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...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 Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows...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 A-6 The CONFIG.SYS File...
...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 Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows...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 A-6 The CONFIG.SYS File...
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... box indicating the detection of the following messages, which may not be in Windows 95 2-1 After you have installed the card and switched on your card. It consists of a device. 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...
... box indicating the detection of the following messages, which may not be in Windows 95 2-1 After you have installed the card and switched on your card. It consists of a device. 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...
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u If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears: If the device detected is available. Figure 2-3: 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. If...
u If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears: If the device detected is available. Figure 2-3: 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. If...
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... Language is the language of installation. If you cannot find it into your CD-ROM drive and select the drive. 2. Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the software that you want to install. 3. Installing Software in the root directory. Click the OK button. u If a dialog ..., and click the OK button. Insert the installation CD-ROM into your hard disk. The required files are copied to complete the installation of the driver. Otherwise: 1. Click the Browse button and look for a .INF file in...
... Language is the language of installation. If you cannot find it into your CD-ROM drive and select the drive. 2. Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the software that you want to install. 3. Installing Software in the root directory. Click the OK button. u If a dialog ..., and click the OK button. Insert the installation CD-ROM into your hard disk. The required files are copied to complete the installation of the driver. Otherwise: 1. Click the Browse button and look for a .INF file in...
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The directory name may be VIBRA16. 2. Otherwise, it may also be due to change to let you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. If the test program stops or displays an error message, it is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . For more ...can bypass loading these drivers (for example, you are running only Windows applications or playing DOS games), you load them into high memory (for example, using memory managers). 3-2 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x However, if you do not need these drivers. For example, if your audio card. Testing the Installation To...
The directory name may be VIBRA16. 2. Otherwise, it may also be due to change to let you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. If the test program stops or displays an error message, it is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . For more ...can bypass loading these drivers (for example, you are running only Windows applications or playing DOS games), you load them into high memory (for example, using memory managers). 3-2 Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x However, if you do not need these drivers. For example, if your audio card. Testing the Installation To...
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...at system bootup. (Refer to your MS-DOS 6.x documentation.) u If you see the DOS prompt. Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1. Alternatively, you can use a memory manager u If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, run MEMMAKER. (For details, refer to their respective documentation for ...instructions on how to create multiple boot sessions.) To use MS-DOS 6.x's multiple boot sessions feature. Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x 3-3 During system startup, press and hold down the key when the message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2.
...at system bootup. (Refer to your MS-DOS 6.x documentation.) u If you see the DOS prompt. Using Memory Managers To bypass loading of low-level device drivers 1. Alternatively, you can use a memory manager u If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, run MEMMAKER. (For details, refer to their respective documentation for ...instructions on how to create multiple boot sessions.) To use MS-DOS 6.x's multiple boot sessions feature. Installing Software in DOS/ Windows 3.1x 3-3 During system startup, press and hold down the key when the message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears. 2.
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..., refer 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 your software application, load them into memory...the BLASTER environment with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. The drivers are low-level device drivers that require these low-level drivers. To free system memory when you later need the low-level device drivers for DOS applications, including third-party DOS applications developed using Windows ...
..., refer 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 your software application, load them into memory...the BLASTER environment with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. The drivers are low-level device drivers that require these low-level drivers. To free system memory when you later need the low-level device drivers for DOS applications, including third-party DOS applications developed using Windows ...
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...AWEUTIL utility for the MIDI Emulation feature to be updated. You can now use them. To enable or disable full-duplex in Windows 95" on your card can still play wavetable music from such software by using the 4-operator synthesizer chip. For more information, refer to the wavetable.... Double-click the file. A text editor appears, displaying the contents of "To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 95 1. In the [sndblst.drv] section, look for the drivers to function properly. Protected mode software does not support MIDI Emulation. To enable or disable full-duplex in your ...
...AWEUTIL utility for the MIDI Emulation feature to be updated. You can now use them. To enable or disable full-duplex in Windows 95" on your card can still play wavetable music from such software by using the 4-operator synthesizer chip. For more information, refer to the wavetable.... Double-click the file. A text editor appears, displaying the contents of "To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 95 1. In the [sndblst.drv] section, look for the drivers to function properly. Protected mode software does not support MIDI Emulation. To enable or disable full-duplex in your ...
