Sound Blaster 16 Incorrectly Detected After Being Removed
Article ID: 132114
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q132114
SYMPTOMS
If you remove the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 sound card in Device
Manager, and then use the Add New Hardware Wizard to detect and re-install
it, the sound card may be incorrectly detected as an Ad Lib Gold Compatible
(OPL3) sound card.
CAUSE
Removing the Sound Blaster 16 sound card in Device Manager leaves the
device in an unrecoverable state. As a result, the Add New Hardware Wizard
cannot reliably detect the card.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, turn your computer off and then back on before
you run the Add New Hardware Wizard. If you have already run the Add New
Hardware Wizard, use the following steps to remove the incorrectly detected
sound card:
- Use the right mouse button to click My Computer, then click
Properties on the menu that appears.
- Click the Device Manager tab.
- Double-click the Sound, Video, And Game Controllers branch to
expand it.
- Click the Ad Lib Gold Compatible (OPL3) sound card.
- Click Remove.
- Click OK.
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