CREATIVE Sound Blaster - Manual (Page 48)

Troubleshooting B-4
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP users:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the System icon.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Double-click the ATA/ATAPI IDE Controllers icon.
Your IDE channels will appear.
6. If your storage device is connected to the primary IDE channel, right-click the
Primary IDE Channel icon.
If your storage device is connected to the secondary IDE channel, right-click the
Secondary IDE Channel icon.
7. Click Properties.
8. In the Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Settings tab.
9. Click the Use DMA if available check box, to select it.
10.Click the OK button.
No audio output when playing audio CDs.
Sound Blaster does not support analog CD audio playback. To listen to audio CDs,
digital CD playback must be enabled. Do the following to enable digital CD playback:
For Windows 98 SE users:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the Multimedia icon.
3. In the Multimedia Properties dialog box, click the CD Music tab.
4. Click the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device check box to select
it.
5. Click the OK button.
In Windows 2000, Service
Pack 3 may be necessary for
full and correct functionality.
In Windows XP, Service Pack
1 may be necessary for full
and correct functionality.
Digital CD Playback may not
be available on external
DVD/CD-ROM drives with
PCMCIA IDE controllers.