MSB Dinos: Sound Distorted or Fuzzy when Ms. Frizzle Is Talking (177605)
The information in this article applies to:
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs for Windows
This article was previously published under Q177605
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SYMPTOMS
When you run Scholastic's Magic School Bus: Explores in the Age of
Dinosaurs, sound playback may be distorted or fuzzy when Ms. Frizzle
speaks.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you use an Ensoniq AudioPCI sound card with
outdated sound drivers.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following steps:
- Verify that the speaker volume on the audio card is not set to full
volume, and that the sound card is configured to use Single-Mode Direct
Memory Access (DMA).
For additional information about how to adjust speaker volume and
how to configure the audio card to use Single-Mode DMA, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
137451 Sound Distortion with Multimedia Programs
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Multimedia.
- Click the Audio tab.
- Under Playback, in the Preferred Device box, click Game Compatible
Device. If this device is not available, proceed to the next step.
- Verify that the Use Preferred Devices Only check box is selected. If
this check box is cleared, click it to select it.
- Click OK.
- Close Control Panel, and then restart the computer.
MORE INFORMATION
The Game Compatible Device is installed by some data/fax/voice modems.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbmm kbprb kbsound KB177605 |
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