Re: Low volume with Sound Blaster 16 sound card

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:55:36 -0600

start/run, type SNDVOL32 , and Options menu, Properties,
put a check mark in the scrolling list for all items, OK

Push the slider all the way to the top for all items 

-- 
Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
marfers notes for windows xp 
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"dmontaldo" <dmontaldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:305F8CC7-A90A-4E71-88AD-262B5E36ADFC@microsoft.com...
> Problem:
> Very low volume level when playing WAV, MP3 or Music CD with an ISA Sound
> Blaster 16  (model CT2290) Sound card, on a COMPAQ Deskpro  EP - P350 with 
> a
> Pentium II processor 350 Mzh, 192 Mb RAM and a 20 Gb hard disk running
> Windows XP professional (Spanish).
>
> Sound device installed (from Control Panel/System/Device Manager):
>
> Sound Blaster 16, AWE32 or compatible (WDM),   from Microsoft, date
> 01/07/2001  version  5.1.2535.0
>
> Resources:
> I/O 0220 - 022F
> I/O 0330 - 0331
> I/O 0338 - 038B
> IRQ 05
> DMA 01
> DMA 05
>
> Driver Files:
> C:\Windows\System32\Dirvers:
>
> ctlsb16.sys        Creative Tech. 5.1.2501 WinDDK
> Drmk.sys        Microsoft 5.1.2600
> Ks.sys              Microsoft 5.1.2600
> Portcls.sys        Microsoft 5.1.2600
> Stream.sys       Microsoft 5.1.2600
>
> C:\Windows\System32:
>
> ksproxy.ax         Microsoft 5.1.2600
> Ksuser.dll         Microsoft 5.1.2600
> Wdmaud.drv      Microsoft 5.1.2600
>
>
> Windows Media Player   8.00.00.4477
>
> This is my old machine I used at the office that I brought home.   It is
> still ok to browse the web but it didn't have a sound card.   This
> motherboard has two ISA slots, so I looked for my old Sound Blaster 16
> (retail version, NOT OEM) and installed it.   Device manager reports no
> conflicts, "the device is working properly" but the sound level is very 
> low
> even moving the sound control volume all the way up and turning the 
> speakers
> volume control knob to the maximum.
>
> I couldn't find any Windows XP drivers for this card browsing Creative's
> Tech. Web site or anywhere else.     I requested support to Creative Tech.
> but they just don't support this card any more.
>
> To find out if there was any kind of incompatibility between the
> motherboard, the sound card or speakers (the original speakers are gone 
> long
> time ago) I unplugged the hard disk and installed an old 850 Mb disk in 
> its
> place.   Formatted the disk and installed Windows 98.   Running this 
> Compaq
> under Windows 98 with Win 98 drivers, the sound card works perfectly, 
> which
> means that there isn't any hardware incompatibility and the that the 
> problem
> might be the Win XP drivers or some other piece of software.
>
> I know that this is an old sound card, but it's just fine to play some 
> music
> while you work or browse the web, so why not use it ?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Please e-mail to:
>
> Dmontaldo@adinet.com.uy
>
> Darwin Montaldo
>
>

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