1. Try this goto control panel, multimedia and see if the audio card is listed under the audio tab (preferred device listing) if so select the card awe64 and see if you now have sound.
I have never used an awe64 but did use the awe32 and if I remember correctly you may have to check the jumpers on the card or just note the current settings. The dma, irq channels are of the utmost importance 5,1,5 are good setting or if issues occur try 7,1,3
Should you have any other questions refer to creatives web site by clicking the link. That maybe plug and play and win98se should have detected the card and installed the correct drivers. On the second link awe64 is plug and play.
2. Right-click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Device Manager tab. Click the plus sign next to Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Ensure that the sound card is listed properly. There should be no yellow exclamation marks (!), question marks (?) or red "X" marks next to any of the entries for the sound card. If there are any present, then I recommend you un-install and re-install the drivers for the sound card.
http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com/SRVS...lish,VARSET=ws:http://us.creative.com/
Sound Card IRQ MPU-401 Emulation
IRQ 2
IRQ 5 *
IRQ 7
IRQ 10
Enabled
Disabled
Sound Card Low DMA CSP Chip
DMA 0
DMA 1 *
DMA 3
Don`t Use
No CSP
CSP
Sound Card High DMA SCSI Port Address
HDMA 5 *
HDMA 6
HDMA 7
Use Low
140h
340h
IDE Port Address IDE Port DISABLE
Sound Card Base Address MIDI Port Address
220h
240h
260h
280h
330h *
300h
Troubleshooting help here:
http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com/SRVS...lish,VARSET=ws:http://us.creative.com/