DOS ain't dead

ISA Sound Card (Miscellaneous)

posted by rr  , Berlin, Germany, 14.02.2008, 10:02

> What surprises me is that my BIOS reports IRQ = 5, LowDMA = 1, HighDMA =
> 3, while DOS software tools, which identify IRQ and DMA settings say IRQ =
> 5, LowDMA = 1, HighDMA = 1. If I try to use HighDMA = 3, programs either
> crash or do not generate any sound. HighDMA = 1 works fine, but with
> static clicks, when HD LED's flash.

Did you enable ECP or EPP for your parallel ports? Try to disable.

Stupid question: Are DMA channels 0, 1, or 3 really suitable for 16 bit transfers? AFAIK these are 8 bit only. Please tell us your sound card's CTxxxx number and motherboard model.

---
Forum admin

Complete thread:

• ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 13.02.2008, 00:11 (Miscellaneous)
  • ISA Sound Card - Rugxulo, 13.02.2008, 01:51
    • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 13.02.2008, 03:23
      • ISA Sound Card - Laaca, 13.02.2008, 07:41
        • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 14.02.2008, 00:09
          • ISA Sound Card - rr, 14.02.2008, 10:02
            • ISA Sound Card - RayeR, 14.02.2008, 16:25
            • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 14.02.2008, 23:59
              • ISA Sound Card - rr, 15.02.2008, 13:52
                • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 18.02.2008, 23:46
                  • ISA Sound Card - rr, 19.02.2008, 10:07
                    • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 19.02.2008, 23:42
            • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 15.02.2008, 11:41
              • ISA Sound Card - RayeR, 15.02.2008, 19:06
          • ISA Sound Card - Laaca, 14.02.2008, 10:29
            • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 14.02.2008, 23:51
      • ISA Sound Card - Japheth, 13.02.2008, 08:34
  • ISA Sound Card - RayeR, 13.02.2008, 11:13
    • ISA Sound Card - Deniska, 14.02.2008, 00:03
      • ISA Sound Card - RayeR, 14.02.2008, 16:30