Thanks for the suggestions! So, prior to installing the AWE64 card i was using the onboard AC97 sound card with its OEM drivers. I'm suspecting that after swapping cards, DirectX was still detecting the old card's drivers and thinking it's the primary card. I didn't want to tinker around with brain …

Hello all, I tried looking up an answer to my question in historic topics, unfortunately i didn't find a specific answer. Apologies if i missed something. I'm currently in the process of building a retro/nostalgia rig. Hardware: K7M board Creative AWE64 sound card ATI Rage 3D video For starters, i'm …