( 5 new pics of my computer below and new question about my Zoltrix 3200 soundcard and gameport, thanks guys)
( read my other topic guys for news about my just new FX 5200, im very happy 😀 )
But About the Soundcard Zoltrix 3200. i installed WSS driver but i disable 401-MPU too , it let me do that. But i dont see a way to completely disable the soundcard ? any idea. ? i played with zoltrix 3200 dos driver and utilities but i dont know if i can disable the soundcard completly and just keep gameport. I tried 10+ dos games and i think the crystal cs4236b sound and music is exactly the same than before. but im not 100% sure. But if i dont install any driver for the Zoltrix 3200, the music in some games has some inteference , stuttering or strange noise or distortion very annoying . So i prefer to completly disable the zoltrix 3200 soundcard if possible to be sure, even if i think its ok with wss dos driver and mpu 401 disabled.
(i think i didnt test the Zoltrix 3200 with SB compatible dos driver until now while running the crystal cs4236b with its sb dos driver in the same time. im not sure i should try this , but i will try it maybe it you think that i should try it)
Thanks for help everyone, if you have any idea ?
Thanks a lot for help Oetker.
Thanks SO MUCH to DIONB, you help me a lot since i asked for help, it was very appreciated !
If someone can answer some questions i asked 2 posts ago go in my NOTES section, go for it , it will be very appreciated! 😉 Thanks guys !! you are a great community here !
You asked for others pictures DIONB, i just took them. hope you can find more info on my board.
the 5 pictures are big. open them and scroll them. thanks .
dionb wrote on 2020-07-26, 22:34:This is a completely different kettle of fish. The CS4231 is just a codec, not the audio controller. That CMI 8328 is the contro […]
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renejr902 wrote on 2020-07-26, 22:11:ok i got the card. After 2 hours searching the model i found it. i cant find the driver yet, but i have the manual in pdf. […]
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ok i got the card. After 2 hours searching the model i found it. i cant find the driver yet, but i have the manual in pdf.
Zoltrix Audio Plus 3200 V.2 Model: AV 305. Chip: with Crystal CS4231A-KL, CMI8328 and DXP44Q
check the picture. It has REAL OPL3 FM even my cs4238b has a OPL3 clone.
I think this card is better than my integrated crystal sound card. Is the Zoltrix better? check the manual:
https://www.manualslib.com/download/848174/Zo … s-3200-V-2.html
This is a completely different kettle of fish. The CS4231 is just a codec, not the audio controller. That CMI 8328 is the controller here.
Basically on paper their specs are the same (SBPro2, WSS, MPU-401), but there the similarity ends. Crystal's CS4236 is a very mature product with excellent SNR and driver support C-Media's CMI8328 was a bit of a dead-end of a then-obscure company with very little support. It has some odd design choices (SB DA and WSS can't be used at the same time, for example) and drivers are rudimentary. C-Media started all over again with the CMI8329/8330, which are excellent chips let down by very cheap cards. That's the other problem here. Zoltrix/AudioExcel was a complete bottom-feeder with cheap, nasty card designs that tended to be quite noisy.
Sound from the onboard CS4236 is almost certain to be better. But you can use this card for its game port. Drivers (init/config apps) and manual available here: http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1627&menustate=0
I'm still not convinced that you don't just have a game port header on your motherboard though. A better picture or a clear identification of the board would help.