First post, by SavantStrike
So, I finally got around to making (another) SPDIF out for my AWE64 Gold, and things are not working as I remember they used to. Years ago now I set it up with a different SPDIF bracket I had built and it output both FM and MIDI via the SPDIF output. The OS was the same (WIN98 SE), and the drivers were the same (what came with 98 + the update download from Creative's site). The amp was even the same. The only thing that's different now is this is a new bracket because I couldn't find my old one, and I also have all of the creative utilities installed so I can use soundfonts.
I also uhm... bent one of the chips on the board. Twisted it side ways really when trying to remove some heatsinks. See, back in the early 2000's when I got the A64, I epoxied heat sinks on it (and man they aren't even on there straight, my modding skills sucked back then), and they were in the way of my simconn memory expansion unit. The card worked fine though and I had blocked off the contacts with silicone before I put the sinks on it, so the contacts were not shorted. The card works fine and I didn't damage the SPDIF out chip (it's the tiny one next to the port right).
I think I've got a mixer problem. I actually did get a second A64 Gold because I bought it for a song, and because I needed a card I could install the expansion module on. I'll re test the spdif bracket with it, but I don't expect it to work any better.
Any suggestions as to how to get this working? Is the Awe64 software somehow messing up my SPDIF out? I hope not, as the audio with the SPDIF out sounds absolutely incredible.
