question about installing a new sound card

The Captain · December 3rd, 2002

I'm thinking about purchasing a cheapo soundcard (GameSurround Muse 5.1 DVD for $30) so that the sound in Max Payne will work for me. On most other systems, I would just remove the old sound card, but I have a sound/modem pci card combo so I cannot remove it without removing the modem also. I know that if I delete the drivers for the sound card, everytime I start windows it will say that it has found new hardware. So, is there a way to disable my old sound card or choose the one I want to use? Will having two soundcards at the same time be bad for my system?

Ninjaa · December 3rd, 2002

I don't think that having two soundcards will hurt anything. My brother in law uses 2 soundcards at once when doing DJ stuff, and I have booted my computer a few times with my onboard sound activated by accident, and it worked just fine.

If you want to get rid of the nasty thing though, just disable it in your device manager.

The Captain · December 3rd, 2002

thx Ninja

JAZ · December 4th, 2002

I use my pc to dj mp3s and I've had 2 soundcards in with no problems at all, except in win98 1 of the joystick ports wouldnt work due to a conflict but that was no prob (they both work in xp just fine)

hoyoyo80 · December 4th, 2002

my sis7012 sound in mafia is like the voice of donald duck...what do you guy think of creative vibra 128?

Ninjaa · December 4th, 2002

hoyoyo80, I am not a fan of the pre-SB Live! sound cards from Creative. I used to run an AWE 64 Value, but when I got my Live!, I realized just how crappy it was. I would suggest paying the extra for some quality.

**Kane** · December 5th, 2002

The AWE was good when it came out. I loved those old AWE designed games.

w3_tennis_duran · December 5th, 2002

MY CREATIVE SOUNDCARD ENSONIQ WEN IM USING IT IN WINAMP I CANT GET SOUND IN OTHER APLICATION SILLY OLD SOUNDCARD MMSYS ALREADY IN USE BWAH

jegHegy · December 5th, 2002

yeah, that's because you don't use the DirectSound output plugin. or your soundcard only supports one sound source. that's prolly the case if your using the DS plugin and still doesn't work.

nyaa

**Kane** · December 5th, 2002

Old ISA cards can only reproduce 1 sound at a time if the app you're using doesn't mix them.

hoyoyo80 · December 5th, 2002

i bought winfast 6 sound today since only vibra 128 and winfast available...

Esturk · December 5th, 2002

Who makes Winfast 6? Sounds like a generic brand or something.

hoyoyo80 · December 5th, 2002

leadtek make winfast 6xsound...i don't know how good/bad it is but i just want to get rid of my sis7012 onboard,coz when i play mafia the voice sound like a donald duck

w3_tennis_duran · December 5th, 2002

lol uhh my soundcard is not isa my ensoniq is pci but if my o-s is windows xp and i use xp builtin driver my ensoniq can suport multiple aplication 1 time wierd ???

jegHegy · December 5th, 2002

get it's proper drivers from the manufacturer.

nyaa

December 3rd, 2002	#1 (permalink)
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,446	question about installing a new sound card I'm thinking about purchasing a cheapo soundcard (GameSurround Muse 5.1 DVD for $30) so that the sound in Max Payne will work for me. On most other systems, I would just remove the old sound card, but I have a sound/modem pci card combo so I cannot remove it without removing the modem also. I know that if I delete the drivers for the sound card, everytime I start windows it will say that it has found new hardware. So, is there a way to disable my old sound card or choose the one I want to use? Will having two soundcards at the same time be bad for my system? __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

December 3rd, 2002	#3 (permalink)
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,446	thx Ninja __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

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hoyoyo80 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darkside Of Xeen Posts: 1,124	my sis7012 sound in mafia is like the voice of donald duck...what do you guy think of creative vibra 128? __________________ Signature filesize too large

December 5th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	The AWE was good when it came out. I loved those old AWE designed games. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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w3_tennis_duran Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: asia Posts: 260	MY CREATIVE SOUNDCARD ENSONIQ WEN IM USING IT IN WINAMP I CANT GET SOUND IN OTHER APLICATION SILLY OLD SOUNDCARD MMSYS ALREADY IN USE BWAH __________________ i fight like a girl!

December 3rd, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I don't think that having two soundcards will hurt anything. My brother in law uses 2 soundcards at once when doing DJ stuff, and I have booted my computer a few times with my onboard sound activated by accident, and it worked just fine. If you want to get rid of the nasty thing though, just disable it in your device manager.

December 4th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,424	I use my pc to dj mp3s and I've had 2 soundcards in with no problems at all, except in win98 1 of the joystick ports wouldnt work due to a conflict but that was no prob (they both work in xp just fine)

December 4th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	hoyoyo80, I am not a fan of the pre-SB Live! sound cards from Creative. I used to run an AWE 64 Value, but when I got my Live!, I realized just how crappy it was. I would suggest paying the extra for some quality.

December 5th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	yeah, that's because you don't use the DirectSound output plugin. or your soundcard only supports one sound source. that's prolly the case if your using the DS plugin and still doesn't work. nyaa

December 5th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Old ISA cards can only reproduce 1 sound at a time if the app you're using doesn't mix them. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

December 5th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
hoyoyo80 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darkside Of Xeen Posts: 1,124	i bought winfast 6 sound today since only vibra 128 and winfast available... __________________ Signature filesize too large

December 5th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Who makes Winfast 6? Sounds like a generic brand or something. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

December 5th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
hoyoyo80 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darkside Of Xeen Posts: 1,124	leadtek make winfast 6xsound...i don't know how good/bad it is but i just want to get rid of my sis7012 onboard,coz when i play mafia the voice sound like a donald duck __________________ Signature filesize too large

December 5th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
w3_tennis_duran Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: asia Posts: 260	lol uhh my soundcard is not isa my ensoniq is pci but if my o-s is windows xp and i use xp builtin driver my ensoniq can suport multiple aplication 1 time wierd ??? __________________ i fight like a girl!

December 5th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	get it's proper drivers from the manufacturer. nyaa

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