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... Solution System hangs or reboots during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers. Your system's motherboard cannot handle 16-bit DMA transfer properly. Solution Check the SYSTEM.INI file. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you might...your audio card's Windows applications. High DMA transfers on the motherboard does not function properly during the 8-bit test. On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might corrupt...
... Solution System hangs or reboots during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers. Your system's motherboard cannot handle 16-bit DMA transfer properly. Solution Check the SYSTEM.INI file. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you might...your audio card's Windows applications. High DMA transfers on the motherboard does not function properly during the 8-bit test. On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might corrupt...
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... the audio software directory. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.386 device=vsbawe.386 [drivers] timer=timer.drv midimapper=midimap.drv Aux=sb16snd.... statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. If one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Resolving Hardware Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line ...
... the audio software directory. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.386 device=vsbawe.386 [drivers] timer=timer.drv midimapper=midimap.drv Aux=sb16snd.... statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. If one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Resolving Hardware Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line ...
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... you log on. Your Internet mail server. To set up Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need the following : u Set up your Internet Service Provider. 1. Windows 95 CD-ROM to dial up the dialing and Service Provider information. Information from your Internet Service Provider: u The name of your Service Provider). 2 u ... Internet Explorer for your Internet Service Provider. Your e-mail address. u Your user or account name. u The phone number to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. u Your DNS server address. This is required by some Internet Service Providers.
... you log on. Your Internet mail server. To set up Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need the following : u Set up your Internet Service Provider. 1. Windows 95 CD-ROM to dial up the dialing and Service Provider information. Information from your Internet Service Provider: u The name of your Service Provider). 2 u ... Internet Explorer for your Internet Service Provider. Your e-mail address. u Your user or account name. u The phone number to install the required drivers when prompted. 3. u Your DNS server address. This is required by some Internet Service Providers.
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...run "Get On The Internet". 3. e. Click Start on the taskbar. Select "Connect using my phone line" and click Next. 6. If prompted, insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM to Connect" dialog box. 5. Enter your user name and password and click Next. 11. Click Start on the taskbar. 2. b. c. Ensure...Service Provider and click Next. 9. Click Next on the "Welcome to Internet Setup" dialog box to access the "How to install the required drivers. 8. d. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 10. You will be ...
...run "Get On The Internet". 3. e. Click Start on the taskbar. Select "Connect using my phone line" and click Next. 6. If prompted, insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM to Connect" dialog box. 5. Enter your user name and password and click Next. 11. Click Start on the taskbar. 2. b. c. Ensure...Service Provider and click Next. 9. Click Next on the "Welcome to Internet Setup" dialog box to access the "How to install the required drivers. 8. d. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 10. You will be ...
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This CTCM statement will be placed before these device drivers try to use them. Installing CTCM & CTCU To install Creative PnP Configuration Manager (CTCM) and Creative PnP Configuration Utility (CTCU) in your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are the directories where your system. The installation program will be configured before all the... you add this line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are installed respectively. 2 Load the installation CD-ROM into your Creative PnP cards will also add the following line added to complete the installation.
This CTCM statement will be placed before these device drivers try to use them. Installing CTCM & CTCU To install Creative PnP Configuration Manager (CTCM) and Creative PnP Configuration Utility (CTCU) in your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are the directories where your system. The installation program will be configured before all the... you add this line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are installed respectively. 2 Load the installation CD-ROM into your Creative PnP cards will also add the following line added to complete the installation.
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... CONFIG.SYS file is C:\SB16. 3. Using CTCM After booting your system, you boot your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it can do so by your CTCM files. Change to the directory of your Creative and Windows drivers. Type CTCM and press . The default directory is placed AFTER the statement that the...
... CONFIG.SYS file is C:\SB16. 3. Using CTCM After booting your system, you boot your Creative PnP card(s) and update the BLASTER environment variable if it can do so by your CTCM files. Change to the directory of your Creative and Windows drivers. Type CTCM and press . The default directory is placed AFTER the statement that the...
