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Help installing ESS Solo 1 in XP

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First post, by G40

Posted on 2023-06-04, 22:32

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I've had this card working fine under Windows 98SE using various versions of the drivers. The package I'm currently attempting to install in XP SP3 (https://www.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php … driverid=114716) includes Windows98SE WDM drivers that worked fine for me on the same machine using the included setup utility. However the folder for the XP drivers only includes 3 files (es1969.inf, es1969.cat, and es1969.sys) and no setup utility. I attempted to install manually via Device Manager, but no dice.

Am I missing something?

Reply 1 of 7, by Jo22

Posted on 2023-06-05, 05:31

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Hi. Did you try renaming ES1969.inf to es1969.inf ?
Maybe there's an uppercase/lowercase problem. 🤷

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Reply 2 of 7, by G40

Posted on 2023-06-05, 09:04

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Jo22 wrote on 2023-06-05, 05:31:

Hi. Did you try renaming ES1969.inf to es1969.inf ?
Maybe there's an uppercase/lowercase problem. 🤷

It's a nice idea, but it didn't help. Thanks anyway!

Reply 3 of 7, by Ydee

Posted on 2023-06-05, 11:29

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Have you tried running setup from the Win2K folder?

Reply 4 of 7, by G40

Posted on 2023-06-05, 11:39

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Ydee wrote on 2023-06-05, 11:29:

Have you tried running setup from the Win2K folder?

Yep, it didn't work.

Reply 5 of 7, by Duffman

Posted on 2023-06-05, 13:23

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Check the device ID on that multimedia audio device.

For the ESS Solo-1 it should be PCI\VEN_125D&DEV_1969

If it's different then it's not an ESS Solo-1

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Reply 6 of 7, by G40

Posted on 2023-06-05, 22:16

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Duffman wrote on 2023-06-05, 13:23:

Check the device ID on that multimedia audio device.

For the ESS Solo-1 it should be PCI\VEN_125D&DEV_1969

If it's different then it's not an ESS Solo-1

Thanks for this. I've not been able to check as I've now pulled the card. It's a Terratec card with Solo 1 chip - the Windows 98SE drivers within the same Zip archive worked fine with my PIII Windows 98 machine.

I've managed to get FM sound working on the machine with a Yamaha YMF724 based card so this has become less urgent and more academic. Currently there are no spare PCI slots in the machine so for now I'll probably leave things as they are (i.e. working!) and put the Solo 1 back in the PIII.

In future, maybe these drivers would be worth a try:

https://driverscollection.com/?H=TT%20Solo%201&By=Terratec

Reply 7 of 7, by G40

Posted on 2023-07-17, 14:25

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Small update: Works OK in my Athlon XP machine running XP SP2... can't remember which drivers I used... possibly the ones that came with XP?

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