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... and Related Hardware To install the card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x Installing the Software 3-1 Testing the Installation 3-2 Optimizing Memory Usage 3-2 Using ...
... and Related Hardware To install the card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x Installing the Software 3-1 Testing the Installation 3-2 Optimizing Memory Usage 3-2 Using ...
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You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Testing the Installation u Uninstalling the Applications Setting Up the Audio Drivers You need device drivers to control the components on your card. Figure 2-1: Message box indicating the detection of the...similar to Figure 2-1 appears, just take note of it and wait for the drivers. Installing Software in the sequence shown. After you for the next message to install the audio software in Windows 95 after installing your system, Windows 95 automatically detects the ...
You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Testing the Installation u Uninstalling the Applications Setting Up the Audio Drivers You need device drivers to control the components on your card. Figure 2-1: Message box indicating the detection of the...similar to Figure 2-1 appears, just take note of it and wait for the drivers. Installing Software in the sequence shown. After you for the next message to install the audio software in Windows 95 after installing your system, Windows 95 automatically detects the ...
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...: • Click the first option, and then click the OK button. Figure 2-3: Driver installation dialog box in Windows 95 Figure 2-2: Driver installation dialog box in which the Windows default driver option is NOT available. 2-2 Installing Software in which the Windows default driver option is Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller: • Click the second...
...: • Click the first option, and then click the OK button. Figure 2-3: Driver installation dialog box in Windows 95 Figure 2-2: Driver installation dialog box in which the Windows default driver option is NOT available. 2-2 Installing Software in which the Windows default driver option is Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller: • Click the second...
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... select the drive. 2. Click the OK button. Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. u If the Install From Disk dialog box appears, and If your package comes with a Drivers Disk: • Insert it , select the folder \WIN95\Language\DRIVERS, where Language is the language of the software that you...
... select the drive. 2. Click the OK button. Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. u If the Install From Disk dialog box appears, and If your package comes with a Drivers Disk: • Insert it , select the folder \WIN95\Language\DRIVERS, where Language is the language of the software that you...
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Type DIAGNOSE and press . (This test program checks the resources used by your audio card and displays a menu to let you can bypass loading these drivers (for example, using memory managers). 3-2 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x For more information, see "The CONFIG.SYS File Settings" ...on the screen to a conflict between the audio card and another peripheral device. At the DOS prompt...
Type DIAGNOSE and press . (This test program checks the resources used by your audio card and displays a menu to let you can bypass loading these drivers (for example, using memory managers). 3-2 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x For more information, see "The CONFIG.SYS File Settings" ...on the screen to a conflict between the audio card and another peripheral device. At the DOS prompt...
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... memory. Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x 3-3 If you do not want to load these drivers, select another session without them at system bootup. (Refer to your MS-DOS 6.x documentation for instructions on how to create multiple boot sessions.) To use ... message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2. Release the key only when you see the DOS prompt. Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1.
... memory. Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x 3-3 If you do not want to load these drivers, select another session without them at system bootup. (Refer to your MS-DOS 6.x documentation for instructions on how to create multiple boot sessions.) To use ... message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2. Release the key only when you see the DOS prompt. Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1.
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...CTWDSK.DRV, CTWMEM.DRV, CTVDSK.DRV, and CT-VOICE.DRV) that require these low-level drivers. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /W=C:\WINDOWS parameter updates the SYSTEM.INI file in the audio software directory. See "Optimizing Memory Usage" on page 3-2 to learn how to the CONFIG.SYS... file. Understanding the Installation A-7 If you are low-level device drivers that provide wave playback and recording for your audio software directory. The drivers are found in the Windows directory with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. u Running ...
...CTWDSK.DRV, CTWMEM.DRV, CTVDSK.DRV, and CT-VOICE.DRV) that require these low-level drivers. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /W=C:\WINDOWS parameter updates the SYSTEM.INI file in the audio software directory. See "Optimizing Memory Usage" on page 3-2 to learn how to the CONFIG.SYS... file. Understanding the Installation A-7 If you are low-level device drivers that provide wave playback and recording for your audio software directory. The drivers are found in the Windows directory with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. u Running ...
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...full-duplex in your Windows directory. 3. You can now use the wavetable synthesis features on page B-2. 2. To enable or disable full-duplex in your audio software directory. To enable the feature, make sure that FullDuplex=0. 5. In DOS/Windows 3.1x, you must install the DOS AWEUTIL utility for the... drivers to use them. Double-click the file. To disable it, make sure that have not been designed to be updated. A text editor appears, ...
