Atari PAC-MAN Fan Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Hey Guys! I have a Windows 98 PC that has a Sound Card. It's not a Creative Sound Blaster card, it's just a generic one with a game port, input, and output for speakers. When I look in the settings, I see the files for it but I can't hear anything. Is there a nob or something that I don't know about? Or do I really need a pair of speakers for the Sound to work? I think I can just barely hear something, but I don't know if it's just me or if it's actually working. Edited June 9, 2017 by Atari PAC-MAN Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 You do need a pair of speakers. If still not working- make sure you have the right software, and if it's not plug-and-play card, you may need to adjust settings IRQ/Port. By Windows 98 era most hardware was plug and play, so hopefully you won't need to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari PAC-MAN Fan Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Alright. I'll let you know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Pre-PnP era sound card needs to be set manually as implied above. Also you probably need to set autoexec.bet with the sound card parameters. It's been too long since I messed with the sound card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) Usually if Windows has the speaker icon by the clock its recognised. You can check it in windows device manager; yellow exclamation marks means something is not setup. Like zzip said, if its output is not plugged into a speaker you wont hear anything. Some have an internal speaker output on the card so you can plug in the internal speaker. Edited June 10, 2017 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari PAC-MAN Fan Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Usually if Windows has the speaker icon by the clock its recognised. You can check it in windows device manager; yellow exclamation marks means something is not setup. Like zzip said, if its output is not plugged into a speaker you wont hear anything. Some have an internal speaker output on the card so you can plug in the internal speaker. It is recognized. I see the volume icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Can you post a photo of the card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari PAC-MAN Fan Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Usually if Windows has the speaker icon by the clock its recognised. You can check it in windows device manager; yellow exclamation marks means something is not setup. Like zzip said, if its output is not plugged into a speaker you wont hear anything. Some have an internal speaker output on the card so you can plug in the internal spea Is it possible with this one? Could I just plug another Internal pc speaker from another computer into the sound card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I don't think so. If you haven't yet tested this thing just plug some headphones into the line out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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