First post, by BaronSFel001
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...my 20th century time machine PC, that is. While I may replace/upgrade some of the existing components in time, right now I have all the function I would like save for this one final issue.
Ever since I bought it (new in the box) my Aureal SQ2500 has refused to install in Windows 98 SE. I have tried everything from resetting IRQ assignments in the BIOS, to trying different PCI slots, to formatting the hard drive and attempting to reinstall it from scratch as the only PCI device (besides the necessary graphics card, of course). No matter what the exact same thing happens: Windows has no problem detecting the sound card's presence but then totally locks up at every attempt to add it to the driver information database. Attempts to install manually have also been unsuccessful as the driver information database step appears to be necessary for Windows to make use of the card, judging by the fact that every time I restart the computer Windows keeps going back to the first step of the hardware installation wizard even though the driver itself is already in the Windows folder.
I have heard of other people having this problem but steps to compensate vary. What alternatives have I missed so far?
System 20: PIII 600, LAPC-I, AWE64, S220, Voodoo3, SQ2500, R200, 3.1-Me
System 21: G2030 3.0, X-fi Fatal1ty, GTX 560, XP-Vista
Retro gaming (among other subjects): https://baronsfel001.wixsite.com/my-site