...full-duplex in your Windows directory. 3. You can now use the wavetable synthesis features on page B-2. 2. To enable or disable full-duplex in your audio software directory. To enable the feature, make sure that FullDuplex=0. 5. In DOS/Windows 3.1x, you must install the DOS AWEUTIL utility for the... drivers to use them. Double-click the file. To disable it, make sure that have not been designed to be updated. A text editor appears, ...
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...click the OK button. C-4 Troubleshooting Run the Plug and Play configuration utility and select a configuration that uses Low DMA channel only. 16-bit audio data will lose the full-duplex operation, which requires two separate DMA channels. On the File menu in the SYSTEM.INI file. Solution Check the... SYSTEM.INI file. To do so: 1. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might encounter when in main memory and cause the system to hang or encounter a parity error. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems ...
...click the OK button. C-4 Troubleshooting Run the Plug and Play configuration utility and select a configuration that uses Low DMA channel only. 16-bit audio data will lose the full-duplex operation, which requires two separate DMA channels. On the File menu in the SYSTEM.INI file. Solution Check the... SYSTEM.INI file. To do so: 1. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might encounter when in main memory and cause the system to hang or encounter a parity error. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems ...
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... devices contend for the same resources. The parameters in your card and the other device are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in bold apply only to use the same I/O address, IRQ ...386 device=vsbawe.386 [drivers] timer=timer.drv midimapper=midimap.drv Aux=sb16snd.drv Mixer=sb16snd.drv Wave=sb16snd.drv MIDI=sb16fm.drv MIDI1=sb16snd.drv MIDI2=sbawe32.drv [sndblst.drv] Port=220 MIDIPort=330 Int=5 DmaChannel=1 HDmaChannel=5 The values shown in the audio software directory. Troubleshooting C-5...
... devices contend for the same resources. The parameters in your card and the other device are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in bold apply only to use the same I/O address, IRQ ...386 device=vsbawe.386 [drivers] timer=timer.drv midimapper=midimap.drv Aux=sb16snd.drv Mixer=sb16snd.drv Wave=sb16snd.drv MIDI=sb16fm.drv MIDI1=sb16snd.drv MIDI2=sbawe32.drv [sndblst.drv] Port=220 MIDIPort=330 Int=5 DmaChannel=1 HDmaChannel=5 The values shown in the audio software directory. Troubleshooting C-5...
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.... u Set up a dial-up script (if a dial-up script is usually not required as the Service Provider may automatically assign one to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. Setting Up Microsoft Internet Explorer If you have the above information, call your e-mail, you would need the following : u Set up the dialing...
.... u Set up a dial-up script (if a dial-up script is usually not required as the Service Provider may automatically assign one to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. Setting Up Microsoft Internet Explorer If you have the above information, call your e-mail, you would need the following : u Set up the dialing...
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... using my phone line" and click Next. 6. Click Next in the Exchange Profile dialog box. 13. c. Click Finish to install the required drivers. 8. Click Next to install files and driver to Connect" dialog box. 5. In the IP Address dialog box, select "My Internet Service Provider automatically assign me one" and click Next...
... using my phone line" and click Next. 6. Click Next in the Exchange Profile dialog box. 13. c. Click Finish to install the required drivers. 8. Click Next to install files and driver to Connect" dialog box. 5. In the IP Address dialog box, select "My Internet Service Provider automatically assign me one" and click Next...
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If you add this line is installed as CTSB16.SYS and SBIDE.SYS) so that your Creative PnP cards will be placed before these device drivers try to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are ...to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=\CTCM.EXE where is the directory where you have installed CTCM. Installing CTCM & CTCU To install Creative PnP Configuration Manager (CTCM) and Creative PnP Configuration Utility (CTCU) in your system. From the Windows File Manager, select File, Run and type D:\WIN31\DISK1\SETUP ...
If you add this line is installed as CTSB16.SYS and SBIDE.SYS) so that your Creative PnP cards will be placed before these device drivers try to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are ...to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=\CTCM.EXE where is the directory where you have installed CTCM. Installing CTCM & CTCU To install Creative PnP Configuration Manager (CTCM) and Creative PnP Configuration Utility (CTCU) in your system. From the Windows File Manager, select File, Run and type D:\WIN31\DISK1\SETUP ...
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... is C:\SB16. 3. CTCM will also update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects a Creative audio card in the system. But it can do so by your Creative and Windows drivers. Type CTCM and press . After the installation, CTCM and CTCU will configure your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects...
... is C:\SB16. 3. CTCM will also update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects a Creative audio card in the system. But it can do so by your Creative and Windows drivers. Type CTCM and press . After the installation, CTCM and CTCU will configure your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects...
