SOUND BOARD CHIPSET: VIBRA-16
by Creative Labs
- Phone:
- 800-998-5227 (customer assistance), 800-998-1000 (customer
service), 405-742-6622 (automated tech support), 405-742-6655 (tech support)
- Fax:
- 405-742-6633
- BBS:
- 405-742-6660
- e-mail:
- 72662.1602@compuserve.com
- Web:
- www.creaf.com
- Type:
- Varies
- OS/2 Drivers:
- Available
- Drivers from:
- OS/2 box, OS/2 ftp, ftp.creaf.com, BBS
- Boards using this chipset include:
- recent SoundBlaster
boards, Reply MCA board, ASUS dual
sound/SCSI board.
- Comments:
- The Vibra-16 is a chipset designed by Creative Technology and used
in both Creative Labs' own recent boards and in various third-party
("OEM") boards. These boards reportedly often work with
OS/2's SoundBlaster 16 drivers, but work better with the Vibra-16
drivers from Creative's ftp site or BBS. A Microchannel board based
on this chipset is available from a company called Reply. OS/2 2.1
drivers for the newer "plug-and-play" (PnP) versions of these boards
are reportedly unavailable, though drivers for OS/2 3.0 are, and Warp
4.0 comes with drivers that recognize the PnP boards. Unfortunately,
Creative Labs has announced
that they will be producing no new OS/2 drivers for their products, so
future support on Vibra-16 cards is uncertain.
Copyright © 1996, 1997, Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
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