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Driver for a Sound Blaster 16
Name: Nuno Simões Date: August 10, 2000 at 04:29:37 Pacific
Comment:
Could you please send me by E-Mail The Driver for a Sound Blaster 16 to Mandrake.
Name: CB Date: August 23, 2000 at 16:25:11 Pacific
Reply:
Under Mandrake, you should be able to login as root in a pure text mode and type "sndconfig" without the quotes. The program will auto-detect your SB-16, so just accept whatever defaults it gives you. Depending on whether or not your card is an ISAPNP card, it may be easier to reboot your machine than try to re-initialize the PNP settings.
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