In dxdiag when you go to the sound tab, there is a slider for acceleration and also tests you can run. Does it only do tests when the slider is all the way to the left?

I had the same with an AudioPCI card. In games the sound was lagging behind the action.

To be honest switching cards is recommended. I really like the Vortex 2 sound chip for these early 3D games.

Yes, but where I would expect the slider to be: no slider. 😀 Is that a likely issue with the drivers? Running audio tests throws an error code.

The only other ISA sound card I have is, I believe, an AWE64 value.

Well what have you got to lose 😀

Nothing! I'd be gaining 32 whole AWEs.

I will try installing SB16 drivers and see if they work better than AWE32 drivers.

I tried to install Interstate '76 on a Windows 2000 machine, and it won't even completely install. So maybe I76 is just a crappy game? The 2000 box is a very unstable machine to begin with though, not sure if that's a Win 2k thing or the specific machine.

Oh boy. Everything's broken these days.

sounds like you need newer drivers and utils.... try the latest ones found off the "ultimate" ISO I posted on vogonsdrivers

Is your ISO an auto installer?

If not, which drivers should I be using for the SB32? There don't seem to be any drivers on the drive page for that specific model. Not sure if I should use SB16 drivers to match the chipset (or Vibra drivers), or if I should use AWE32 drives, since the SB32 is supposed to be treated like an AWE32 by most software.