Recently, I built a system for a client:
I am using a Sound Blaster 16 PCI card in a AMD900 system, ASUS Motherboard, running Win98 SE.
I’ve built a hundred of these same systems, but have never run into a problem like this.
After the system reboots, the computer will not play a MIDI file, and only MIDI files, WAVs, MP3s, CDs, anything else works fine but MIDIs come out as pure static.
If removed from the Device Manager and then Refreshed (or reboot), a fresh driver loaded, it plays MIDIs just fine. But immediately after reboot, back to square 1.
I have already tried:
Using a different SB 16 PCI, in the same slot and different slot, didn’t work.
Using a SB 128 card, with new drivers same slot different slot.
Uninstalling plug ins and different sound programs.
Got latest drivers from creative.com.
Updated Virus Definitions from Norton and did a full scan.
Edited the startup programs with MSCONFIG and Custom Startup.
Remd out SB lines in autoexec.bat.
I have not reinstalled Win98SE… yet… as
It worked fine for the first few weeks she had the system.
I feel whatever corrupted the drivers in the first place, will do so again.
250 points for this, so I can have a happy customer!!
Thanks for any help – Tom
