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ESS1868 switches IRQ when starting Windows 3.x

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First post, by kataniel

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Hello, I have a problem with my ESS1868F soundcard and hope you can help.
During bootup, it is configured via esscfg.exe to IRQ 5.
When I start windows (drivers for the card are installed) and return to DOS, the config has changed. It uses IRQ11 now and an other DMA etc.

I would rather use a NON-PNP card like an SB16, but because of the hanging notes bug in conjunction with a DB50XG, I switched to the already mentioned ESS1868F card.

I hope somebody can help.
I would also appreciate suggestions for a good non-PNP card without the hanging notes bug.

kataniel

Reply 1 of 4, by Davros

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Either change esscfg.exe to use the same settings as windows or find out how to change the settings from within windows to match the dos settings.

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Reply 2 of 4, by Harekiet

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Can't you just let windows think it's a sound blaster compatible installed?

Reply 3 of 4, by jwt27

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Have you tried setting 'PNP OS installed' to No in the BIOS setup?

Reply 4 of 4, by kataniel

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The ESS1868 is a soundblaster compatible card.
However, the solution that works for me, was to use an other card. The new one is OPTI-based. This one works well under DOS and windows (also when switching back to DOS).

Thank you all for your answers.

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