for Winders to emulate properly. Originally posted by BFlurie Frodo, what OS?

Many (most?) DOS games' sound will work in a Windoz DOS box W/O dos sound drivers loaded in Config.sys/Autoexec.bat - Windoz emulates the DOS sound drivers - at least for Creative cards. However, I've found this is problematic on some W9X installs. First, type set in a Windoz DOS box.

You should see a SET BLASTER=. Line if Winders did it right (even w/o that line being present in Autoexec). There should also be a C: windows Cnfg.snd file and/or some Sndblst=. Line in System.ini for Winders to emulate properly. That's why i said in DOS, and not in a DOS windows, or DOS box my understand from him is that he wanted to run games in Pure DOS, without having to go into windows first.

You know when you do F8 and select Comand Prompt Only. I downloaded the manual and had a quick look. Your right, there's not settings for the IRQ or DOS in the BIOS. I suggest you try the properties of the driver.

Control Panel System Devices Tab Open out the Sound Tree Highlight the AC97 Driver by clicking on it once. Click properties - you may be able to set the DOS support there. You could also take a look at the current IRQ's being used. Click on 'Computer' at the top of the Tree and then click Properties.

Look down the list of IRQ's to check IRQ 5 & 7 (most common for DOS drivers) Have you actually tried shutting down to DOS rather than a DOS Window and triggering the game from there. I'm afraid, my experience of trying to play older DOS games from within Windows is not that great. They often complain of a device already using the sound device (hence no sound). I'd still try pure DOS, just to check whether the actual driver is working, or is it something else. You may also want to check the DOSSTART.BAT file for the DOS sound driver trigger.

This is sometimes used by sound drivers (like the SB 128) to contain the DOS part of the program. You could try moving this into the Autoexec.bat instead.