--------------------------------------- CS4614 & CS4624 DRIVER KIT PW3021C --------------------------------------- RELEASE NOTES --------------------------------------- WDM style Windows 9x & 2000 Driver Version 3021 Release Candidate --------------------------------------- Release Date August 19th 1999 --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Document contains the following: 1. Driver Kit Files 2. Installing Crystal Audio Drivers 3. Uninstalling Crystal Audio Drivers 4. Known Issues and Limitations 5. Copyright and Trademarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Driver Kit Files -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The driver kit consists of the following 19 files : CWC3D OSP 2,712 08-19-99 3:21a CWC4610 OSP 8,828 08-19-99 3:21a CWC4612 OSP 4,944 08-19-99 3:21a CWCASYNC OSP 2,792 08-19-99 3:21a CWCHRTF 22 188,960 08-19-99 3:21a CWCHRTF 44 188,960 08-19-99 3:21a CWCHRTF V22 188,960 08-19-99 3:21a CWCHRTF V44 188,960 08-19-99 3:21a CWCOSNT5 SYS 3,584 08-19-99 3:21a CWCOSW98 SYS 3,200 08-19-99 3:21a CWCSPUD DAT 41,145 08-19-99 3:21a CWCSPUD SYS 113,504 08-19-99 3:21a CWCSPUD3 SYS 21,328 08-19-99 3:21a CWCWDM INF 17,735 08-19-99 3:21a CWCWDM SYS 70,912 08-19-99 3:21a CWCWT OSP 6,060 08-19-99 3:21a CWCWTSMP DAT 1,698,752 08-19-99 3:21a CWCWVTBL SYS 27,232 08-19-99 3:21a PW3021 CAT 21 08-19-99 3:21a -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Installing Crystal Audio Drivers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Windows will detect the PCI Multimedia Audio Device and initiate the Add New Hardware Wizard. Press the NEXT button to continue. 2. Select the 'Search for the best driver for your device' option and press the NEXT button. 3. Select the CD-ROM drive (or the appropriate path to the location of the driver files). Press the NEXT button. 4. The installation wizard will indicate that it is ready to install the Crystal SoundFusion (tm) PCI Audio Accelerator Driver. Press the NEXT button to continue. 5. Press the FINISH button to complete the installation. 6. For the driver to be loaded restart the Computer. ======================================================== Special Driver Installation Requirements on Windows 2000 ======================================================== Microsoft has put file protection for drivers in the newer builds of Windows 2000. To get around the file protection and install the WDM Inky driver you should perform the following steps. · Disable file protection. To disable the system file protection change the following registry key. Section: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Entry: SFCDisable Value: 0x00000001 · Remove the children of the SoundFusion driver using the system properties panel. · Remove the SoundFusion driver using the system properties panel. · Remove all inf's that have cwcspud.sys in them. (wdma_csf.inf and any oem*.inf's) · Boot to dos using a windows 98 Boot disk. Go to the Winnt\system32\drivers directory. Type "Del cwc*.sys" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Uninstalling or Updating Crystal Audio Drivers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driver Uninstallation procedures for Windows 98 and Windows 2000: 1. There is no setup.exe application with this driver. Hence, removing the driver must be done through the Device Manager. This is done by highlighting the main Crystal Soundfusion Device, and following the procedures outlined below: a. For Windows 98 - Press remove button in Device Manager. b. For Windows 2000 - Do a right click on the Crystal Soundfusion Device, and choose uninstall. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Known Problems and Limitations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1· The Game Port will have a yellow flag whenever the Audio system is behind PCI to PCI bridge (PCI Bus other than PCI Bus 0). Microsoft will provide a fix for the Game Port bang out in DirectX 7.0 2· There is a change in MIDI tempo caused by changing volume when using DSound applications. 3· Suspend and resume while playing a MIDI file causes noise. 4· There is some stuttering whenever the system is restarted while playing a wave file. 5· There is some stuttering during the playback of wave files (using the DSound buffer test application). 6. Prompt to restart when Input/Output configuration setting of Game Port is changed. 7. Disabling and re-enabling certain devices may require a reboot to complete the operation. 8. When reinstalling the Driver under Windows 2000, if the recommended procedure was not followed, Regidtry problem will occur. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Copyright and Trademarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * All brands and product names noted herein are the property or trademarks of their respective holders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cirrus Logic, 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Download Driver Pack
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