Replacing onboard sound with a sound card

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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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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, 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.


Dave Patrick said:
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

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

V Green said:
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.


Dave Patrick said:
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

DaffyD® said:
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?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
No, remove the sound card from Device Manager then follow the steps I
outlined.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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