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Rubberbband   11-07-2001 at 06:30:36 AM

I noticed in my device manager that creative loads sb16 emulation and windows assigns it an IRQ. What is this and can I/should I disable it? Any reason to leave it enabled? The sound card is a SB Live 5.1 mp3

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Crashman   11-07-2001 at 06:21:16 PM
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SB16 emulation is needed to run DOS programs with sound, including most older games, a few multimedia apps, etc. Most people NEVER use a program that needs it. Some people disable it. I leave mine enabled on the odd chance that someday I MIGHT use it!
You know those old strategy games they sell at Wall Mart, Comp USA, etc, that say "requires IBM 486 or compatable"? My wife has a few of those and they use DOS mode.

Back to you Tom...

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ycs46241   11-08-2001 at 05:50:51 PM
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that is correct
check this out<A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=SB16+emulation&btnG=Google+Search" target="_new">http://www.google.com/search?q=SB16+emulation&btnG=Google+Search</A>

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