i'm trying to configure an ES1980 Maestro-3 pci sound card for use in DOS. forum search says ESS cards are SB compatible and easy to setup for DOS but this one is giving me problems. when i load ESSAUDIO.SYS in config.sys and ESSAUDIO.COM in autoexec.bat, it says i need to enable something in windows. i don't have windows on this particular pc.
thanks for reminding me. the info seems promising. i'll let you know if it works.
it didn't work. here are the files i used if anyone is interested:
ESS PCI DOS Drivers
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problem solved! i installed win98se, then the vxd drivers from esstech website. it generated a .ini for my pc, which i hope will work for others.
here is the link to dos only drivers for the es1980 maestro3 pci soundcard:
http://www.filegunner.net/file-viewer.php?id= … 994-ES1980D.ZIP
important note:
mpu401 and game ports are not initialized during dos boot and will only work in windows.
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ESS PCI DOS Drivers
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Glad to hear it works now,
Though a bit of a shame that the cause of all the problems was a simple ini file. Most soundcards with legacy functions use ini/cfg files with normal ascii text that you can alter with any editor.
