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>My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using BIOS
>but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup that
>I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound chip
>go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches, including
>a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

> If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a picture
>showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
>just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then flip
>it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
>blow up your new toy ;)

>> Hi all,
>> I am desperately hoping someone here can help me with a system problem
>> I am having. I have just upgraded my PC with an new motherboard
>> (Apollo KT133 chipset) an AMD Athlon 1200 and an extra 128mb RAM (now
>> up to 256).

>> I know I should really have reformatted my HD but I was just hoping to
>> be able to plug it into the new setup along with my V5 5500, SBLive
>> and TV card and get up and running again. However, although everything
>> else is working fine I cannot get the gameport installed properly.
>> When I booted up all the peripherals were recognised and drivers
>> installed, including for the SBLive but when it got to the gameport
>> the system froze when trying to install the drivers. I had to reset
>> the PC as it killed everything and now the gameport appears in Device
>> Manager with an exclamation mark against it.

>> I have tried updating the driver from Device Manager and removing the
>> gameport from there and letting Win98SE pick it up again on reboot but
>> both of these methods lead to a complete freeze again.

>> The motherboard came with onboard audio (including gameport) which I
>> have disabled in the BIOS although Win98SE still kept trying to
>> re-install it when I rebooted. I therefore disabled them in Device
>> Manager as well and this stopped that particular problem.

>> This is a erally frustrating problem as I am desperate to get back to
>> GPL \ N4 and Super Karting 1 (for John Bodin's excellent offline
>> league this Saturday) but can't until this problem is sorted.

>> Please can anyone offer me any advice on this or am I stuck with a
>> reformat...

>> TIA

>> Hoops74

> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

> Hoops74

> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using
BIOS
> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
that
> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
chip
> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
including
> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
picture
> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
flip
> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
> >blow up your new toy ;)

>Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

>> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
>> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

>> Hoops74

>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

>> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using
>BIOS
>> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
>that
>> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
>chip
>> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
>including
>> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

>> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
>picture
>> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
>> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
>flip
>> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
>> >blow up your new toy ;)

>Yep, I have gone into the BIOS and set the option to disable onboard
>audio but once I start Windows (98SE)it still tries to install the
>drivers for it. I got around this problem by putting a tick in the
>'disable in this profile' option of Device Manager but just wondered
>wheterh it might still be causing a conflict as the SBLive gameport
>still freezes my PC when Windows tries to install the drivers for it.

>Hoops74

>>Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

>>> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
>>> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

>>> Hoops74

>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

>>> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using
>>BIOS
>>> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
>>that
>>> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
>>chip
>>> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
>>including
>>> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

>>> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
>>picture
>>> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
>>> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
>>flip
>>> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
>>> >blow up your new toy ;)

> Yep, I have gone into the BIOS and set the option to disable onboard
> audio but once I start Windows (98SE)it still tries to install the
> drivers for it. I got around this problem by putting a tick in the
> 'disable in this profile' option of Device Manager but just wondered
> wheterh it might still be causing a conflict as the SBLive gameport
> still freezes my PC when Windows tries to install the drivers for it.

> Hoops74

> >Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

> >> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
> >> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

> >> Hoops74

> >> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

> >> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled
using
> >BIOS
> >> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
> >that
> >> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
> >chip
> >> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
> >including
> >> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

> >> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
> >picture
> >> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound
jumper
> >> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
> >flip
> >> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you
don't
> >> >blow up your new toy ;)

>Did my tip about checking for VIA updates help?  The SBLive problem
>has been around for a while, and I thought there was a patch or a
>fix???

>-- JB

>On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:12:47 +0100, Peter Hooper

>>Yep, I have gone into the BIOS and set the option to disable onboard
>>audio but once I start Windows (98SE)it still tries to install the
>>drivers for it. I got around this problem by putting a tick in the
>>'disable in this profile' option of Device Manager but just wondered
>>wheterh it might still be causing a conflict as the SBLive gameport
>>still freezes my PC when Windows tries to install the drivers for it.

>>Hoops74

>>>Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

>>>> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
>>>> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

>>>> Hoops74

>>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

>>>> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using
>>>BIOS
>>>> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
>>>that
>>>> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
>>>chip
>>>> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
>>>including
>>>> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

>>>> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
>>>picture
>>>> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
>>>> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
>>>flip
>>>> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
>>>> >blow up your new toy ;)

>Did you try installing the driver in Safe Mode? Sometimes that works.

>> Yep, I have gone into the BIOS and set the option to disable onboard
>> audio but once I start Windows (98SE)it still tries to install the
>> drivers for it. I got around this problem by putting a tick in the
>> 'disable in this profile' option of Device Manager but just wondered
>> wheterh it might still be causing a conflict as the SBLive gameport
>> still freezes my PC when Windows tries to install the drivers for it.

>> Hoops74

>> >Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

>> >> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
>> >> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

>> >> Hoops74

>> >> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

>> >> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled
>using
>> >BIOS
>> >> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
>> >that
>> >> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
>> >chip
>> >> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
>> >including
>> >> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

>> >> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
>> >picture
>> >> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound
>jumper
>> >> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
>> >flip
>> >> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you
>don't
>> >> >blow up your new toy ;)

>Hi John,
>Unfortunately I couldn't find anything about it on the VIA site and
>they have not replied to my e-mail about it either. What I did find
>was the Via 4in1 updaet but that hasn't solved the problem either.

>Cheers

>Pete

>PS:- Looking unlikely that I will make the 2nd league warm-up race now
>:O(

>>Did my tip about checking for VIA updates help?  The SBLive problem
>>has been around for a while, and I thought there was a patch or a
>>fix???

>>-- JB

>>On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:12:47 +0100, Peter Hooper

>>>Yep, I have gone into the BIOS and set the option to disable onboard
>>>audio but once I start Windows (98SE)it still tries to install the
>>>drivers for it. I got around this problem by putting a tick in the
>>>'disable in this profile' option of Device Manager but just wondered
>>>wheterh it might still be causing a conflict as the SBLive gameport
>>>still freezes my PC when Windows tries to install the drivers for it.

>>>Hoops74

>>>>Then you should be able to do it in the BIOS

>>>>> Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option for me as there are
>>>>> no pins on the motherboard to do this.

>>>>> Hoops74

>>>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 23:06:26 GMT, "Rob Adams"

>>>>> >My motherboard also came with onboard audio which I also disabled using
>>>>BIOS
>>>>> >but it wouldn't go away. Then Sideshow Bob suggested in this newsgroup
>>>>that
>>>>> >I disable it using the jumper on the motherboard. This made the sound
>>>>chip
>>>>> >go away for good and also fixed another couple of minor glitches,
>>>>including
>>>>> >a scarcity of IRQ's (which may be the problem with your gameport).

>>>>> > If you have the documentation for your motherboard it should have a
>>>>picture
>>>>> >showing where all the jumpers are. When you find the onboard sound jumper
>>>>> >just take note of where it (so you can set it back if need be) is then
>>>>flip
>>>>> >it to the other setting. Make sure you ground yourself first so you don't
>>>>> >blow up your new toy ;)