Driver: Sound Blaster 16
Last Update: December 22, 1997
Availability Information
A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
An updated release version of this driver, version 4.01, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/openstep/drivers/released/SoundBlaster16.pkg.compressed
An updated BETA version of this driver, version 4.02, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/openstep/drivers/beta/SoundBlaster16.pkg.compressed
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: SoundBlaster16
Driver Type: Sound
Driver Scope: Product Family
Supported Components:
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: ISA
General Overview notes: This driver support most SoundBlaster 16 and 100% compatible sound cards.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Sound Blaster 16 Basic (ISA)
Sound Blaster 16 Value (ISA)
Sound Blaster 16 AWE (ISA)
Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-II (ISA)
Sound Blaster 16 Value PnP (ISA)
Sound Blaster AWE 32 (ISA)
Sound Blaster AWE 64 Value (ISA)
Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold (ISA)
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
Only simple playback and recording are supported. Wave table related hardware is unsupported.
The SCSI interface on the Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-II has been reported to work with our Adaptec 6x60 driver, though is not a supported configuration.
This device driver provides information in the Configure application's help panel. Choose Info>Help from the Configure menu and scroll down to find this device driver's help topic.
Sound Driver Details
Supported Connectors: 1/8" Microphone In, 1/8" Stereo Line-In, 1/8" Stereo Line-Out, 1/8" Stereo Speaker , CD-ROM Stereo Line-In
Access Mode: DMA
Adapter Memory:
Attributes: 16-bit Linear, 8-bit Linear
Known Problems
In order to configure resources (like IRQ, DMA, port addresses) correctly, make sure that the system BIOS knows about the resources used by this and other ISA adapters.
Use the PnP personality for SB16 PnP boards and enable support for Plug and Play in the EISABus driver.
Driver Version Notes
3.33: Added support for Plug and Play cards.
4.00: Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM
4.01: Updated the PnP personality tables. Improved reliability of sound playback and recording.
* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.