Sound Boards: Aztech AZT2316A (& others?)


 * SOUND BOARD CHIPSET: AZTECH AZT2316A by Aztech Labs

Phone:
 * 800-886-8829, 510-623-8988

Fax:
 * 510-623-8989

BBS:
 * 510-623-8933

e-mail:
 * aztechca@netcom.com or suppport@aztechCA.com, but **NOT** AZtech.com, which is an unrelated company!

Web:
 * http://www.aztechca.com

Type:
 * Varies

OS/2 Drivers:
 * Available but possibly unreliable; do not support VTD

Drivers from:
 * OS/2 box, ftp: ftp.aimnet.com, /pub/users/aztech

Boards using this chipset include:
 * Aztech boards, Some boards in Packard-Bell machines, some Reveal boards, MEI boards

Comments:
 * I don't know if Aztech actually sells their chipsets to other companies, but certainly many boards are re-badged Aztech units or use Aztech's chipsets, so I've created a chipset entry for Aztech. Aztech's OS/2 support has slowly improved, from being quite iffy to being OK but still not spectacular. With Warp 4.0, though, the Aztech support is lagging again, since it doesn't support VTD. If you already have a board with an Aztech chipset, it's certainly worth digging up the drivers for it; but I wouldn't recommend buying an Aztech-based board if you want a new sound card. Particularly common problems include Win-OS/2 support and wavetable sound (for wavetable-enabled boards).