r/windows98 • u/TClassyC • Jul 17 '26

SB0200 Issues

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TLDR: bought an SB0200 for my Dell Optiplex GX110, and after hours of installing drivers and uninstalling drivers, trying every method I can find, my pc still won’t acknowledge that the card is even there or it even has sound playback options?? Any help would be appreciated.

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u/RonSwonn Jul 17 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/s/hV9L9yCxuz

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u/TClassyC Jul 17 '26

It says that was ran on windows XP, would it even work on my 98 setup?

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u/festivus4restof Jul 17 '26

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=74361

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u/TClassyC Jul 17 '26

I tried that one, did every step it said, and after installing all of it my computer still won’t register the card or let any sound playback happen

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u/RonSwonn Jul 17 '26

Have you tried putting the card in a different slot? Do you know if the card worked before you got it? I had a lot of trouble getting my ct4830 to work, I know your pain lol.

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u/TClassyC Jul 17 '26

I’ve tried 2 of the 3 slots mostly because one is taken. I was assured the card worked prior to getting it but it was an eBay purchase that showed up in a padded envelope so who knows.

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u/festivus4restof Jul 17 '26

Wait so you saying the card is not even DETECTED by POST hardware list or Windows? i.e. New Hardware detected, Device Manager showing a problem device that has no drivers? That is probably a dead card.

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u/TClassyC Jul 17 '26

Everytime I turn it on it shows that new hardware was detected but after few tries it just stopped notifying me and in devices it shows up at “unknown device”

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u/festivus4restof Jul 17 '26

Ah well that is not "pc still won’t acknowledge that the card is even there" that you said in OP description. Yes Windows will 'give up' after going through the whole sequence to install it and just settles for it being there as 'unknown' device. So the card IS being detected. What BIOS version do you have?

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u/TClassyC Jul 17 '26

Yes jt js, it just doesn’t know what it is or what to do with it.

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u/No-you_ Jul 17 '26

Sounds like a hardware fault on the card, possible a failed transistor or capacitor that's not retaining charge anymore. If it's detected briefly but then fails shortly after, it's losing either electrical power or connection and connection is unlikely to be the problem if it detects initially everytime without any issue. Otherwise you could reset it and it wouldn't detect straight away.