Support Information:
Device Type: Sound Card
Manufacturer: ESS Technologies
Model: ES1980S
Interface: PCI / ISA
Operating System: DOS
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=382&qa5=19&qa7=0&dp=2&qm0=ES1980S&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ESS+Technologies+Sound+Card++ES1980S+DOS+) | Research manufacturer ESS Technologies (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=382)

No listing for "ES1980S" soundcard on the ESS website:

http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/drivers.shtm

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Identify ESS Audio Device

Q: How to find out what the ESS chip ID is for the sound card:

A: Do following:

1. Find out retail brand, model name/number of your sound card and your PC/Notebook.

2. Write down version number of Windows you are running. Click on Start Menu, Settings, Control Panel, System, and read from the General tab

3. Click Device Manager tab from the same System Properties page (Windows 2000 & XP users: click on Device Manager button from Hardware tab)

4. Double-click on Sound, video and game controller - write down the model of the sound card

5. Write down driver version information from Driver tab, Driver File Details (for filename ESxxx.SYS, ESxxx.VXD, MAESTRO.SYS or ALLEM3.SYS)
Driver version is very important if you want effective help

6. In the case that your audio driver has never been installed properly, you may not be able to find any information from Sound, video and game controller. If your ESS device is an add-on card, write down the ESxxx or ES1xxx chip number and any visible information on the card

7. If your ESS device is a PCI device and embedded on the PC motherboard or notebook computer, use the following procedure to identify your device:

a) Download the ESS PCI device identifier utility

b) Unzip the utility to your desktop

c) Execute the ESPCI_ID.BAT file

d) Use windows explorer to find this file: C:\RESULT.TXT

e) Double click the file to open

f) Look for the &DEV_1xxx in the RESULT.TXT

g) If you see &DEV_1969, please download the correct ES1938/ES1946 driver for your operating system

h) If you see &DEV_1998 or &DEV_199A, and you DO NOT have a Dell notebook, you may download the correct ES1980 Maestro-3 drivers for your operating system.

Generic ES1980 Maestro-3 drivers on our web site are not for Maestro-3i ES1983, which is a Dell version of Maestro Audio device. Dell users have to visit Dell website (http://www.dell.com) for driver update.

8. Once you have identified which ESS chip ID is in the sound card in your system, you may download our latest drivers from drivers page (http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/drivers.shtm#isa). Or you may provide us the C:\RESULT.TXT file for further help.

I copied that information from here:

http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/faq-identify.shtm

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Also, this information might help you:

Q: Does my sound card support pure DOS mode?

A: Not all ESS Technology sound cards support pure DOS mode. Pure DOS is called up when you boot your system to DOS 6.22 or Windows DOS 4.0 mode directly, instead of to the Windows desktop. For PCI sound cards, DOS mode is supported by their Windows 95/98 drivers in order to properly configure PCI resources in C:\CONFIG.SYS and C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT, and the DOS emulation is limited to IRQ5.

Q: Does the ESS Technology sound card support DOS box mode?

A: Yes. All ESS Technology sound cards support DOS box mode. In Windows, you launch the DOS box by double-clicking on the DOS icon. However, in Windows NT4/2000/XP, DOS-based programs and games are unable to access I/O port and resources directly in its (DOS) Command Prompt as in Windows 95/98/98SE/Me, thus audio function may not work in the Command Prompt window.

I copied that information from here:

http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/faq.shtm

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Bottom line is, you MIGHT be able to find what you need on the ESS website; if not, you'll need to download the drivers from the soundCARD maker website, because ESS ONLY produces the soundchips, NOT the complete card, and the drivers you want might only be available from the card maker's website.

Good luck; let us know how this turns out...