#Soundblaster/CdRom
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Chris, I'm going to have a little more info to make and educated guess.
First, I believe the Sherlock CDROM game is DOS based, right? Are you
trying to run it under Windows? Does the SB Pro produce system sounds and
play .MID files under Windows as its supposed to? Does the SB Pro play
.MID files under DOS? If the problem is always under Windows, have you
gone into the Control Panel and into the Drivers setup utility? For access
to CDROM Redbook audio you need to have the MCI driver for CD Audio
installed. If you don't see it in the list of drivers, you need to add it.
Just follow the help file procedure. I don't think your problem has much
to do with M.R. Jones problem since his problem was setting up the SB Pro
for DOS based input of Redbook audio into the SB Pro's input jack. Hope
these suggestions give you food for thought. Cheers, Keith.
1)Yes Sherlock CDROM game is DOS based,No I am not trying to run
it under Windows.
2)Yes the SB Pro does produce system sounds and play .MID files under
Windows as its supposed to and does play .MID files under DOS.
Under Windows everything is fine (MS book shelf etc), Mic, audio CD
etc.
Chris
I don't know Chris..maybe something as simple as Win 3.1 compatible drivers
for the Sherlock CDROM game people? – Keith.
Hi Keith!
I'm sorry to burst in late on the scene here, but I must have missed your
earlier message. What exact problem are you having with Sherlock Holmes?
The most common problem with we encounter with Sherlock Holmes is that the
Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro cards default to IRQ7. This is a direct
conflict with LPT1, your parallel/printer port. As a result, Sherlock will
lock as soon as it starts tranmitting sound to the card (At the "ICOM"
screen).
If this is the case, try switching your sound card to another IRQ. Usually
IRQ5 (LPT2) or IRQ10 (Reserved by some systems) will work.
Keep in mind that you might be able to get some applications/games to play
sound through the card with this conflict in place. However, since Sherlock
Holmes communicates with the sound card 15 times a second, the conflict
immediately manifests.
If this doesn't help, or if I can be of any further assistance, please
reply!
Michael O'Connell
Online Technical Support
ICOM Simulations, Inc.
708/520-4440