That's a weird behaviour.
Your bluescreens happen when you tried to play an audio or midi file?
Did the card show up in the Multimedia control panel?

About your DOS config.sys file, does it have himem.sys loaded?
You don't have to load scpena.exe from config.sys, you can do it from the prompt.

The files you listed at the end are for Win3.x, the one ending in cnt is the scp55 control panel.

I have seen blue screen only if internal sound card conflicts with SCP-55, so try to disable as much as possible devices in the bios.

For DOS, try one of this configuration, cause different laptops works with different configurations (replace my file paths with your own):

CONFIG.SYS:

1DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF
3DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CARDXTND.SYS
4DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\SSCBTI.SYS /numada:1 /ada1skts:2
5DEVICE=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CS.SYS
6DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CONFIG1.INI

or

1DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM M5 X=C800-CFFF
3DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
4DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
5DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CONFIG2.INI

or

1DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF
3DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
4DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
5DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CONFIG3.INI

or

1DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=C800-CFFF
3DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
4DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
5DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE C:\DOS\CARDSOFT\CONFIG4.INI

config1.ini:

1MEM=D000-D7FF
2IO=330
3IRQ=10
4MEMEXCLUDE=C000-CFFF,E000-EFFF,D7FF-DFFF
5IOEXCLUDE=201

config2.ini:

1IO=100-3FF
2IRQ=3,5,7,A-B,E-F
3RIO=170-177,2E8-2EF,2F8-2FF,370-377,3E8-3FF
4MEMEXCLUDE=C000-CFFF,E000-EFFF

config3.ini:

1MEM=C800-CFFF
2IO=100-21F,328-3FF
3IRQ=4,6-7,9,B,E-F

config4.ini:

1MEM=C800-CFFF
2IO=100-21F,328-3FF
3IRQ=4,6-7,9,B,E-F
4IRQEXCLUDE=5

config5.ini (if all configs above not applicable):

1RIO=170-177,2E8-2EF,2F8-2FF,370-377,3E8-3FF
2MEMEXCLUDE=C000-CFFF,E000-EFFF
3IOEXCLUDE=200-23F
4IRQEXCLUDE=5

AUTOEXEC.BAT:

1LH C:\DOS\AUDIO\SCP55\SCPENA.EXE

You can also try different lines for EMM386, for example

1DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM  16384 min=4096 D=64 X=C800-CFFF
2DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM 8196 X=C800-CFFF

Thank you for the answers. 😀

The blue screens happen as soon as the drivers are installed. If drivers already are installed, it happens as soon as I plug in the card.
I never get as far as trying to play music in Windows.

Ahh so those are Win3.x files. Thanks!

I have tried to disable stuff in BIOS but not much can be disabled. I can't disable onboard sound.

On the TM312, the only computer where SCPENA.EXE is executed properly in some configurations, I found that moving SCPENA.EXE from config.sys to autoexec.bat makes it not work anymore. And in some configurations when loaded in autoexec.bat I get "EMM386 has detected error XXX in an application at memory address XXX ....". This never happens when run from config.sys.

Note that I have 2 versions of CardSoft on this bootdisk.
One is CardSoft 3.1 downloaded from the net, located in a:\cardsoft\
The other one is from an old boot disk for the TM312, located in A:\CARDWIZ\. I believe this is version 5.xx ?

The configurations listed below worked on the TM312, in that SCPENA.EXE is executed properly (from config.sys), but resources are still set to:

1>> Current status <<
2Socket#FF
3IRQ#00
4I/O Port Address 0000h

Configuration 1: I load SSCBO2.SYS instead of SSCBTI.SYS. SSCBTI.SYS is not located in either of my CardSoft folders. I Also need to load CARDID.SYS, else SCPENA.EXE doesn't work. If I remove /POLL:1 from CS.SYS, SCPENA.EXE doesn't work.

1DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF
3
4devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDXTND.SYS
5devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\SSCBO2.SYS /NUMADA:1 /ADA1SKTS:2
6device=A:\CARDWIZ\CS.SYS /POLL:1
7devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CSALLOC.EXE A:\CARDWIZ\Config1.ini
8devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDID.SYS
9;install=A:\CARDWIZ\CS_APM.EXE
10
11device=A:\SCP\SCPENA.EXE

Configuration 2: This is the only configuration I got working from the CardSoft 3.1 download.

1DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE RAM M5 X=C800-CFFF
3
4devicehigh=a:\cardsoft\SS365SL.EXE
5devicehigh=a:\cardsoft\CS.EXE
6devicehigh=a:\cardsoft\CSALLOC.EXE a:\cardsoft\Config2.ini
7
8device=A:\SCP\SCPENA.EXE

Configuration 3:

1DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF
3
4devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDXTND.SYS
5devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\SSCBO2.SYS /NUMADA:1 /ADA1SKTS:2
6device=A:\CARDWIZ\CS.SYS /POLL:1
7devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CSALLOC.EXE A:\CARDWIZ\Config3.ini
8devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDID.SYS
9;install=A:\CARDWIZ\CS_APM.EXE
10
11device=A:\SCP\SCPENA.EXE

Configuration 4:

1DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=C800-CFFF
3
4devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDXTND.SYS
5devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\SSCBO2.SYS /NUMADA:1 /ADA1SKTS:2
6device=A:\CARDWIZ\CS.SYS /POLL:1
7devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CSALLOC.EXE A:\CARDWIZ\Config4.ini
8devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDID.SYS
9;install=A:\CARDWIZ\CS_APM.EXE
10
11device=A:\SCP\SCPENA.EXE

Configuration 5:

1DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
2DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=C800-CFFF
3
4devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDXTND.SYS
5devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\SSCBO2.SYS /NUMADA:1 /ADA1SKTS:2
6device=A:\CARDWIZ\CS.SYS /POLL:1
7devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CSALLOC.EXE A:\CARDWIZ\Config5.ini
8devicehigh=A:\CARDWIZ\CARDID.SYS
9;install=A:\CARDWIZ\CS_APM.EXE
10
11device=A:\SCP\SCPENA.EXE

I could not get any configuration to work with my TM330 or I8100. SCPENA.EXE is not executed properly even though it seems like PCMCIA is loaded ok.

I fear the SCP-55 is broken? The only hope I have is that at least the TM312 can partially get it working in Dos.

But I'll continue to try different config.ini and EMM386 settings.

Have you tried without emm386?

Yes I have tried without EMM386.
I have done a lot of testing over the weekend and I’ve come to the conclusion that the card is dead.
There is a enough life in it to present itself to the system, but loading drivers for it doesn’t work.

It's possible that there is damage on the board, a capacitor has gone bad, or there is a poor connection on one of the legs of the quad flat pack.

I just repaired a dead S3 Virge today that requires the entire flat pack chip to be reflowed. This is not uncommon for older cards and I've experienced it personally on other cards such as an S3 Trio, 3DFX Voodoo 1, and Voodoo 2.

I don't know if this is related to your problem, but I would recommend using a strong flashlight and inspect the card for damaged traces, lifted or bent legs, and missing SMD components like tiny resistors.

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-05-05, 05:07:

It's possible that there is damage on the board, a capacitor has gone bad, or there is a poor connection on one of the legs of the quad flat pack.

I just repaired a dead S3 Virge today that requires the entire flat pack chip to be reflowed. This is not uncommon for older cards and I've experienced it personally on other cards such as an S3 Trio, 3DFX Voodoo 1, and Voodoo 2.

I don't know if this is related to your problem, but I would recommend using a strong flashlight and inspect the card for damaged traces, lifted or bent legs, and missing SMD components like tiny resistors.

This is completely out of left field but, IMHO, someone should write a Creepy Pasta about SCP 55 .

EDIT : Apparently, somebody already did : https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-055

EDIT2: On a more serious (and relevant) note : sharing detailed close-up photos wouldn't hurt either .

Hi, I just bought the SCP-55 a couple of days ago and i was struggling to configure a win98 in an old laptop to use the card and i ran into the same blue screen problem as you.

I do not know what it is exactly what it was but when i tried the following 2 things at the same time it worked:

1. In the control panel i went to the onboard audio device and ticked "disable in this hardware profile" (i heard somewhere that it creates conflicts and i cannot disable it through the bios).
2. The system was working with 1gb of ram without any tweak but removed one 512mb ram module because i read that the system runs more stable.

You may have tried everything i suppose but if it helps it would be great.

crazyzed wrote on 2022-05-02, 19:43:

Yes I have tried without EMM386.
I have done a lot of testing over the weekend and I’ve come to the conclusion that the card is dead.
There is a enough life in it to present itself to the system, but loading drivers for it doesn’t work.

If you attempt to repair it, could you please take some good photos of the PCB? I am curious as to the layout of this.

Please don't take it apart. If it's visible in Device Manager, I suspect that this is a software issue. I don't have one to test or confirm, but this is my thought on it.

Check the resource tab for the device for conflicts. It may be trying to assert an IRQ that is in use by some other device.