Keep in mind that Windows 98 is not a "native" Windows like XP and above, but still an operating system which sits on the partially hidden MS-Dos. As such, for MS-Dos games you need the drivers for that card to be loaded to be able to play sound effects for MS-Dos games, as those games don't rely on Windows own drivers (they came out before that operating system was available).
Also Ms-Dos games often need enough free memory to run with sound effects, 640kb is max but realistic amount would be about 570kb-580kb. Unlike with Windows, most older Ms-Dos games don't use all system memory but only the 640kb "conventional" block due to the operating system's limitation. Some use the rest of the memory only for data storage.
And most games need at least 560kb memory to operate fully, or without problems. Unless you've worked with the Ms-Dos part of Windows 98 I'd reckon your memory is somewhere around 520kb.
If you know your way around MS-Dos it isn't difficult - click Start, run command then in the Dos prompt type set to check which variables (necessary for MS-Dos programs to find paths and certain settings) are loaded.
There should be one which looks similar to BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 (or I5, default on most Ms-Dos machines). If there isn't one, then it gets much more complicated.
For memory, type mem. It should show the free available amount at the bottom of the text.
To close the Dos prompt and return back to Windows type exit.
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