Driver for external MIDI device?

[Malcolm H]

I have a WinXP machine based upon an ASUS motherboard with Soundmax
integrated digital audio.
Connected via the MIDI port is a Yamaha PSR-620 (General MIDI) keyboard.

If I inspect the Control Panel|Sound and Audio Devices properties|Audio|Midi
music playback I find that only the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW syth option is
available. There is no option for an external MIDI device. This means that
I can play MIDI files via the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW syth but cannot
output to the external MIDI device.

Why is this? The driver for the Soundmax audio seems to be installed ok but
no option for this appears in the MIDI music playback control panel option.

Please can anyone help?

 

[Chris McKagan [MSFT]]

For starters, which ASUS motherboard is this?
I have an ASUS P4P800 with an onboard soundmax, but there is no MIDI port on
mine.
Do you have a second sound card installed by chance?
What is the driver version for the Soundmax?

thanks!

 

[Malcolm H]

Hi

The Asus motherboard is P4B-MX
No - there is no second sound card
v5.12.1.3620

My MIDI port worked ok until I did a clean re-install of WinXP and then
applied SP2

Any more thoughts?

 

[Chris McKagan [MSFT]]

Thanks, Is anything banged out in Device Manager under Sound, video and game
controllers?

 

[Malcolm H]

Yes. When I check the Device Manager the
Soundmax Integrated audio is listed. Under a sub-menu 'MIDI devices and
Instruments' is listed and under that is an item 'WDN based device' the
properties of which state 'Driver is enabled and functioning properly'.