flyboy14295 Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 Since Dell tries to put everything possible in the smallest space possible, they put a gameport(which I need) onto a Sound Blaster Sound card. I was wondering if there is a way to have the mobo or XP for that matter, not recognise the sound card but the gameport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefabe Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 I doubt it since the drivers for the game port will be in the driver bundle for the sound card. Even if you were to install the card and then disable it you would disable all the functions of the card in the pci slot. Windows directs the traffic thru the pci slot or irq that it is assigned to. So I think not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISSA2000 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 thge game port is most likly generic - xp should install it if it on the sound card - ie soundblaster etc... you can use creativre - or generic xp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollietwinam Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Yeah well if you don't disable onboard sound in the BIOS, the sound card bit won't work anyway. So perhaps the onboard will still work, but the Gameport will get recognised without XP installing drivers for the sound card. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy14295 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I'm not saying disable the card from the mobo, just disable the sound cababilities from XP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrLazy Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 You could just disable the sound drivers in Windows, but most likely the presence of the sound card would pretty much disable onboard sound. What are you trying to plug in anyways? Or u can just Ebay a Game Port to USB adapter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy14295 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I have a gameport to USB adapter but the adapter is not recognising that what is hooked up is pedals. So it thinks that its not axis's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrLazy Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Oh well blame it on faulty software, update? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISSA2000 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 the sound blaster zs still has a joystick/midi port.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackJiver Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 XP does not support gameport devices very well. see here the device manufacturers sometimes provided support via drivers but most did not. I had to ditch a perfectly good racing wheel and pedals when I went to XP because Saitek did not support them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISSA2000 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 a product still has to have xp drivers... say for a joystick "if not standard" most even in the game port "old connector" stye are p'n'p you need 1. 1. joystick drivers + 2. usb/game port drivers (connector type. ie.. i plug in my thruststick "old model" in the sound card joystick gameport " its using a creative game port driver" (you can also use the built in xp generic gameport driver), and a xp thruststick driver for xp or the generic stick drivers, but not all the buttons are used... so.. old gear can be used but you have to use certain generic drivers that are built into the joystick list.... xp has at least 30+ goystick generic drivers for well known old joysticks.. unless your rudles was a old usb type (and not even that) you should be able to get ruddles to work.. iv got my old joystick ruddles + stearwing wheel to work with the generic drivers ... iv even got a joystick (thrust stick origional) from 1992 to work "only with 4 buttons" and a jotstick spliter + joystick + steringwheel+rudders... all with built in generic druivers" you just have to add them "and config them" the the game port.. old joystick are not plug n play i was using it till 1 year ago when i got the sieteck 52x have you enable rudders + pwedals + game port and what driver..(joystick model+type") Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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