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| Copyright (c) 1998-2003 VIA Technologies Inc. |
| Envy24 Family Audio Controller Driver ReadMe.Txt |
| for Win9x/WinMe/Win2000/WinXP/NT4.0 |
| This readme file is used to provide the information for installation |
| and uninstall "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" driver. |
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CONTENTS
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1) Hardware Recommend
2) System Requirements
3) Package Version Identification
4) Distribution Package Contents
5) Windows 98 SE (WDM) Driver
6) Windows 2000/XP Driver
7) Windows ME Driver
8) Windows NT 4.0
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1) Hardware Recommend
The Pentinum II 266 MHz CPU (or Pentinum 200 MHz CPU) and 32 MB RAM are
recommended to keep the sound quaility.
2) System Requirements
* This package can be installed for the audio device with chip ICE Envy24 Family.
* The "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" driver package supports drivers
on the following Operation Systems.
Operation System Version
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Windows 98 4.10.1998 or above
Windows Me RC1 or above
Windows 2000 RTM or above
Windows XP RC1 or above
Windows NT 4.0 or above
3) Package Version Identification
1. In this package, there is a TXT file named Envy24HF.REV. You can see
this package release version in this file. ex. If you can see 1.00
in this file, our Setup program will show 1.00 in driver installation
screen.
2. This package release version is 1.00.
3. The driver version included in this package(Ver 1.00)
Operation System Version
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Windows 98SE(WDM) 5.12.01.3610
Windows 2000(WDM) 5.12.01.3610
Windows Me(WDM) 5.12.01.3610
Windows XP(WDM) 5.12.01.3610
Windows NT 5.0.2128.1
4) Distribution Package Contents
If you have received this driver version on disks, it is compressed
by an auto uncompressing format. You must uncompress it first before executing
the setup program.
The uncompressed package includes the following files listed below :
_INST32I.EX_ Setup Program
_ISDEL.EXE InstallShield5 related files below
_SETUP.DLL
_SYS1.CAB
_SYS1.HDR
_USER1.CAB
_USER1.HDR
DATA.TAG
DATA1.CAB
DATA1.HDR
Envy24HF.REV
LANG.DAT
LAYOUT.BIN
OS.DAT
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.INI
SETUP.INS
SETUP.LID
WIN98SE
Envy24HF.INF Envy24 Family Audio Controller installation file (Note : it is same as the one in Win2000 directory.)
Envy24HF.SYS Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM driver (Note : it is same as the one in Win2000 directory.)
WIN2000
Envy24HF.INF Envy24 Family Audio Controller installation file
Envy24HF.SYS Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM driver
WINXP
Envy24HF.INF Envy24 Family Audio Controller installation file
Envy24HF.SYS Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM driver
WINME
Envy24HF.INF Envy24 Family Audio Controller installation file
Envy24HF.SYS Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM driver
NT
Oemsetup.inf Envy24 Family Audio Controller installation file
ice1724.sys Envy24 Family Audio Controller NT driver
ICEWSTP0.dll Dynamic Link Library for NT driver
ICEWSTP1.dll Dynamic Link Library for NT driver
ICEWSTP2.dll Dynamic Link Library for NT driver
ICEWSTP3.dll Dynamic Link Library for NT driver
CPL
EnMixCPL.exe Control Panel for Envy24 Family Audio Controller
e24rclib.DLL Dynamic Link Library for Control Panel
e24dylib.dll Dynamic Link Library for Control Panel
5) Windows 98 SE (WDM) Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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a) Automatic Installation
For Windows 98 SE, the Setup program will automatically install the WDM driver.
Uncompress the zip folder and Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command prompt or double click the setup.exe file.
After reboot the system, the driver will be installed completely.
b) Manual Installation
Under Device Manager, the message "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed
if the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" is detected by the PCI enumerator.
Set the source destination directory to "\WIN98SE" with the
"Envy24 Family Audio Controller" installation file, Envy24HF.INF.
After the selection, the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" and its subsystems
will be installed automatically.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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a) Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command promopt or double click the setup.exe file. Select "Remove".
After reboot the system, the driver will be removed completely.
b) OR you can remove the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" from the device manager.
If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative installation file
"Envy24HF.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" or "WINDOWS\INF\OTHER" directory.
At the same time, you should remove the driver file, Envy24HF.SYS, under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Drivers" directory.
Then the driver will not install again after the next boot.
6) Windows 2000/XP Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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a) Automatic Installation
Uncompress the zip folder and Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command promopt or double click the setup.exe file. Select "Install".
After reboot the system, the driver will be installed completely.
b) Manual Installation
Under Device Manager, the message "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed
if the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" is detected by the PCI enumerator.
Set the source destination directory to the "\WIN2K" with the
"Envy24 Family Audio Controller" installation file, Envy24HF.INF.
After the selection, the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" and its subsystems
will be installed successfully.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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a) Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command prompt or double click the setup.exe file. Select "Remove".
After reboot the system, the driver will be removed completely.
b) OR you can remove the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" from the device manager.
If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative installation file
"OEMx.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" directory.
At the same time, you should remove the driver file, Envy24HF.SYS, under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Drivers" directory. Then the driver will not install again after the next boot.
NOTE: Please note, under Win2000/WinXP, the .cat file can't be installed from the setup program (option a).
If you want to check the "Digital Signed file" from Micrsoft, you must install the driver
using option b - through the Device Manager.
7) Windows ME Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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a) Automatic Installation
Uncompress the zip folder and Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command prompt or double click the setup.exe file. Select "Install".
After reboot the system, the driver will be installed completely.
b) Manual Installation
Under device manager, the message "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed,
if the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" is detected by the PCI enumerator.
Set the source destination directory to the "\WINME" with the
"Envy24 Family Audio Controller" installation file, Envy24HF.INF.
After the selection, the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" and its subsystems
will be installed successfully.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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a) Type
D:> SETUP.EXE (where D equals the location of the setup file)
in the run command prompt or double click the setup.exe file. Select "Remove".
After reboot the system, the driver will be removed completely.
b) OR you could remove the "Envy24 Family Audio Controlle" from the device manager.
If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative installation file
"Envy24HF.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" or "WINDOWS\INF\OTHER" directory.
At the same time, you should remove the driver file under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Drivers\Envy24HF.SYS".
Then the driver will not install again after the next boot.
8) Windows NT Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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a) Manual Installation
Under device manager, the message "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed,
if the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" is detected by the PCI enumerator.
Set the source destination directory to the "\NT" with the
"Envy24 Family Audio Controller" installation file, Oemsetup.Inf.
After the selection, the "Envy24 Family Audio Controller" and its subsystems
will be installed successfully.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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a) You could remove the "Envy24 Family Audio Controlle" from the device manager.
If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative installation file
"Oemsetup.Inf" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" or "WINDOWS\INF\OTHER" directory.
At the same time, you should remove the driver file under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Drivers".
Then the driver will not install again after the next boot.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.