Help setting up High Definition Audio Drivers on Windows 98 SE

[deomsh]

Are you using Windows 98SE or Windows ME?

[Joaquim]

Windows 98SE on ACER Aspire 5630(it's for Windows XP)

[deomsh]

Please upload following files, so I can take a look:

CONFIG.SYS

AUTOEXEC.BAT

SYSTEM.INI

HDACFG.INI

[Joaquim]

the 'HDACFG.INI' must be on system folder?

AUTOEXEC.BAT HDACFG.INI SYSTEM.INI

[deomsh]

Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and SYSTEM.INI looks good, although SMARTDRV /X is more safe.

But HDACFG.INI is not populated, only Busmaster values. This file is written by HDA2.DLL, always in your Windows directory. Only HDA2.DLL is in the System directory!

Please delete ALL instances of HDACFG.INI, reboot and upload this file again. Do NOT edit anything for now.

[Joaquim]

i just did all... the boot sound happens, after maybe 5 minutes... but no desktop icons(like before)
edit: after more minutes, the desktop icons are showed... but i can't press anything or it's severy slow

Edited December 8, 2024 by Joaquim

[deomsh]

UPLOAD again: HDACFG.INI

[Joaquim]

heres the files
 

 

HDA.zip

Edited December 8, 2024 by Joaquim

[deomsh]

According to HDACFG.INI your 'CODEC Index=$1', but this is the internal soft-modem.Can you switch it off? The HDA-codec is at 'CODEC Index=$0' according to HDAICOUT.TXT. This will be Realtek HDA-codec ALC883.

During troubleshooting add following line in SYSTEM.INI to

[386Enh]

(.....)

MinTimeSlice=80

Please report, and upload again if anything changes in HDACFG.INI

 

[Joaquim]

i did the change, but continues too too much  slow
yes i have Hiren's Boot with Mini Windows XP.

 

HDA.zip

[deomsh]

How is sound and stability (Explorer error you mentioned)?

[Joaquim]

after several minutes, the boot sound seems great.... the Explorer will be, after more minutes, on memory, but don't show the Start Menu bar and icons
the mouse move normally, but the rest seems severely slow
do i need re-install the Windows?

Edited December 9, 2024 by Joaquim

[deomsh]

Don't know if you have to re-install.

Is everything 'normal' if you comment out the HDA2.DLL line in SYSTEM.INI?

BTW you don't have CONFIG.SYS?

[Joaquim]

"Is everything 'normal' if you comment out the HDA2.DLL line in SYSTEM.INI?"
seems not.. tomorrow, i will reinstall the Windows.
the config.sys seems empty.. is that normal?

 i can enter normally on Safe Mode (F5)

Edited December 9, 2024 by Joaquim

[Joaquim]

so i restore:
- "scanreg /restore"... now i can enter on Windows normally...
- i uninstall all Realtek audio drivers\programs;
- i repeat:
"Add to SYSTEM.INI,[Drivers ] "WAVEHDA=HDA2 .DLL" (without quotes)"
now i get Blue Screen.... so i must add these 2:
"If there is sound but system is unstable try in SYSTEM.INI,
[Vcache]
MinFileCache=1024
MaxFileCache=1024"
no Blue Screen, but take several minutes only for get audio... and much more for get the desktop.... the Vcache is right? or i need more options?
have to do with my Graphics drivers: NVIDIA Geforce Go 7300?
from "NVidia Graphics Driver 82.69", because, sometimes, i get Black Screen for seconds and then go back
my system is extremely slow