My motherboard is the DFI CA61: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/dfi-ca61
I've read that SB Live! and Audigy have trouble with VIA Apollo chipsets. Does anyone know if this applies to my board?
Thanks! --Anthony
I have a system based on a Soyo SY 7VMA-B (Apollo Pro 133Z) with an SB Live SB0100 and I've had no issues with it. I haven't used it for any DOS games (I've never played a DOS game) so I cannot comment on that aspect, but it has worked fine for Half-Life. You might have to swap it from one PCI slot to another after installing the drivers, that sort of thing is pretty typical with Via chipsets of that era.
A lot of times when you first start out on a project you think, This is never going to be finished. But then it is, and you think, Wow, it wasn't even worth it. - Jack Handey
I used to have an Apollo Pro 133 mobo and a SB Live! 5.1 back in 2002/2003. IIRC no issue in Windows 98.
It's a particular southbridge that is problematic with SB Live! cards. I'm not sure which but there is unofficial fix for it and I think even Via patched it out in official drivers one day.
