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Q158149: MediaVision ThunderBoard Listed as Sound Blaster

Article: Q158149
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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With a MediaVision ThunderBoard sound card installed, the Preferred Device boxes
in the Playback and Recording sections on the Audio tab in the Multimedia tool
in Control Panel list Sound Blaster as an option. The ThunderBoard is listed
correctly on the Devices tab under the Audio Devices branch.

CAUSE
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The Sound Blaster driver is reporting its own name.

RESOLUTION
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Selecting Sound Blaster as the playback or recording option causes the
MediaVision ThunderBoard to function correctly.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. Microsoft is
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0

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