[cyberformer]

Wonder if anyone can solve the following situation?

I dug up an old Sound Blaster Live! install CD which is labeled under the Dell brand.

It has the following:

Sound Blaster Live! Value Software.

Dell Part #2427U

Build"SBLV-DLOEM-W3-L7

Windows 98 Driver
Version 4.06.624

Windows NT 4.0 Driver
Version 4.06.624

Now I have on hand the following SB Live! cards, and am perplexed as to which one (if any) the CD is for.


Model # SB0200
CT4830
CT4780
and a CT5807

Does anyone know if that CD is for one of these cards, none of which bares the words "DELL".
I do recollect though, a very long time ago, pulling one of these from a Dell PC---which might not have been the original card that particular PC came with, being that it was found on the curb.

If the CD is not for any of the above cards, does anyone know what Sound Blaster Live! Value it might have been for?

Now you might say "can you not make the effort to try each of them, etc"
But I tried something like this before, and it would seem to really mess the PC up when it comes to the sound applications!
Some stuff seems to interfere with the next endeavor: things "pop up" with no thing to work with---and I end up with a grand mess.
Anyone having tried to install a slew of drivers (one after the other in succession) for an individual sound card-match, not quite knowing if any of those drivers will work--should know what can happen. I do not really what to have to experience that horrid situation again!

[jumper]

cyberformer, on 16 May 2012 - 09:55 PM, said:

Model # SB0200
CT4830
CT4780
and a CT5807

Check the PCI ID's for each card against those listed in the CD's INF file(s). See post #1 for the ID's of the CT4780 and CT4830 and instructions on where in the registry to look for the others.

[cyberformer]

Thank you, Jumper.

Whilst I did explore the CD ere my first post, I could only find "Sound Blaster Live" referenced in the "read me" files,
and no mention of version numbers! Odd thing is, that none of these "SB' cards look remarkably different from each other.

[jumper]

"Sound Blaster Live" is a marketing brand name for a family of products (chips / boards). "Live" is the version number! The string "SB Live!" is often used instead.

Did you find the INF file(s) with PCI ID's (PCI\VEN_1102...)? (Don't expect to find "Sound Blaster Live" in them, but maybe "SB Live".)

Perhaps: SBLIVE.inf or OEMEMU.INF
also: Ctom10k1.inf, Ctcq10k1.inf , Wsi210k1.inf, kx.inf, wdma10k1.inf....

[cyberformer]

Indeed I have jumper!

The OEMEMU.INF proudly proclaims ---CT4780 - SBLive! Value......!!!!

Now I am wondering if these two CT48780 cards (which do not have "Dell" anywhere labeled, written, or inscribed thereon,
will work with that Dell CD, or.....if Creative had CT48780 cards---that had no thing to do with dell.
I hope they are the cards that this CD's drivers will get working.
Thanks for your excellent help.

OK! It works in my Compaq 5900z.
I assume the other will work too!
Now I've to get the Ct4830 and the SB0200 working and it's Sound Blaster frenzy time!

This post has been edited by cyberformer: 23 May 2012 - 12:52 AM

[jumper]

One down, three to go....

In case you want/need to try other drivers:

MDGx SB drivers