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Empty IC spot on Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3670

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First post, by Lostdotfish

Posted on 2026-05-17, 11:42

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Does anyone know what the empty IC spot on these cards is for?

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I'm guessing maybe onboard RAM?

Reply 1 of 1, by jmarsh

Posted on 2026-05-17, 12:04

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That's an SB32, not an SB AWE32. The 512KB RAM chip is absent so you have to have SIMMs if you want to load a soundfont.

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