That would be me. No one answered there so trying here lol.Someone asked this exact same question in a Whatsapp group this morning.
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My_King
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I can give 3 working PCI sound cards in exchange for just 1 PCI sound card with a working game port.
Please.
Hmmm starting to sound like its the controller/drivers rather than the sound cards... Out of curiosity have you tried the sound cards and controller on a more modern machine that has pci slot?
My_King
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Thanks guys but the problem is not me or the P4:
Card 1:
No Transistors, MOSFET's next to the gameport.
Card 2:
Also no ground on the game port itself
Card 3:
Hahaha thats hilarious... what's the point of including the game port (at a cost mind you) but not connecting it or adding the components to make it work?! When I am home again I'll check my cards and see if they are the same, if not we can organise to get one sent to you for testing.
Totempole
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Wow. I've just checked my spare cards and they're shockingly all the same. I have the same Crystal Card, and an ESS card on the same board which looks like the Gameport is connected, but users have confirmed that it isn't.
Even this C-Media which I bought off of Takealot a couple of years ago for R90 has the same issue.
https://www.takealot.com/3d-multimedia-enjoyment-sound-card-4-channel/PLID71170485
It seems like those ports are there simply to hold the mounting plate on.
My_King
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I would not have guessed that trying to get a sound card with a working game port to be this hard.Wow. I've just checked my spare cards and they're shockingly all the same. I have the same Crystal Card, and an ESS card on the same board which looks like the Gameport is connected, but users have confirmed that it isn't.
Even this C-Media which I bought off of Takealot a couple of years ago for R90 has the same issue.
https://www.takealot.com/3d-multimedia-enjoyment-sound-card-4-channel/PLID71170485
It seems like those ports are there simply to hold the mounting plate on.
My only other guess is to get another board.
R3000 for one... no thanks
Mike Angelo
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Totempole
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That's a Dell OEM Sound Blaster Live 5.1. Designed for Windows 2000/XP but will work on Win98SE with the right drivers.
My_King
Honorary Master
Card itself is a beaut.
Have placed my order with @Mike Angelo.
I have learned my lesson. I'm never giving up any computer stuff again.
Mike Angelo
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I had the same idea but it gets to the similar situation where you have boxes of ancient cables which you may never need again. So if someone else can use it why not.Card itself is a beaut.
Have placed my order with @Mike Angelo.
I have learned my lesson. I'm never giving up any computer stuff again.
My kids will in any case chuck it in the rubbish if I check out...
Totempole
Executive Member
These are fantastic cards for Windows 98. DOS support is sketchy at best, but there are plenty of alternatives available for that. If the drivers that came with it don't have Windows 98 support, you can grab this ISO for the CT4780.
https://archive.org/details/sblive-1024
My_King
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My_King
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Monster Patrol is doing it in the air!
Best of luck! Look forward to hearing how it goes
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Makes one wish to get a time displacement device (tardis, terminator time machine, delorean etc), go back in time, buy a ton of stuff and stick them somewhere safe, travel back, and sell off the stash at a YUUUUUUGE profit.... 
My_King
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Of all the things I was expecting to have issues with, getting a sound card with a working game port was not 1 of them.
Glad this thread exists.
Glad this thread exists.
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PC archaeology is a fascinating subject.
Usagi Electric, Adrian's Digital Basement etc etc is fascinating to watch on how they lovingly coax old electronics to a working and functional state again.
Usagi Electric, Adrian's Digital Basement etc etc is fascinating to watch on how they lovingly coax old electronics to a working and functional state again.
a recent project ... installing a Gotek floppy emulator in an Osborne 1 ... I know this might upset people, but it is reversable and I have another Osborne 1 in original condition. This Osborne will now also help to create boot floppies for other Osborne 1 owners.
My_King
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@Mike Angelo Thank you, card received and the audio works great