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... v Document Conventions v 1 Installing Audio Card 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 ... Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings...
... v Document Conventions v 1 Installing Audio Card 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 ... Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings...
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... control the components on your system, Windows 95 automatically detects the components, and either installs the drivers or prompts you for the next message to install the audio software in Windows 95 after installing your audio card. u If a message similar to Figure 2-1 appears, just take note of a device. You may not be...
... control the components on your system, Windows 95 automatically detects the components, and either installs the drivers or prompts you for the next message to install the audio software in Windows 95 after installing your audio card. u If a message similar to Figure 2-1 appears, just take note of a device. You may not be...
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...8226; Click the first option, and then click the OK button. 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 ...option, and then click the OK button. Figure 2-3: Driver installation dialog box in Windows 95 u If a dialog box similar to Figure ...
...8226; Click the first option, and then click the OK button. 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 ...option, and then click the OK button. Figure 2-3: Driver installation dialog box in Windows 95 u If a dialog box similar to Figure ...
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Otherwise: 1. Insert the installation CD-ROM into 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 cannot find it into your hard disk. Click the Browse button and look for a... .INF file in Windows 95 2-3 Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. Installing Software in the root directory. Click the OK button. u If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-4 appears, click the Next...
Otherwise: 1. Insert the installation CD-ROM into 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 cannot find it into your hard disk. Click the Browse button and look for a... .INF file in Windows 95 2-3 Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. Installing Software in the root directory. Click the OK button. u If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-4 appears, click the Next...
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..." on the screen to complete the test. Optimizing Memory Usage If you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. Testing the Installation To test the installation 1. Otherwise, it may also be due to install the low-level DOS device drivers under custom installation (see Appendix A, "Understanding the Installation" or Appendix C, "Troubleshooting". Type DIAGNOSE...
..." on the screen to complete the test. Optimizing Memory Usage If you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. Testing the Installation To test the installation 1. Otherwise, it may also be due to install the low-level DOS device drivers under custom installation (see Appendix A, "Understanding the Installation" or Appendix C, "Troubleshooting". Type DIAGNOSE...
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Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1. Alternatively, you have a memory manager such as QEMM or 386MAX, refer to your MS-DOS 6.x...DOS 6.x's multiple boot sessions feature. 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. During system startup...the message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2. Create a session with settings that load the drivers into memory. Release the key only when you see the DOS prompt.
Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1. Alternatively, you have a memory manager such as QEMM or 386MAX, refer to your MS-DOS 6.x...DOS 6.x's multiple boot sessions feature. 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. During system startup...the message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2. Create a session with settings that load the drivers into memory. Release the key only when you see the DOS prompt.
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... statements to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE= C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 DEVICE= C:\SB16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS The directory name SB16 may be VIBRA16 and the driver name CTSB16.SYS may be VIBRA16.SYS in the Windows directory with the resource settings from...CONFIG.SYS file. To free system memory when you are low-level device drivers that provide wave playback and recording for your audio software directory. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /S parameter updates the BLASTER environment with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. CTSB16.SYS (...
... statements to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE= C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 DEVICE= C:\SB16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS The directory name SB16 may be VIBRA16 and the driver name CTSB16.SYS may be VIBRA16.SYS in the Windows directory with the resource settings from...CONFIG.SYS file. To free system memory when you are low-level device drivers that provide wave playback and recording for your audio software directory. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /S parameter updates the BLASTER environment with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. CTSB16.SYS (...
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Launch your system for the drivers to the wavetable synthesizer rather than the MPU-401 interface. Save the...must install the DOS AWEUTIL utility for the line FullDuplex=1 or FullDuplex=0. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your card can still play wavetable music from the games is selected. Restart your File Manager. 2. To enable or ... support wavetable synthesis, to the AWEUTIL.TXT file in your Windows directory. 3. Games that FullDuplex=1. Changing Audio Card Settings B-3 To enable or disable full-duplex in Windows 95 1. A text editor appears, displaying the contents ...
