Thread: Sound Blaster Compatible?

How do I know if my sound card, in my case an on-board C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device, is Sound Blaster compatible? I used to use a Sound Blaster card with this box but it gave me all sorts of problems. It got even worse with the new drivers. When I uninstalled it and went with the on-board audio the system remained stable. I want to play BF2 again and download it from Steam, but I noticed that the sound requirements say "Sound Blaster Compatible".

Am I out of luck with my on-board sound card and if so, can you recommend a non-Sound Blaster card that would work for me?

I'm running XP with an Asus M2N-E SLI board. AMD chip.

Thanks!

SEJ300

Originally Posted by SEJ300

How do I know if my sound card, in my case an on-board C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Device, is Sound Blaster compatible? I used to use a Sound Blaster card with this box but it gave me all sorts of problems. It got even worse with the new drivers. When I uninstalled it and went with the on-board audio the system remained stable. I want to play BF2 again and download it from Steam, but I noticed that the sound requirements say "Sound Blaster Compatible".

Am I out of luck with my on-board sound card and if so, can you recommend a non-Sound Blaster card that would work for me?

I'm running XP with an Asus M2N-E SLI board. AMD chip.

Thanks!

SEJ300

When you had issues before, was the on-board sound enabled while you were using the SB card?

What card were you using?

Sound Blaster compatible originally was the name assigned to the audio medium...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster

These days any sound card should work. I myself use an X-Fi card. I've had realtek onboard sound that worked fine too.

I had my on-board sound disabled when I was using my X-Fi Sound Blaster Card. I think I'll try a non-Sound Blaster card and see what happens.

I downloaded BF2 via Steam last night and now Steam won't even launch for me today. I'm not having a good computer week. Maybe it's time for a new rig.