First post, by Hellistor
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Hello,
I've installed an AWE32 in my System recently and have got it working well.
Since I had to reinstall the OS for a different reason I have trouble with the game Descent 2. Be assured, I own an original retail CD copy of the game that I confirmed working on other systems.
The game finds the AWE32 without problems and runs perfectly fine under Win 98SE. The music is a bit too slow but I hear that's a problem when running OPL3 cards under Windows.
For this reason I want to use it in pure DOS mode. I got the drivers set up and other games are working fine. Doom 1 and 2, Duke3D and System Shock are the one's I tested.
I use the Goldstar IDE CDRom Driver, AWE32 Dos Driver, standard Mouse.com driver.
Now, you should know the game requires the CD to be present for it to even let you into the setup program.
When the CD is in the first drive, it doesn't seem to find it. If I put it in the second drive it works but I don't get CD-Audio because the cable is connected to the first one.
Swapping the drives doesn't help, it only registers the second one.
This is the only game with this problem as System Shock requries the CD as well and can find it in either drive.
Once I'm in the setup program everything is normal, I can test the sound card and change the settings, save, and exit.
But when I try running the game itself I get a Dos/4GW general protection fault error.
Here's the full system specs:
Motherboard: Supermicro P6DGU, Dual CPU, Intel 440GX Chipset
CPU: Two Intel Pentium III "Coppermine" 1GHz Slot 1, 100MHz FSB
RAM: Two 256MB sticks of PC133 SDRAM running at 100MHz
Primary Graphics: MSI Geforce2 Ti Pro-VT 64MB
Seconday Graphics: Two STB Blackmagic 3D 12MB (3dfx V2) in SLI
Primary Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Live! SB0100
Secondary Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster AWE32 Value CT3910
Networking: 3Com 10/100 PCI NIC
USB: VIA USB 2.0 Card
HDD: 120GB Samsung Spinpoint 7200rpm IDE HDD
Primary Disc Drive: Lite-on CD Drive
Secondary Disc Drive: TX Jupiter CD-RW Drive
Primary Floppy Drive: 3,5' 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Secondary Floppy Drive: 3,5' 1.44MB Floppy Drive
I remember I had the game working some time in the last two days in DOS mode. There was still the drive problem but other than that it worked.
I think I installed windows with only the video card and put the other cards in afterwards. It might have somethign to do with me not doing that with the current install.
But I'd rather get a second opinion before i rip the cards out of the pc again and reinstall Windows. I fear that the product key is forever implanted in my brain by now.
If you guys have any ideas as to how to fix it, I'd appreciate the help.