Packard Bell Sound Card Problem

I recently upgraded to a Packard Bell 133 and i cannot get the sound to work on Nascar1. The Midi works but if i try to autodetect the card the computer locks up and if i manually insert the numbers from my SET=BLASTER line it locks up when trying to test the sound. If i try a card it plays this scratchy noise. Anyone know what i need to do? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I need this to work so i can try Nascar2!!!!!!

: I recently upgraded to a Packard Bell 133 and i cannot get the sound to work : on Nascar1. The Midi works but if i try to autodetect the card the computer : locks up and if i manually insert the numbers from my SET=BLASTER line it : locks up when trying to test the sound. If i try a card it plays this : scratchy noise. : Anyone know what i need to do? Any help will be greatly appreciated. : I need this to work so i can try Nascar2!!!!!! We need a little more information.... What soundcard do you have? What have you set up for its IRQ & DMA? Do you have problems with other games? Also you might want to check out the following URL: http://papy.com/technote.htm By the way folks, the above URL was brought to you via the AutoSim -- Helpful Files located at: http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver/simhelp.htm Also available via SimRacing Online through the AutoSim link: http://www.simracing.com Okay, with these shameless plugs out of the way we can go back to your normal newsgroup postings. ;-) -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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> I recently upgraded to a Packard Bell 133 and i cannot get the sound to work > on Nascar1. The Midi works but if i try to autodetect the card the computer > locks up and if i manually insert the numbers from my SET=BLASTER line it > locks up when trying to test the sound. If i try a card it plays this > scratchy noise. > Anyone know what i need to do? Any help will be greatly appreciated. > I need this to work so i can try Nascar2!!!!!!

I have found that configuring the sound in Windows95 causes problems with the game. If that's what you are doing go to ms-dos mode and the autodetect should work fine. make sure any shortcuts you have though reflect the ms-dos settings and not custom settings. Hope this helps Brian Kinkaid otherwise "bnk29" on hawaii

Get a new computer. Packard Bell is the worst piece o shit they ever made. I know cause i have one, and i have lots of problems with it.

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>I recently upgraded to a Packard Bell 133 and i cannot get the sound to work >on Nascar1. The Midi works but if i try to autodetect the card the computer >locks up and if i manually insert the numbers from my SET=BLASTER line it >locks up when trying to test the sound. If i try a card it plays this >scratchy noise. >Anyone know what i need to do? Any help will be greatly appreciated. >I need this to work so i can try Nascar2!!!!!!

You don't say how much memory you have. If it's only 8Mb then I think you can forget it. Most PB machines use the MWAVE soundcard/modem card and for some reason it only runs sound in GP2 with 16Mb, sorry.

>>I recently upgraded to a Packard Bell 133 and i cannot get the sound to work >>on Nascar1. The Midi works but if i try to autodetect the card the computer >>locks up and if i manually insert the numbers from my SET=BLASTER line it >>locks up when trying to test the sound. If i try a card it plays this >>scratchy noise. >>Anyone know what i need to do? Any help will be greatly appreciated. If your runnin w95 reboot, hit f8 select command prompt only then it should auto detect just fine. I have PB P75 8Mb and the soundcard/modem and gp2 runs sound just fine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MP Scurvydog #00 Simpson-Cowlings Motorsports http://www.netcom.com/~svydog/scms/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >Get a new computer. > >Packard Bell is the worst piece o shit they ever made. > >I know cause i have one, and i have lots of problems with it. > Surely your PB will run Sims with sound. Maybe you could tell this > person how you did it instead of starting a flame war. He was just giving the guy some good advice. If the computer isn't that old he should return it for a better one. Preferably something with a Creative Labs card if he can't get the clone cards to work. Packard Bells are crap. Few people who have had or worked on one would argue against that fact. It shouldn't be hard to find something better since any recognizable brand is. And remember we are talking about running sims here, not exactly the forte of PBs. Dana Bailes