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Contents Introduction System Requirements ...ix Before You Begin ...x Getting More Information...x Document Conventions...x 1 Installing Your Multimedia Kit What You Need...1 Installing the Audio Card...2 Installing the CD-ROM Drive...5 Configuring the Speakers ...7 Two Speakers or Headphones...7 Installing the CD-ROM Software ...8 Windows 95/98...8 Windows NT...11 Installing the Creative Software...11 Windows 95 ...11 Windows 98 ...15 Windows NT...16 Testing the Installation...17 2 Troubleshooting Contents v
Contents Introduction System Requirements ...ix Before You Begin ...x Getting More Information...x Document Conventions...x 1 Installing Your Multimedia Kit What You Need...1 Installing the Audio Card...2 Installing the CD-ROM Drive...5 Configuring the Speakers ...7 Two Speakers or Headphones...7 Installing the CD-ROM Software ...8 Windows 95/98...8 Windows NT...11 Installing the Creative Software...11 Windows 95 ...11 Windows 98 ...15 Windows NT...16 Testing the Installation...17 2 Troubleshooting Contents v
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... ❐ 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer ❐ Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization The Creative CD-ROM drive delivers high-speed capabilities to the world of Sound Blaster® Live! The EMU10K1 is EMU10K1™, a processor from E-mu® Systems based on E-mu...Value is endowed with advanced audio and high-speed CD-ROM data delivery. The EMU10K1™'s more than 2 million transistors and 1,000 MIPS of audio processing power are capable of free hard disk space for Windows 95/98; 55 MB for Windows NT 4.0 ❐ Free PCI bus slot for the audio card...
... ❐ 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer ❐ Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization The Creative CD-ROM drive delivers high-speed capabilities to the world of Sound Blaster® Live! The EMU10K1 is EMU10K1™, a processor from E-mu® Systems based on E-mu...Value is endowed with advanced audio and high-speed CD-ROM data delivery. The EMU10K1™'s more than 2 million transistors and 1,000 MIPS of audio processing power are capable of free hard disk space for Windows 95/98; 55 MB for Windows NT 4.0 ❐ Free PCI bus slot for the audio card...
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... Blaster CD software: 1. Insert the CD-ROM Installation Disk into a floppy disk drive. 5. button on your existing Enhanced IDE connector on the task bar. Windows 95/98 The CD-ROM drive functions in Windows 95/98 once it is provided: ❒ Windows 95/98 (page 8) ❒ Windows ...Windows 95/98 boots, choose the displayed. 3. on the power to your motherboard. In the Run dialog text box, enter A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP) and choose OK. Turn on the Start menu. Choose Run... The Run dialog is Installing Your Multimedia Kit 8 The Start menu is displayed. 4. The Creative...
... Blaster CD software: 1. Insert the CD-ROM Installation Disk into a floppy disk drive. 5. button on your existing Enhanced IDE connector on the task bar. Windows 95/98 The CD-ROM drive functions in Windows 95/98 once it is provided: ❒ Windows 95/98 (page 8) ❒ Windows ...Windows 95/98 boots, choose the displayed. 3. on the power to your motherboard. In the Run dialog text box, enter A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP) and choose OK. Turn on the Start menu. Choose Run... The Run dialog is Installing Your Multimedia Kit 8 The Start menu is displayed. 4. The Creative...
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... the Creative Software You must install the Creative Sound Blaster Live! Turn on Control Panel. 2. To install in Windows 95: 1. Value software contains drivers necessary for each screen to make the most of the audio card. Windows NT The following instructions describe the CD software installation in order to your computer's operating system: ❐ Windows 95 ❐ Windows 98 ❐ Windows NT Windows 95...
... the Creative Software You must install the Creative Sound Blaster Live! Turn on Control Panel. 2. To install in Windows 95: 1. Value software contains drivers necessary for each screen to make the most of the audio card. Windows NT The following instructions describe the CD software installation in order to your computer's operating system: ❐ Windows 95 ❐ Windows 98 ❐ Windows NT Windows 95...
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... driver media provided by the manufacturer. To install in Windows 98. The Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard automatically detects the Sound Blaster Live! Click the Next button to install. The Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value installation in Windows 98: 1. Click the Next button. 4. To install the additional software, insert Sound Blaster Live! The following instructions describe the Sound Blaster Live! Select the Search For The Best Driver For Your...
... driver media provided by the manufacturer. To install in Windows 98. The Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard automatically detects the Sound Blaster Live! Click the Next button to install. The Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value installation in Windows 98: 1. Click the Next button. 4. To install the additional software, insert Sound Blaster Live! The following instructions describe the Sound Blaster Live! Select the Search For The Best Driver For Your...
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...your Windows desktop. 2. Sound There is excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is inserted. Double-click the My Computer icon on the screen. Open Environmental Audio control. OR Display Creative Launcher at the top of your screen (bring your Windows 95/98 ...Troubleshooting This appendix provides tips for the current audio file. Installing Software In Windows 95/98, the installation does not start the installation program through Auto Insert Notification: 1. In the My Computer window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 3. The AutoPlay feature in...
...your Windows desktop. 2. Sound There is excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is inserted. Double-click the My Computer icon on the screen. Open Environmental Audio control. OR Display Creative Launcher at the top of your screen (bring your Windows 95/98 ...Troubleshooting This appendix provides tips for the current audio file. Installing Software In Windows 95/98, the installation does not start the installation program through Auto Insert Notification: 1. In the My Computer window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 3. The AutoPlay feature in...
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... the dialog. Restart your computer as Administrator. 2. Windows is causing the conflict, remove all devices except: • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Double-click the Multimedia icon, and then click ... Value. If you remove an audio card from your audio card and another device may occur if they are removed. Log on to determine which card is trying to match the drivers to the devices. Windows NT 4.0 Conflicts between your computer after successfully installing Sound Blaster Live! ...
... the dialog. Restart your computer as Administrator. 2. Windows is causing the conflict, remove all devices except: • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Double-click the Multimedia icon, and then click ... Value. If you remove an audio card from your audio card and another device may occur if they are removed. Log on to determine which card is trying to match the drivers to the devices. Windows NT 4.0 Conflicts between your computer after successfully installing Sound Blaster Live! ...
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Troubleshooting 24 No CD-ROM drive detected in Windows 95/98. Power or data cable is not properly connected. To solve this problem: • Make sure the red stripe on the data cable matches pin 1 of the motherboard connector and the data connector on the rear panel of the CD-ROM drive. • You may need updated hard disk controller drivers-contact the manufacturer of your motherboard. • Your BIOS may not be set up properly, contact the manufacturer of your motherboard.
Troubleshooting 24 No CD-ROM drive detected in Windows 95/98. Power or data cable is not properly connected. To solve this problem: • Make sure the red stripe on the data cable matches pin 1 of the motherboard connector and the data connector on the rear panel of the CD-ROM drive. • You may need updated hard disk controller drivers-contact the manufacturer of your motherboard. • Your BIOS may not be set up properly, contact the manufacturer of your motherboard.