In the Start Hardware Installation dialog box, click Next to install the Sound Blaster 16 drivers.
In the Select a Device Driver dialog box, select Creative from the manufacturers list and select Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32 or compatible (WDM) from the models list, then click Next. In the Hardware Type dialog box, select Sound, video and game controllers from the list and click Next. In the Find New Hardware dialog box, select No, I want to select the hardware from a list and click Next. In the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog box, select Add a New Device and click Next. in the Manufacturer list and Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32 or compatible (WDM) in the list of devices, then click Next.ĭouble-click the Add/Remove Hardware icon in the Windows 2000 Control Panel ( Start > Settings > Control Panel). Select Sound, video and game controllers, then click Next. Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced), then click Next. In the Installed Hardware list, select Add a new hardware device, then click Next. Select Yes, I have already connected the hardware, then click Next. In the See Also pane, click Add Hardware, then click Next. NET Server Control Panel ( Start > Control Panel). NET Server GuestĬlick the Printers and Other Hardware link in the Windows XP or Windows. Use your guest operating system's configuration tools to set up the virtual sound adapter. Setting Up Sound in the Guest Operating System Type in or browse to the device that represents your sound card (for example, /dev/dsp).Ĭlick the Install button, then click OK to save the configuration and close the Configuration Editor.
Provide the device name in the Device field. In the Configuration Editor ( Settings > Configuration Editor), click Sound. Please contact your host operating system support provider or sound card manufacturer for help. VMware cannot provide support assistance in configuring sound on your host operating system.
You may need to install additional software on your system to support sound. Refer to the documentation for your particular Linux operating system. Setting Up a Virtual Sound Card on a Linux Hostīe sure your physical sound card is installed and configured properly on the Linux host operating system. This adapter is compatible with a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16. You can also choose whether the virtual sound adapter should be connected when the virtual machine starts.Ĭlick OK to close the Configuration Editor.Ĭonfigure the guest operating system to use the VMware Workstation virtual sound adapter.
If you have more than one physical sound adapter in your host computer, you can choose which one to connect to the virtual sound adapter. In the Configuration Editor ( Settings > Configuration Editor), click Add. By default, the virtual sound adapter is not installed in the virtual machine. Please contact your host operating system support provider or sound card manufacturer for help.Īdd a virtual sound adapter to the virtual machine. Refer to the documentation for your particular Windows operating system. Setting Up a Virtual Sound Card on a Windows Hostīe sure your physical sound card is installed and configured properly on the Windows host operating system.
Sound support is currently limited to PCM (pulse code modulation) output (that is, any application that produces sound without using MIDI). The VMware Workstation sound device is disabled by default and must be enabled with the Configuration Editor ( Settings > Configuration Editor). NET Server and Linux guest operating systems. VMware Workstation provides a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 compatible audio device and supports sound in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows. Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums