System Hangs During 16-Bit Digitized Sound Test

System Hangs During 16-Bit Digitized Sound Test

Problem:

System hangs during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during the 8-bit test.

Solution:

Your system's motherboard cannot handle High DMA at full speed. On some machines, the DMA controller on the motherboard does not function properly during High DMA transfers. High DMA transfers on such machines might corrupt the data in main memory and cause the system to hang or encounter a parity error.

To solve this problem, run the configuration utility you have and select to use Low DMA in place of the High DMA channel. 16-bit PCM data will then be transferred through the Low DMA channel.