The sndpci library we did not write. So it's probably an issue with the library. I forget who wrote it. Those PCI sound cards tend to have problems under DOS. The author of the library can be contacted at starus2009@mail.ru. I unfortunately do not have an SB Live card to test and debug these …

well, i`m testet with quake 1.06 and noises is on. but this is not problem. main problem with quake 2 + SB Live! Very big disk activity. not playable. SIS 661FX or I965 with "-sndpci" key. on 661FX SB Live work as SB emul.

OK. I would have to test it on my hardware. What happens when you play Quake 1 the original 1.06 version or the QDOS port with these sound cards? I do have an ESS chipset on a few P2 laptops and it works fine there. i have not tried original 1.06. i will try it tomorrow. this about ESS, but what`s …

Maraakate wrote: Are you playing under real DOS or from a DOS Box session within Windows? I have never tried it on an SB Live. Are you using smartdrv? Real DOS 6.22. smartdrv nothing change. i try with it and without. i use not real hdd, i use SD2IDE adapter (it work many faster than hdd).

Hello. I have problems with quake for dos. situation: MB: i440bx s370 cpu: Celeron 433@600mhz mem: 512mb sound: if i use ESS688 or ESS1868, then after running Q1 or Q2 i hear the big (and rhythmic) noises. if i use SB Live 5.1 (SB0100) as SB emulator, then Q2 have very big disk load (activity) while …