2 soundcards with win2000 ?!?!

This is a discussion about 2 soundcards with win2000 ?!?! in the Windows Hardware category; Ive got a problem with my soundcards and win2k i cant get 2 soundcards working. . just one of them but with regular win98 they work directly got any clue ?!? please help.

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Ive got a problem with my soundcards and win2k
i cant get 2 soundcards working .. just one of them
but with regular win98 they work directly
 
got any clue ?!?
please help

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ehm, can you be more specific, which soundcards you got. I got a SoundBlaster Live and a SoundBlaster16 ISA running. They work properly

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Well
for example Winamp, with win98 i just select the other soundcard and it works
but when i run win2k and selects the soundblaster(2) and hit play nothing happens
the midi mapper works but not the wave thing
 
The soundcards i have is 2 "Soundblaster 32"

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First of all why do u have 2 sound boards in ur computer? I just want to understand what the purpose is, for personal curiosity.
 
Secondly how do you "select" the other sound card? via device manager? or is there some special new tab that appears when u have 2 sound cards installed in a computer?
 
Thirdly your saying taht the second card plays midi but not wav? I know this is basic but have u checked if the wave sound is on via software for the second sound card? it doesnt make sense for it to have midi outputing properly but not wav other then a lil software switch muting wav.

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I have 2 sound card under Win2k working perfectly.
 
Why ? cos I have an old SB AWE64 ISA and newer SB PCI128.
 
Everything is working perfectly, without a prob. I can swith from one to an other for input and output when I want.
 
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No there no special tab it just appears under the first one in the device tab
 
and yes ive tryed the wave of course !
by selecting the second soundblaster device in the output tab in winamp

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Hmm i think i know what the problem is..
I think that Win2k cant seperate 2 soundcards of the same kind.. some id bug..
 
couse everyone else that got 2 soundcards have 2 diffrent kinds, and it seems to work then. Doh !

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Last chance : just try swaping the card in their slot.
Maybe ???
Or wait a full moon night ... ;-)
 
 
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