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... full-screen mode (see Figure 1). If you do not use your Windows drivers in silent mode. If you do not use the /S switch, CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. It will run in the following sections: u PnP Cards section u Legacy Cards section u System Devices section u PCI Devices section You can use...
... full-screen mode (see Figure 1). If you do not use your Windows drivers in silent mode. If you do not use the /S switch, CTCU will simply update the parameters required by the Creative drivers. It will run in the following sections: u PnP Cards section u Legacy Cards section u System Devices section u PCI Devices section You can use...
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...are to newly added PnP cards. 12 You no longer need to configure PnP cards. Some PnP system BIOS configure PnP cards automatically. It can work properly in DOS/Windows 3.1x" on its own, with or without such "user intervention". Generally, a PnP card requires one of the following... to disable their setup utilities to work: u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and ...
...are to newly added PnP cards. 12 You no longer need to configure PnP cards. Some PnP system BIOS configure PnP cards automatically. It can work properly in DOS/Windows 3.1x" on its own, with or without such "user intervention". Generally, a PnP card requires one of the following... to disable their setup utilities to work: u PnP System BIOS u PnP Operating System u PnP Configuration Drivers and ...
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... configuration utility. PnP in Control Panel so that may be introduced by the PnP configuration driver to install a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. To avoid any conflicts that Windows 95 can find in your system devices and legacy cards, configures PnP cards, and provides relevant configuration information to other resources to existing PnP...
... configuration utility. PnP in Control Panel so that may be introduced by the PnP configuration driver to install a PnP configuration driver and a PnP configuration utility. To avoid any conflicts that Windows 95 can find in your system devices and legacy cards, configures PnP cards, and provides relevant configuration information to other resources to existing PnP...
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... developed a DOS-based PnP configuration driver and utility for the DOS/Windows 3.1x environment. CTCU is not available. Configuration Utility (ICU), this driver and utility set was developed by Intel Corporation as a device driver through a statement in the previous section, we have ICM and ICU. It configures Creative PnP cards only and provides configuration information to...
... developed a DOS-based PnP configuration driver and utility for the DOS/Windows 3.1x environment. CTCU is not available. Configuration Utility (ICU), this driver and utility set was developed by Intel Corporation as a device driver through a statement in the previous section, we have ICM and ICU. It configures Creative PnP cards only and provides configuration information to...
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...to allocate resources to these cards. 3. But you use CTCU to reconfigure the card. This can get the resource settings of all the legacy cards in page 13, CTCM may need to run CTCM to try a few combinations until you do not have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16....to select a different group of resources for the Creative PnP card that works. If this happens, use a non-PnP operating system like DOS/Windows 3.1x and do not have a PnP BIOS or ICM, your Creative PnP card. You may be activated from the PnP cards and BIOS. You only need to configure your...
...to allocate resources to these cards. 3. But you use CTCU to reconfigure the card. This can get the resource settings of all the legacy cards in page 13, CTCM may need to run CTCM to try a few combinations until you do not have any DOS device drivers (e.g., SBIDE.SYS or CTSB16....to select a different group of resources for the Creative PnP card that works. If this happens, use a non-PnP operating system like DOS/Windows 3.1x and do not have a PnP BIOS or ICM, your Creative PnP card. You may be activated from the PnP cards and BIOS. You only need to configure your...
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.../Windows 3.1x environment. Question Answer What should I cannot configure my Creative PnP card using ICM? Answer If you cannot configure your PnP card....driver configure your PnP card using CTCU or CTCM, please refer to the sections "Using CTCM" in page 3 and "Using CTCU" in your card... or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it may not have access to the hardware setting information of existing legacy cards. Common Questions and Answers... This section gives the answers to some settings that you do if I use to configure my PnP card...
.../Windows 3.1x environment. Question Answer What should I cannot configure my Creative PnP card using ICM? Answer If you cannot configure your PnP card....driver configure your PnP card using CTCU or CTCM, please refer to the sections "Using CTCM" in page 3 and "Using CTCU" in your card... or a PnP configuration driver and utility, it may not have access to the hardware setting information of existing legacy cards. Common Questions and Answers... This section gives the answers to some settings that you do if I use to configure my PnP card...