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Changing Audio Card Settings: Sound Blaster Live!
Value Sound Card User's Guide
Overview • Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface • Enabling/Disabling Other Features
Overview
You might want to disable interfaces that you are not using to free up resources, for example,
when you do not have enough IRQ lines.
Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface
The Gameport Joystick interface on your audio card can be enabled or disabled in Windows.
To enable or disable the interface in Windows:
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 1.
In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 2.
In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 3.
Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers, and then select Creative Gameport
Joystick. 4.
Click the Properties button. 5.
In the Properties dialog box:
If you have an Original Configuration (Current) check box: 6.
To enable the interface, make sure that the check box is selected.
To disable it, clear the check box. ●
If you have a Disable In This Hardware Profile check box:
To enable the interface, clear the check box.To disable it, make sure that the
check box is selected.
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Click OK to restart Windows and for the change to take effect. 7.
When the Gameport Joystick interface is disabled, the entry in Device Manager has a red
cross.
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