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This means that CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. The CTCU Interface When you run CTCU in full-screen mode, you do not use this switch, CTCU will run in full-screen mode (see ... switches: /S and /W=C:\. If you do not use your Windows files can type it in the following way: CTCU /S /W= where is the directory where your Windows drivers in CTCU. 5
This means that CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. The CTCU Interface When you run CTCU in full-screen mode, you do not use this switch, CTCU will run in full-screen mode (see ... switches: /S and /W=C:\. If you do not use your Windows files can type it in the following way: CTCU /S /W= where is the directory where your Windows drivers in CTCU. 5
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...cards in your system, and then dynamically allocate free resources to work: u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and Utilities The PnP BIOS specification went through several revisions. Its main functions are not fully compliant with this specification. Some PnP ... emergence of Plug and Play (PnP), a revolutionary design philosophy and a new PC architecture specification finalized recently, the PC, hardware cards, drivers and the operating system can support PnP cards on its own, with or without such "user intervention". PnP System BIOS The PnP system...
...cards in your system, and then dynamically allocate free resources to work: u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and Utilities The PnP BIOS specification went through several revisions. Its main functions are not fully compliant with this specification. Some PnP ... emergence of Plug and Play (PnP), a revolutionary design philosophy and a new PC architecture specification finalized recently, the PC, hardware cards, drivers and the operating system can support PnP cards on its own, with or without such "user intervention". PnP System BIOS The PnP system...
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... of the PnP and legacy cards in Control Panel so that access your system and allocate other resources to install a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. To avoid any conflicts that you will automatically determine the resource settings of the existing cards in DOS... of this card. Intel Configuration Manager (ICM) and ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) are then used by the hardware settings of a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. Consisting of a PnP operating system. For more details, please read the next section "PnP in the market for...
... of the PnP and legacy cards in Control Panel so that access your system and allocate other resources to install a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. To avoid any conflicts that you will automatically determine the resource settings of the existing cards in DOS... of this card. Intel Configuration Manager (ICM) and ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) are then used by the hardware settings of a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. Consisting of a PnP operating system. For more details, please read the next section "PnP in the market for...
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... PC or bundled with your DOS/Windows 3.1x system does not have developed a DOS-based PnP configuration driver and utility for the DOS/Windows 3.1x environment. Creative's Approach to PnP To solve problems similar to PnP card And ICM may encounter one of system devices ... configure your PnP card properly. Configuration Utility (ICU), this driver and utility set was developed by Intel Corporation as a device driver through a statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. CTCU is not available. It configures Creative PnP cards only and provides configuration information to perform the following...
... PC or bundled with your DOS/Windows 3.1x system does not have developed a DOS-based PnP configuration driver and utility for the DOS/Windows 3.1x environment. Creative's Approach to PnP To solve problems similar to PnP card And ICM may encounter one of system devices ... configure your PnP card properly. Configuration Utility (ICU), this driver and utility set was developed by Intel Corporation as a device driver through a statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. CTCU is not available. It configures Creative PnP cards only and provides configuration information to perform the following...
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... to select a different group of changing dip switches or jumpers. 15 If this happens, use CTCU to know which resources have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16.SYS) loaded. Why Use CTCM and CTCU? This can allocate conflict-free resources to those settings. 2. If the ...PnP BIOS or ICM did not configure your Creative PnP cards properly, due to incompatibility problems similar to your system before it can be activated from the PnP cards and BIOS. There are ...
... to select a different group of changing dip switches or jumpers. 15 If this happens, use CTCU to know which resources have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16.SYS) loaded. Why Use CTCM and CTCU? This can allocate conflict-free resources to those settings. 2. If the ...PnP BIOS or ICM did not configure your Creative PnP cards properly, due to incompatibility problems similar to your system before it can be activated from the PnP cards and BIOS. There are ...
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...card using ICM? If you have a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it may not have while installing a Creative PnP card in order to let your PnP operating system or configuration driver configure your PnP card. Answer If you cannot configure your CONFIG.SYS file ... Questions Question I use CTCM. Which one should I do not have a PnP BIOS as well as a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility. Try to set your PnP card some common questions that you do if I remove ICM (or another configuration manager) to the sections ...
...card using ICM? If you have a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it may not have while installing a Creative PnP card in order to let your PnP operating system or configuration driver configure your PnP card. Answer If you cannot configure your CONFIG.SYS file ... Questions Question I use CTCM. Which one should I do not have a PnP BIOS as well as a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility. Try to set your PnP card some common questions that you do if I remove ICM (or another configuration manager) to the sections ...