Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II
In early 1995, Aztech released the second of their 2nd-generation cards, the Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II.
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Released | Early 1995 |
| Bus | ISA 16-bit | |
| FM Synth | Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) or LS-212 | |
| Audio Codec | Crystal CS-4231-KL | |
| Chipset | AZT-1605-U05 (2nd generation chip) | |
| Standards | Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro 2, Windows Sound System | |
| Ports | Speaker-Out, Mic-In, Line-In (stereo), Line-Out (stereo), Game port |
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| CD-ROM | Sony, Mitsumi and Panasonic | |
| Wavetable | Yes, WaveTide-compatible | |
| Plug & Play | No (but does use Auto-Init for DMA) | |
| FCC ID(s) | I38-MMSD822 or I38-MMSN822 | |
| Price | £67 (September 1995) | |
| See Also | Sound Galaxy Nova 16 / Nova 16 Extra |
Another Sound Blaster Pro 2.0-compatible card from Aztech. The Pro 16 II was Aztech's first card to provide 3D positional audio capability from SRS Labs..
The MIDI/game port is MPU-401 compatible. The wavetable header is suitable for Aztech's WaveTide daughterboard only.
As with most cards that came before it, the Pro 16 II is "auto-init" (automatic initialising) DMA which allowed the card to produce a continuous loop of double-buffered sound output.
SoftMPU apparently locks up when used with cards that have the AZT-1605 chipset.
This card was also sold to OEMs, including Packard Bell.
Board Revisions
Some revision of the Pro 16 II have the CD-ROM interface headers and others do not - I don't know which part numbers apply to each.
Competition
In the Media
Setting it Up
To get this card working in DOS, you usually need Windows to install it. The DOS installation does not copy any files (config or otherwise) to your hard disk, therefore it's unlikely you will get the desired configuration just by using the defaults. The Windows installation does allow you to configure the card during installation, but it also copies CONFIG.EXE to your UTILITY folder so you can tweak it later. To make things easier for DOS installation, please download P16II_UTILITY.RAR from the link below, which is a copy of the utility folder after Windows installation. Using this, you don't need to use the Windows installer if you're just trying to get the card working in DOS.
The problem with this card is that it uses MIDI 330 by default which conflicts with other MIDI devices and you need to change it to 300 to make things work. Also, the DOS HWSET utility used with other Aztech cards DOES NOT work with this one, you need the config utility mentioned before.
Use the CONFIG.EXE tool (in the UTILITY subdirectory) to guide you through configuring the card. Neither of these methods write to your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files - the config is stored on the card itself in an EEPROM.
Downloads
Operation Manual Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Pro 16 II Disks v3.00
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Windows 95 Driver |
Windows NT 3.51 Driver v1.02
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DOS Utilities
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OS/2 2.x and 3.x Driver
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