Launch your system for the drivers to the wavetable synthesizer rather than the MPU-401 interface. Save the...must install the DOS AWEUTIL utility for the line FullDuplex=1 or FullDuplex=0. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your card can still play wavetable music from the games is selected. Restart your File Manager. 2. To enable or ... support wavetable synthesis, to the AWEUTIL.TXT file in your Windows directory. 3. Games that FullDuplex=1. Changing Audio Card Settings B-3 To enable or disable full-duplex in Windows 95 1. A text editor appears, displaying the contents ...
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...menu in main memory and cause the system to transfer 16-bit data. Use the 8-bit DMA channel to hang or encounter... C-4 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution System hangs or reboots during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers. Problems in... the SYSTEM.INI file. Solution Check the SYSTEM.INI file. Your system's motherboard cannot handle 16... utility and select a configuration that uses Low DMA channel only. 16-bit audio data will then be included in Windows 3.1x The ...
...menu in main memory and cause the system to transfer 16-bit data. Use the 8-bit DMA channel to hang or encounter... C-4 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution System hangs or reboots during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers. Problems in... the SYSTEM.INI file. Solution Check the SYSTEM.INI file. Your system's motherboard cannot handle 16... utility and select a configuration that uses Low DMA channel only. 16-bit audio data will then be included in Windows 3.1x The ...
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... Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. 3. Make sure that the following statements are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.386 device=vsbawe...
... Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. 3. Make sure that the following statements are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.386 device=vsbawe...
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... If you have the above information, call your Internet Service Provider to do not have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. Windows 95 CD-ROM to configure Windows 95 and set up Microsoft Internet Explorer, get the following additional information: a. u Your user or account...
... If you have the above information, call your Internet Service Provider to do not have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. Windows 95 CD-ROM to configure Windows 95 and set up Microsoft Internet Explorer, get the following additional information: a. u Your user or account...
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... Service Provider automatically assign me one" and click Next. 12. Double-click the Internet icon. Select the Connection tab. Click Next to install files and driver to handle your Internet mail (see step 7): a. If you would like to use Microsoft Exchange to install the required... drivers. 8. b. Ensure that the User Proxy Server box is made of Service Provider and click Next. 9. Enter the phone number to dial up the dialing and ...
... Service Provider automatically assign me one" and click Next. 12. Double-click the Internet icon. Select the Connection tab. Click Next to install files and driver to handle your Internet mail (see step 7): a. If you would like to use Microsoft Exchange to install the required... drivers. 8. b. Ensure that the User Proxy Server box is made of Service Provider and click Next. 9. Enter the phone number to dial up the dialing and ...
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...are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are installed respectively. 2 The installation program will be placed before these device drivers try to CONFIG.SYS manually, please make sure that this line to use them. This CTCM statement will be configured before all the ...statements that load other low-level device drivers (such as part of the software installation, and the following lines to complete the installation. CTCM is placed after the statement (if any) that your Creative PnP cards will also add the following line added to the ...
...are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are installed respectively. 2 The installation program will be placed before these device drivers try to CONFIG.SYS manually, please make sure that this line to use them. This CTCM statement will be configured before all the ...statements that load other low-level device drivers (such as part of the software installation, and the following lines to complete the installation. CTCM is placed after the statement (if any) that your Creative PnP cards will also add the following line added to the ...
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... the same system. For more details on page 4. Change to configure a Creative PnP card again. Using CTCM After booting your CONFIG.SYS file is C:\SB16. 3. It will also update the BLASTER environment variable if it can do so by your system. CTCM will scan ...for and configure any unconfigured Creative PnP cards. CTCM will configure your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects a Creative audio card in your Creative and Windows drivers. CTCM configures Creative PnP cards only. Exit to DOS if you may want to the...
... the same system. For more details on page 4. Change to configure a Creative PnP card again. Using CTCM After booting your CONFIG.SYS file is C:\SB16. 3. It will also update the BLASTER environment variable if it can do so by your system. CTCM will scan ...for and configure any unconfigured Creative PnP cards. CTCM will configure your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it detects a Creative audio card in your Creative and Windows drivers. CTCM configures Creative PnP cards only. Exit to DOS if you may want to the...
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...mode (see Figure 1). This means that CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. Informs CTCU to enter the name of the following sections: u PnP Cards section u Legacy Cards section u System Devices section u PCI Devices section You can type it in the following ...way: CTCU /S /W= where is the directory where your Windows drivers in silent mode. Parameter /S /W Description Notifies CTCU...
