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Frequently Asked Questions
Diamond
Monster Sound M80/MX100/MX200 cards
Does
the Monster Sound come with a controller for my CD-ROM ?
Does
the Diamond Monster Sound have bass & treble controls ?
Can
I use another wavetable card with the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Will
my old sound card work with the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Are
Diamond Monster Sound drivers available for BeOS, Linux, OS/2, Windows
3.x, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP ?
Are
Diamond Monster Sound drivers available for Windows 98 or Windows ME ?
Does
the Diamond Monster Sound support DOS?
Will the Diamond
Monster Sound support EAX ?
Where
can I find a sample of the MIDI on the Diamond Monster Sound MX200 ?
Why
doesn't my Diamond Monster Sound MX200 have gold plates ?
Do
the Diamond Monster Sound cards install a gameport in the device manager
?
How
can I get my digital joystick/gamepad to work in digital mode or my
Force Feedback joystick to work using the Diamond Monster Sound ?
How
can I get my old soundcard to work in Windows NT4 using the passthrough
cable ?
How
can I stop the choppy audio in Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II or Jedi
Knight: Mysteries of the Sith ?
How
can I stop the crack and pop sounds when the Diamond Monster Sound MX200
play MIDI files ?
How
can I get the MIDI on the Diamond Monster Sound M80 to work ?
If
I uncheck the Enable TaskBar Icon option in the Monster Sound utility it
pops up after every reboot. How can I fix this?
Microsoft
Voice 3 or Microsoft Agent says I don't have a 16bit soundcard. How can
I fix this?
Why
can't I record at 48hz using the Diamond Monster Sound in Windows 9x?
Why
does game or program crash or the sound/music not work correctly when
using the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Diamond
Monster Sound M80/MX100/MX200 cards
Does
the Monster Sound come with a controller for my CD-ROM ?
There is no CD-ROM interface on the Monster Sound card
Does
the Diamond Monster Sound have bass & treble controls ?
No
Can
I use another wavetable card with the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Yes as long as it uses a standard 26 pin connector
Will
my old sound card work with the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Yes any sound card will work with the Diamond Monster Sound cards
Are
Diamond Monster Sound drivers available for BeOS, Linux, OS/2, Windows
3.x, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP ?
No the Diamond Monster Sound was only supported under Windows 95 and 98
Are
Diamond Monster Sound drivers available for Windows 98 or Windows ME ?
The current Diamond Monster Sound drivers support Windows 98 and should
work in Windows ME too.
Does the
Diamond Monster Sound support DOS ?
No but Sound Blaster sound and General Midi emulation is available in a
DOS box under Windows 9x.
OPL 2/3 music is not supported and joysticks using the Diamond Monster
Sound will not work in DOS games.
Will the
Diamond Monster Sound support EAX ?
No
Where
can I find a sample of the MIDI on the Diamond Monster Sound MX200 ?
A sample midi file made for the Diamond Monster Sound MX200 is available
here
Why
doesn't my Diamond Monster Sound MX200 have gold plates ?
Some of the first few Diamond Monster Sound MX200 cards don't have gold
plates due to a supply problem
Do
the Diamond Monster Sound cards install a gameport in the device manager
?
No the gameport is only listed on the Advanced tab in Game Controllers
in the Control Panel
How
can I get my digital joystick/gamepad to work in digital mode or my
Force Feedback joystick to work using the Diamond Monster Sound ?
If you have a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro and multiple MIDI
devices than remove one, since both can't be connected at the same time.
Make sure you are using the latest Diamond Monster Sound drivers and the
latest drivers for your joystick. (Note: The Sidewinder Game Controller
Software 3.00 doesn't work with Diamond Monster Sound cards)
Follow the instructions in the joystick.txt
file and check the Joystick page
for tips.
Some original Diamond Monster Sound MX100 cards have a hardware problem
and don't work with any digital or force feedback joysticks and gamepads
even with new drivers. If the new drivers do not help then use the
utility (f3joyfix.exe) included with the latest Diamond Monster Sound
drivers. If the utility lists the Monster Sound HW ID as 0x00 then
you have a faulty card that needs to be replaced.
How
can I get my old soundcard to work in Windows NT4 using the passthrough
cable ?
The Diamond Monster Sound needs to load a DSP image to support the
passthrough cable to the old soundcard so its not possible.
How
can I stop the choppy audio in Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II or Jedi
Knight: Mysteries of the Sith ?
LucasArts explains the problem
and offers some solutions here.
How
can I stop the crack and pop sounds when the Diamond Monster Sound MX200
play MIDI files ?
Try moving the sound card to a different PCI slot. If the problem
persists, contact Diamond Multimedia.
How
can I get the MIDI on the Diamond Monster Sound M80 to work ?
Some Diamond Monster Sound M80 cards have a faulty wavetable card.
Contact Diamond Multimedia to
see if your card needs to be replaced.
If
I uncheck the Enable TaskBar Icon option in the Monster Sound utility it
pops up after every reboot. How can I fix this ?
Get the latest Diamond Monster Sound drivers
to fix this problem
Microsoft
Voice or Microsoft Agent says I don't have a 16bit soundcard. How can I
fix this ?
Get the latest Diamond Monster Sound drivers
to fix this problem
Why
can't I record at 48hz using the Diamond Monster Sound in Windows 9x ?
Get the latest Diamond Monster Sound drivers
to fix this problem
Why
does a game or program crash or the sound/music not work correctly when
using the Diamond Monster Sound ?
Make sure you are using the latest Diamond Monster Sound drivers.
Make sure you are using the the latest version of the game or program.
Check the technical support section of the company the makes the game or
program in case they know of a solution.
Try moving the hardware acceleration slider down a few notches if you
still have problems.
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