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 information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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The following Sound Blaster sound card and Windows driver information
was obtained from Creative Technology technical support.

MORE INFORMATION
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                                Windows Driver
                                Location                 Creative Labs
Card                 Model No.  (Sound card setup disks) BBS File
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Sound Blaster          1350     \sb\windows  or          SBW31.EXE
                                \sbpro\windrv
Sound Blaster Pro      1330     Not Shipped              SBPW31.EXE
Sound Blaster Pro 2    1600     \sbpro\win31 or          SBP2W31.EXE
                                \sbpro\windrv
Sound Blaster 16 ASP            3.5 inch  \sbp or        Not Available
                                cdrom \windows\sbp       Call Creative
                                cdrom \windows\sbp2      Labs Support

Drivers Installed in the Control Panel
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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
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[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
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There are no WIN.INI settings.

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

Special Notes on Driver Filenames
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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
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The AUTOEXEC.BAT file has  a "t" entry on the Set Blaster line, which
indicates what type of card you have. The entries are:

   Card       Setting
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   1330       t2
   1350       t3
   1600       t4
   asp        t6

(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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