TITLE
    NeXTSTEP 3.3 Driver: Sound Blaster 16
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Modified: 		71810
3/4/99
8/31/99
TOPIC

    This document discusses a device driver for the NeXTSTEP operating system, version 3.3. This driver will not work with any version of OPENSTEP.

DISCUSSION

    Availability Information

    An updated release version of this driver, version 3.32, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/released/SoundBlaster16.pkg.compressed
    An updated BETA version of this driver, version 3.34, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/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 64 Value (ISA)
    Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold (ISA)


    Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):


    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 (if you are using the driver from NextAnswers).

    Due to ongoing development and testing of OPENSTEP 4.0, the beta version (v3.34) of this driver will neither be tested on NEXTSTEP 3.3 nor upgraded to "Released" status.

    Driver Version Notes

    3.33: Added support for Plug and Play cards.
    3.34: 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. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the device for additional information.

    Product Vendor

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: NeXTSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers
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