Sound Boards: Creative Labs Vibra-16

Phone:
 * SOUND BOARD CHIPSET: VIBRA-16 by Creative Labs
 * 800-998-5227 (customer assistance), 800-998-1000 (customer service), 405-742-6622 (automated tech support), 405-742-6655 (tech support)

Fax:
 * 405-742-6633

BBS:
 * 405-742-6660

e-mail:
 * 72662.1602@compuserve.com

Web:
 * www.creaf.com

Type:
 * Varies

OS/2 Drivers:
 * Available

Drivers from:
 * OS/2 box, OS/2 ftp, ftp.creaf.com, BBS

Boards using this chipset include:
 * recent SoundBlaster boards, Reply MCA board, ASUS dual sound/SCSI board.

Comments:
 * The Vibra-16 is a chipset designed by Creative Technology and used in both Creative Labs' own recent boards and in various third-party ("OEM") boards. These boards reportedly often work with OS/2's SoundBlaster 16 drivers, but work better with the Vibra-16 drivers from Creative's ftp site or BBS. A Microchannel board based on this chipset is available from a company called Reply. OS/2 2.1 drivers for the newer "plug-and-play" (PnP) versions of these boards are reportedly unavailable, though drivers for OS/2 3.0 are, and Warp 4.0 comes with drivers that recognize the PnP boards. Unfortunately, Creative Labs has announced that they will be producing no new OS/2 drivers for their products, so future support on Vibra-16 cards is uncertain.