Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Vibra 16

Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16, 
Sound Blaster AWE32, 
Sound Blaster Vibra 16

The features and interfaces that are supported by the Solaris sbpro driver are described in the audio(7D)  and sbpro(7D)  man pages.

The Sound Blaster 16 optional SCSI-2 interface is supported by the Solaris aic driver. See the "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 Interface" Device Reference Page for configuration information on the SCSI controller.

Preconfiguration Information

• For Sound Blaster 16 cards that have an on-board SCSI subsystem, the audio subsystem needs its own I/O (port) address and an IRQ, distinct from those of the SCSI subsystem.

• Output volume is controlled by software. Be sure the volume thumbwheel on the back of the card is turned all the way up to the maximum volume setting; otherwise you may not hear any sound.

• Microphone input is treated as a mono source; however, all the jacks on the back of the Sound Blaster cards are stereo jacks. If your microphone has a mono plug, convert it to stereo using an appropriate adapter.

Supported Settings

If your card supports Plug and Play, your device resources are configured automatically. Use the following settings for devices that don't support Plug and Play.

Defaults are shown in this typeface.

Known Problems and Limitations

• The Sound Blaster card cannot share IRQ settings with any other card installed in your system. The most common conflicts occur with the LPT1 parallel port or a network card.

  • If your device is not a Plug and Play device and a hardware-jumpered IRQ setting conflicts with another device, change the IRQ jumper setting on the Sound Blaster card to one listed under "Supported Settings."

• Non-Plug and Play Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster Vibra 16, and Sound Blaster AWE32 cards are all recognized as Sound Blaster 16 cards.

• The ISA version IBM Token Ring and compatible adapters will not work in a system that contains a Sound Blaster card that is configured at the default I/O port address (0x220). If possible, move the Sound Blaster card to port address 0x240; otherwise, remove the Sound Blaster device from the system.

Configuration Procedure

Hardware Configuration

Make sure you set the jumpers for the audio interface and not for the SCSI interface, if your Sound Blaster 16 card has an on-board SCSI controller.

If you have a Sound Blaster 16 card and you intend to use the SCSI interface, you may have to set the jumpers that control the SCSI I/O address.

See the "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 Interface" Device Reference Page for information on setting the Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 jumpers, and make a note of any changes.