On Feb 16, 7:52 am, "pau...@efn.org" <pau...@efn.org> wrote:
> On Feb 16, 1:30 am, "Dan" <maku...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Feb 12, 7:46 pm, "pau...@efn.org" <pau...@efn.org> wrote:
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> > > On Feb 12, 5:57 am, "Dan" <maku...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I recently did a clean-install of Win98 on a Compaq Pentium II. It has
> > ...
> > > > crystal card, I don't know why it doesn't install it when detected.
>
> > > Probably it's a crystal soundfusion something. Crystal cards are
> > > identified by a 4 digit number.
>
> > > There are lots of different ones. Given the generation it's probably
> > > the cs4614, or 4218.
>
> > > Use a program such as aida32 or everest to identify the card for sure.
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> > > win98sehttp://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/audio/OS18.html
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> > > first editionhttp://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/audio/OS21.html
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> > Pau, thanks for tip about AIDA32 and Everest. Got and run them, and my
> > card was shown to be Cirrus Logic C4614/22/24 Crystalclear Soundfusion
> > Audio Accelerator. I'm rignt now downloading a 10 MB zip file from
> > driverguide.com , I guess it will work fine.
>
> Gah, why'd you go to driverguide when I linked direct to the
> manufacturers website????
>
> http://www.cirrus.com/en/software/dr...dio/PV2885.zip

After downloading the Aida32 and Everest utilities, I went on to
determine what card I had on the PC. Indeed I hadn't known the card
with "Crystal" chip could be Cirrus Logic (so I had wrongly figured
you could be wring, so I'd be doing try and error).

And thanks again, 'cos the file I downloaded installed fine, I have
sound on Win98.