I just purchased a new mainboard (MSI K7T Pro2), and it comes with Via AC '97 integrated audio with legacy audio SBpro compatibility support. The sound works fine in Windows 98SE, but under real mode DOS the volume levels in my games and other DOS based applications are barely audible. Running DOS games in a Windows box also give off lousy volume levels, but with the native Windows applications the sound is fine.
The appropriate BIOS settings have been made and the appropriate driver (just one COM file that does nothing but initialize the DOS audio - no switches or anything) specified in AUTOEXEC.BAT. There is nothing on either the mainboard's website or the sound chipset's website about this issue.
I have a feeling the problem has something to do with the default volume and mixer settings of the card under DOS, but I don't know how to change them. There are no jumpers on the board nor are there settings in the BIOS that relate to this. I've used proprietry SBpro software but they can't change the volume settings (but they do report the volume as being at minimum level). Neither is there any DOS based software at the manufacturer(s)'s websites that I can use.
How do I increase the volume of my sound in real mode DOS? Please help - I'm at my wit's end.
Specs:
MSI K7T Pro2/Duron 700@700/128MB/20GB-A66/Permedia 2
Thanks.
Deadlock.
The appropriate BIOS settings have been made and the appropriate driver (just one COM file that does nothing but initialize the DOS audio - no switches or anything) specified in AUTOEXEC.BAT. There is nothing on either the mainboard's website or the sound chipset's website about this issue.
I have a feeling the problem has something to do with the default volume and mixer settings of the card under DOS, but I don't know how to change them. There are no jumpers on the board nor are there settings in the BIOS that relate to this. I've used proprietry SBpro software but they can't change the volume settings (but they do report the volume as being at minimum level). Neither is there any DOS based software at the manufacturer(s)'s websites that I can use.
How do I increase the volume of my sound in real mode DOS? Please help - I'm at my wit's end.
Specs:
MSI K7T Pro2/Duron 700@700/128MB/20GB-A66/Permedia 2
Thanks.
Deadlock.
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