Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!sbi!zeus!cf_su10!cf_su14!nee From: nee@cf_su14.Sbi.Com (Robert Nee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Flaky Soundblaster Message-ID: <160@cf_su20.cf_su10.Sbi.COM> Date: 1 Feb 91 14:24:20 GMT References: <5870030@pollux.svale.hp.com> <11179@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> Sender: news@cf_su10.Sbi.COM Reply-To: nee@cf_su14.Sbi.Com (Robert Nee) Organization: Salomon Brothers, NY Lines: 13 > I encounter a similar problem with Secret of the Silver Blades. SSI > eventually discovered this was a feature. Apparently when you have a > disk access going on at the same time you are pumping data to the > sound card, there is a DMA conflict that may or may not be handled > properly depending on your hardware. I have a Dell 310 and a soundblaster. I found that there is a DMA conflict between these two. CMS confirms this and offered to fix my board for free. Two weeks later everything is fine. I recommened that anyone with problems call CMS and see if you need the fix with your computer. Their number is 408-982-9226. Robert F. Nee