Replacing onboard sound with a sound card

[Dave Patrick]

Disable the device within cmos setup. Then if necessary you can display
hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not attached to the
computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices) Save the
following two lines as a file then execute.

--------------------------setdev.bat---------------------
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
---------------------------------------------------------

Then, View|Show Hidden Devices to remove or reconfigure these devices. Do
not edit the registry.

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[DaffyD®]

I was just given a computer with a motherboard with integrated sound. I
would like to install my own soundcard. In W2K, how would I permanently
remove the mb sound drivers so that the hardware wouldn't be detected and
the drivers reinstalled after I install a new soundcard?

 

[V Green]

Dave, if I might, I would suggest that you
first disable the onboard from Device Manager before
disabling it in the BIOS.

I have had some VERY bad experiences with W2K
involving hardware that was yanked/disabled without
telling the OS first. Probably due to poorly-written
drivers more than to W2K itself, but it really sucked.

After that, your advice is right on.

Disable the device within cmos setup. Then if necessary you can display
hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not attached to the
computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices) Save the
following two lines as a file then execute.

--------------------------setdev.bat---------------------
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
---------------------------------------------------------

Then, View|Show Hidden Devices to remove or reconfigure these devices. Do
not edit the registry.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I was just given a computer with a motherboard with integrated sound. I
would like to install my own soundcard. In W2K, how would I permanently
remove the mb sound drivers so that the hardware wouldn't be detected and
the drivers reinstalled after I install a new soundcard?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, I assumed but did not mention. Thanks for pointing out.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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[DaffyD®]

So I disable each audio, video, and game controller instead of removing them
from Device Manager?

Dave, if I might, I would suggest that you
first disable the onboard from Device Manager before
disabling it in the BIOS.

I have had some VERY bad experiences with W2K
involving hardware that was yanked/disabled without
telling the OS first. Probably due to poorly-written
drivers more than to W2K itself, but it really sucked.

After that, your advice is right on.

Disable the device within cmos setup. Then if necessary you can display
hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not attached to the
computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices) Save the
following two lines as a file then execute.

--------------------------setdev.bat---------------------
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
---------------------------------------------------------

Then, View|Show Hidden Devices to remove or reconfigure these devices. Do
not edit the registry.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I was just given a computer with a motherboard with integrated sound. I
would like to install my own soundcard. In W2K, how would I permanently
remove the mb sound drivers so that the hardware wouldn't be detected and
the drivers reinstalled after I install a new soundcard?

 

[Dave Patrick]

No, remove the sound card from Device Manager then follow the steps I
outlined.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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