Microsoft KB Archive/109180

Sound Blaster Cards and Windows Driver Information PSS ID Number: Q109180 Article last modified on 11-02-1994 PSS database name: HOMEMM

WINDOWS

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

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Windows Driver Location                Creative Labs

Card Model No. (Sound card setup disks) BBS File
Sound Blaster 1350 or SBW31.EXE Sound Blaster Pro 1330 Not Shipped SBPW31.EXE Sound Blaster Pro 2 1600  or SBP2W31.EXE  Sound Blaster 16 ASP 3.5 inch or Not Available cdrom Call Creative cdrom  Labs Support

Drivers Installed in the Control Panel
The following is a list of the drivers you should see installed in the Drivers section of the Control Panel. Sound Blaster Pro: Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2 Midi Synthesizer Creative Sound Blaster Pro Auxillary Audio Creative Sound Blaster Pro Wave and Midi Sound Blaster 1350: Sound Blaster 2.0 Auxillary Audio Sound Blaster 2.0 Wave and Midi Sound Blaster 2.0 Sound Sound Blaster Pro 2 1600 and the Sound Blaster 16 ASP: Sound Blaster 16 Auxillary Audio Sound Blaster 16 Wave and Midi Sound Blaster 16 sound

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=

WIN.INI Settings
There are no WIN.INI settings.

MIDI Mapper Settings
The MIDI Mapper should be set to All FM or Ext FM on all of the cards.

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).

How to Tell What Type of Card You Have
The AUTOEXEC.BAT file has a “t” entry on the Set Blaster line, which indicates what type of card you have. The entries are:

(However, opening your computer and looking at the card is the only way to be absolutely sure of your card type.) For additional information contact: Creative Technology technical support: (405) 742-6622 Creative Technology BBS (File Section A): (405) 742-6660 The Creative Technology 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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