Microsoft KB Archive/124944

= Sound Blaster Cards and Windows Driver Information =

Article ID: 124944

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q124944



SUMMARY
The following Sound Blaster sound card and Windows driver information was obtained from Creative Labs support.



MORE INFORMATION
                                  Creative Labs Card                Model No.       BBS File

Sound Blaster         1350           SBW31.EXE

Sound Blaster Pro     1330           SBPW31.EXE

Sound Blaster Pro 2   1600           SBP2W31.EXE

Sound Blaster 16      CT2770         SB16UP.EXE (value edition)

Sound Blaster 16 ASP  CT2230 (or)    SB16UP.EXE CT1740

Sound Blaster 16 MCD  CT2230         SB16UP.EXE

Sound Blaster 16 SCSI CT1770         SB16UP.EXE

Sound Blaster AWE 32  CT3780         SBAWE32.EXE (value edition)

Drivers Installed in the Control Panel --

The following is a list of the drivers installed in the Drivers section of the Control Panel.

Sound Blaster Pro:

Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2 Midi Synthesizer Creative Sound Blaster Pro Auxiliary Audio Creative Sound Blaster Pro Wave and Midi

Sound Blaster 1350:

Sound Blaster 2.0 Auxiliary Audio Sound Blaster 2.0 Wave and Midi Sound Blaster 2.0 Sound

Sound Blaster Pro 2 and the Sound Blaster 16 ASP:

Sound Blaster 16 Auxiliary Audio Sound Blaster 16 Wave and Midi Sound Blaster 16 Sound

Sound Blaster 16:

Voyetra / Sound Blaster SuperSAPI FM Driver Creative Sound Blaster 16 Auxiliary Audio Creative Sound Blaster 16 Wave and MIDI

WIN.INI Settings

There are no WIN.INI settings.

SYSTEM.INI Settings ---

[386Enh] Device=vsbpd.386

[Drivers] AUX=sbpaux.drv MIDI=sbpfm.drv   or   MIDI=sbp2fm.drv for Sound Blaster Pro 2 WAVE=sbpsnd.drv MIDI1=sbpsnd.drv

[Sndblst.drv] port=            Port, Interrupt, and DMA Channel settings for card int= dmachannel=

Special Note for Sound Blaster 16 users ---

The Sound Blaster 16 installation adds these drivers to the SYSTEM.INI:

[drivers] Aux=sb16aux.drv MIDI=sb16fm.drv MIDI1=sb16snd.drv Wave=sb16snd.drv

Sound Blaster 16 adds this section to the SYSTEM.INI

[sndblst.drv] Port=220 Int=5 DmaChannel=1 MidiPort=330 HDmaChannel=5 SaveOnExit=0 Palette=

In some instances, the SNDBLST.DRV section in the SYSTEM.INI may be empty. This is caused by an incomplete or failed installation of the Sound Blaster 16 driver software. To reinstall the drivers, exit Windows, run the INSTALL program from the SB16 directory, and select "Setup Windows."

MIDI Mapper Settings

The MIDI Mapper Name field for the Sound Blaster 16 should be set to SB16 Ext FM. The other Sound Blaster cards should have All FM or Ext FM for the Name field.

Special Notes on Driver Filenames -

For Sound Blaster 1330, there should not be any drivers listed in the [Drivers] section of the SYSTEM.INI file that contain a "2" in the driver name; for example, "sbp2fm.drv" shouldn't be listed. If there is no bass line when you play the CANYON.MID file, the SBP2FM.DRV is probably being used instead of SBPFM.DRV. To play CANYON.MID, do the following:

1. Open the Media Player, which is normally located in the Accessories group.

2. Choose MIDI Sequencer from the Device menu.

3. Choose the CANYON.MID file located in the Windows directory and choose OK.

4. Choose the Play button.

For earlier Sound Blaster 1600 cards, all drivers listed in the [Drivers] section of the SYSTEM.INI file will have a "2" in the driver name. Later Sound Blaster 1600 cards only have one driver file with a "2" in the driver name (sbp2fm.drv).

The SET BLASTER Entry -

Specifies the base I/O address, Interrupt number (IRQ), DMA and HDMA channels for hardware configuration.

Example:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6

A--Specifies the Sound Blaster 16 base I/O port I-- Specifies the Interrupt request line D-- Specifies the DMA channel H-- Specifies the HDMA channel P-- Specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port T-- Specifies the card type

How to Tell What Type of Card You Have --

The "T" entry on the Set Blaster line indicates what type of card you have.

This T Entry      Means you have this card type

T6                All 16 bit Sound Blaster cards are type 6. T5                The 8 bit Pro card is type 5. T4                (card #1600) The SB PRO is type 4. T3                (card #1350) A parameter of type 3 indicates an old Sound Blaster card T2                (card #1330) All 8 bit cards are type 2.

Note that the only way to be absolutely sure of your card type is to open your computer and look at the card.

Other Sound Blaster Environment Settings

SET MIDI=SYNTH: MAP:

In the above setting, specifies the MIDI file format used (1 is an FM chip, 2 is an MPU-401 port), and  is where the MIDI data is sent to (G is General MIDI, E is Extended MIDI, and B is Basic MIDI).

SET SOUND=

Specifies the directory location of SB16 drivers and software.

For additional information, contact Creative Labs:

- Technical support (405) 742-6655 - Recorded frequently asked questions (405) 742-6622 - Creative Labs BBS (File Section A): (405) 742-6660

The Creative Labs products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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