BTC-1815
The BTC-1815 was a 16-bit ISA sound card compatible with the Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and Windows Sound System.
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Released | 1995 |
| Bus | ISA 16-bit | |
| FM Synth | OPTiFM (built into OPTI chip) | |
| Audio Codec | Analog Devices AD1845 | |
| Chipset | OPTi 82C925 | |
| Standards | Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Windows Sound System | |
| Ports | Speaker-Out, Mic-In, Line-In (stereo), Line-Out (stereo), Game port |
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| CD-ROM | IDE | |
| Wavetable | Yes (optional) | |
| Plug & Play | Yes | |
| FCC ID(s) | LCKOMSND925 / LCK0MSND925 | |
| Price | ||
| See Also |
The BTC 1815 was a Plug & Play sound card offering 16-bit stereo sound sampling delivered at CD-quality rates up to 44.1KHz. The card is based on the OPTi 22-voice FM music synthesizer and provides IDE CD-ROM, MPU & MIDI interfaces.
Wavetable synthesis was available as an upgrade option.
Board Revisions
I have no information on the various board revisions of the BTC-1815 card.
Competition
In the Media
Setting it Up
Driver installation under DOS is simple. Just run INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
Downloads
Operation Manual Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Original Driver Disk for OPTi 82C924/925 OPTi 924/925 drivers for DOS and Windows 3.1 |
More Pictures

The BTC-1815 sound card and retail box (1995)