3. Reduce the the Hardware Acceleration of the graphics card:
Windows 9X

Right-click on My Computer
Choose Properties - Performance - Graphics.
Move the slider for Hardware Acceleration down 1 notch.
Restart the system; if necessary, repeat procedure.
Windows XP/2000:

Right-click on your desktop
Choose Properties - Settings - Advanced - Troubleshoot.
Move the slider for Hardware Acceleration down 1 notch.
Restart the system; if necessary, repeat procedure.
4. Change the resources for SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device:
Under Windows 9X, PCI Sound Blaster cards take two Interrupt requests or IRQ's. (One for the SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device and one for the Sound Blaster itself). Normally, the SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device defaults to IRQ 5, 7 or even 9 whereas the Sound Blaster usually uses IRQ 9, 10 or 11, or whatever assigned to it. Occasionally this allocation may be reversed (for example when running Windows 98 with motherboards based on the VIA MVP3 Chipset which may not have the appropriate IRQ Routing Miniport Driver installed), or both devices may be allocated the same IRQ. This sometimes causes sound problems or may result in a malfunction of the SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device.

To check the IRQ allocation:

Select Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - Device Manager. Click on the Computer icon (the first icon in the list) in Device Manager to view the resource allocation for all your devices. If the SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device either shares an IRQ with another device or takes an IRQ higher than the one used by the Sound Blaster, try to install the latest Chipset drivers (specifically the IRQ Routing Miniport Driver when using older VIA Chipsets).

In Device Manager select Creative Miscellaneous Devices, SB 16 Emulation (or Sound, video and game controllers, Legacy Device, depending on the card you have). Select this entry and click Properties. Click the Settings tab and select LPT Interrupt Sharing. This allows SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device to use the same interrupt as the Printer Port (Parallel Port, IRQ 7), which does not state a problem, as there hardly will be a situation where the Parallel Port and the SB 16 Emulation / Legacy Device are used simultaneously.

5. Changing/disabling ACPI configurations in Windows 2000/Xp
Disable ACPI in your BIOS Note: We recommend you check with the motherboard manufacturer for more information about performing these steps

Windows XP:

Disable ACPI automatically
With ACPI disabled in the BIOS, reinstall Windows over the origional installation
Disable ACPI manually
Copy the install CD to your hard drive
Edit the Txtsetup.sif file to change the ACPIEnable value to 0.
Save the file, and then rerun the installation


Windows 2000:

Disable ACPI automatically
With ACPI disabled in the BIOS, reinstall Windows over the origional installation
Disable ACPI manually
Start Windows 2000 Setup as an upgrade.
Press F7 when Setup generates the following informational message: "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" .
Choose the correct HAL for your system from the provided list
MPS Multiprocessor PC
MPS Uniprocessor PC
Standard PC
NOTE: You do not receive a visual indicator that auto detection is taking place when you press F7; proceed normally with setup until it is completed.