gameport and nforce2 mobo

Fantasma · Jun 18, 2004, 11:22 PM

I have the Abit NF7-S board, that has no gameport implemented so I have installed my Soundblaster PCI64(ES1370) card in order to use its gameport, but all I get is an exclamation in the gameport saying that there are no resources (code12). I´m using windows xp.
Has anyone know a solution?¨
I have done some research and I have realised that it uses the 200-207 I/O but that I/O is used by the nforce gameport controller (although the mobo doesn´t have that port) and it can´t be disabled. Are there any program to change the I/O range, winxp doesn´t let me do so

**dj_stick** · Jun 19, 2004, 01:33 AM

does the motherboard have the gameport header on it? check in the manual to see

Fantasma · Jun 19, 2004, 01:36 AM

In the manual there aren´t any game port header, I am looking for it because it´s very strange, it is using the I/O range of the game port when it hasn´t one

Necrosis · Jun 19, 2004, 02:44 PM

First off I have no experience with this MB, but you should be able to turn off the gameport in the bios. What does the bios list for internal devices?

Fantasma · Jun 19, 2004, 02:52 PM

The bios doesn´t let me do so, I can disable the usb, the onboard sound, onboard lan, IEEE, and the Sata port but if I disable all those things, I have the same problem, there isn´t any option to remove the game port controller

Necrosis · Jun 19, 2004, 06:31 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma
The bios doesn´t let me do so, I can disable the usb, the onboard sound, onboard lan, IEEE, and the Sata port but if I disable all those things, I have the same problem, there isn´t any option to remove the game port controller

Hmm that is a bit odd. The A7N8X would allow me to shut it off. Wish someone would read this with one of these boards that could give you a better answer.

Logla · Jun 19, 2004, 06:42 PM

Does this board have on-board sound? If so, the game port is likely to be part of that so the only way to shut it off is to shut off the on-board sound.

Fantasma · Jun 19, 2004, 11:21 PM

Yes, it has onboard sound but when I disable it, I have the same problem, this is very odd, I have contacted with Abit and Creative and I am waiting for an answer

Logla · Jun 20, 2004, 12:15 AM

hmmmm. very odd

Matth · Jun 20, 2004, 11:59 PM

http://www.joy-stick.net/reviews/other/usbadapt.htm

Can you still find devices like this - or unless you have a much-prized piece of gameport kit, just take the line of least resistyance and go for USB controllers.

A Search suggests this is a widespread problem - one report that a Santa Cruz could be persuaded to work by setting the 200-20F range as RESERVED - No reported success with Creative cards though.

Jun 18, 2004, 11:22 PM	#1
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	gameport and nforce2 mobo I have the Abit NF7-S board, that has no gameport implemented so I have installed my Soundblaster PCI64(ES1370) card in order to use its gameport, but all I get is an exclamation in the gameport saying that there are no resources (code12). I´m using windows xp. Has anyone know a solution?¨ I have done some research and I have realised that it uses the 200-207 I/O but that I/O is used by the nforce gameport controller (although the mobo doesn´t have that port) and it can´t be disabled. Are there any program to change the I/O range, winxp doesn´t let me do so

Jun 19, 2004, 01:36 AM	Thread Starter #3
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	In the manual there aren´t any game port header, I am looking for it because it´s very strange, it is using the I/O range of the game port when it hasn´t one

Jun 19, 2004, 02:44 PM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	First off I have no experience with this MB, but you should be able to turn off the gameport in the bios. What does the bios list for internal devices?

Jun 19, 2004, 02:52 PM	Thread Starter #5
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	The bios doesn´t let me do so, I can disable the usb, the onboard sound, onboard lan, IEEE, and the Sata port but if I disable all those things, I have the same problem, there isn´t any option to remove the game port controller

Jun 19, 2004, 06:42 PM	#7
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Does this board have on-board sound? If so, the game port is likely to be part of that so the only way to shut it off is to shut off the on-board sound.

Jun 19, 2004, 11:21 PM	Thread Starter #8
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Yes, it has onboard sound but when I disable it, I have the same problem, this is very odd, I have contacted with Abit and Creative and I am waiting for an answer

Jun 20, 2004, 12:15 AM	#9
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	hmmmm. very odd

Jun 20, 2004, 11:59 PM	#10
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	http://www.joy-stick.net/reviews/other/usbadapt.htm Can you still find devices like this - or unless you have a much-prized piece of gameport kit, just take the line of least resistyance and go for USB controllers. A Search suggests this is a widespread problem - one report that a Santa Cruz could be persuaded to work by setting the 200-20F range as RESERVED - No reported success with Creative cards though.