...mode (see Figure 1). This means that CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. Informs CTCU to enter the name of the following sections: u PnP Cards section u Legacy Cards section u System Devices section u PCI Devices section You can type it in the following ...way: CTCU /S /W= where is the directory where your Windows drivers in silent mode. Parameter /S /W Description Notifies CTCU...
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... u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and Utilities The PnP BIOS specification went through several revisions. Some PnP system BIOS configure PnP cards automatically. It can support PnP cards on the resource settings of your system, and then dynamically allocate... 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 now work together without a PnP system BIOS. Its main functions are some compatibility problems. For more...
... u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and Utilities The PnP BIOS specification went through several revisions. Some PnP system BIOS configure PnP cards automatically. It can support PnP cards on the resource settings of your system, and then dynamically allocate... 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 now work together without a PnP system BIOS. Its main functions are some compatibility problems. For more...
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... utility allows you will automatically determine the resource settings of PnP configuration drivers and utilities that may be introduced by the PnP configuration driver to run the "Add New Hardware" wizard in your PnP cards. For more details, please read the next section "PnP in DOS...Windows 3.1x" . When you need to new PnP cards. To avoid any conflicts that you need to install a PnP configuration driver and utility to existing PnP cards. So, to configure PnP cards, you can detect this new legacy card, Windows 95 may also re-assign different resources to...
... utility allows you will automatically determine the resource settings of PnP configuration drivers and utilities that may be introduced by the PnP configuration driver to run the "Add New Hardware" wizard in your PnP cards. For more details, please read the next section "PnP in DOS...Windows 3.1x" . When you need to new PnP cards. To avoid any conflicts that you need to install a PnP configuration driver and utility to existing PnP cards. So, to configure PnP cards, you can detect this new legacy card, Windows 95 may also re-assign different resources to...
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... those mentioned in your system: u Enter, view, change or remove the settings of legacy cards u View, change, or disable the settings of Creative PnP cards u View the settings of the following error message or problems when you to other drivers or DOS applications. CTCM can also be loaded as an interim solution to facilitate...
... those mentioned in your system: u Enter, view, change or remove the settings of legacy cards u View, change, or disable the settings of Creative PnP cards u View the settings of the following error message or problems when you to other drivers or DOS applications. CTCM can also be loaded as an interim solution to facilitate...
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...you find one that caused the conflict. CTCM provides a consistent method for the Creative PnP card that works. Limitations of resources for configuring all the legacy and PnP cards, and system devices in your new Creative PnP card. You may be able to allocate resources to select a different group of CTCM...3.1x and do not have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16.SYS) loaded. You may need not reboot your PnP card(s), CTCM will simply retain those mentioned in the section "PnP in DOS/Windows 3.1x" in your Creative PnP card. In such an environment, CTCM needs to ...
...you find one that caused the conflict. CTCM provides a consistent method for the Creative PnP card that works. Limitations of resources for configuring all the legacy and PnP cards, and system devices in your new Creative PnP card. You may be able to allocate resources to select a different group of CTCM...3.1x and do not have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16.SYS) loaded. You may need not reboot your PnP card(s), CTCM will simply retain those mentioned in the section "PnP in DOS/Windows 3.1x" in your Creative PnP card. In such an environment, CTCM needs to ...
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...will not configure PnP cards since it may not have a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it is placed after the ICM statement. If both CTCM and ICM are installed in your system, just make sure the CTCM statement in page 4. 16 For more details ...have a PnP BIOS as well as a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility. Question Answer What should I cannot configure my Creative PnP card using ICM, try removing ICM. Answer No, you cannot configure your PnP card using ICM? If you do if I use CTCM? Then use CTCM. Common ...
...will not configure PnP cards since it may not have a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it is placed after the ICM statement. If both CTCM and ICM are installed in your system, just make sure the CTCM statement in page 4. 16 For more details ...have a PnP BIOS as well as a PnP operating system or a PnP configuration driver and utility. Question Answer What should I cannot configure my Creative PnP card using ICM, try removing ICM. Answer No, you cannot configure your PnP card using ICM? If you do if I use CTCM? Then use CTCM. Common ...