AcerMagic S20 LATEST INFORMATION
3.0A Release
(Non CD-ROM)
8/4/95
0. CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
The drivers in this version support Windows 95 now. For the
previous versions, the mixer functions in Windows 95 do not
work properly. You have to upgrade the drivers using the
setup program provided in this kit.
To setup S20 software in Windows 95, please run SETUP95.
To setup S20 software in Windows 3.1, please run SETUP.
1. SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS
The AcerMagic S20 software package contains 2 pieces of 3.5"
1.44M diskette. These are the DOS plus Windows installation
diskette.
2. INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION PROCESS
The hard disk installation program, SETUP.EXE, will copy the
necessary files from AcerMagic S20 Setup disk into your hard
disk. Or, you can choose to uninstall them if you have the
AcerMagic S20 software installed but want to remove them.
Follow the following procedure to install or uninstall the
software:
(Assuming you are using floppy drive A:, and you wish to install
the software to C:\MAGICS20)
1. Place the disk labeled "AcerMagic S20 Setup Disk 1" in Drive A.
2. Type "a:" and press ENTER to change to Drive A.
3. Type "setup" and press ENTER.
4. Choose either "Installation" or "Uninstallation" item to
start corresponding process.
Under Windows 95, please follow the steps below:
1. Click on the Start button on the task bar to bring up the Start
Menu.
2. Select the item "Run...". A dialog box appears.
3. Type "a:\setup95" and press ENTER. A dialog box is shown to ask
for exiting Windows. Choose OK to proceed.
4. Choose either "Installation" or "Uninstallation" item to
start corresponding process.
The installation process of SETUP.EXE will do the followings for
you:
a.) Create the directory \MAGICS20 in your hard disk drive.
b.) Prompt you for sound card options so that after you have
finished the installation and have rebooted your machine, you
will be ready to use the sound card.
c.) Copy the files in your floppy disk to the \MAGICS20 directory
and Windows directory respectively.
d.) Update your CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT and SYSTEM.INI files.
In CONFIG.SYS, the following will be added:
DEVICE=C:\MAGICS20\CDIFINIT.SYS /T:X
In AUTOEXEC.BAT:
SET SOUND16=C:\MSGICS20
C:\MAGICS20\SNDINIT /B
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
PATH=%PATH%;C:\MAGICS20
In SYSTEM.INI:
[boot]
DRIVERS=... MSMIXMGR.DLL (appended)
[drivers]
WAVE=CS31BA11.DRV
AUX=CS31BA11.DRV
MIXER=CS31BA11.DRV
MIDI=OPL3.DRV
MIDI1=MPU401P.DRV
[386Enh]
DEVICE=VS20INIT.386
DEVICE=VSNDSYS.386
[SNDSYS.DRV] (newly created)
The uninstallation process of SETUP.EXE will remove the above
configurations.
3. VOLUME CONTROL TSR PROGRAM
The volume control memory resident program, VOLTSR.EXE, allows
you to change volume using hot keys while you are in a DOS
application. The hot keys are:
Ctrl-Alt-U Raises the volume
Ctrl-Alt-D Lowers the volume
Ctrl-Alt-M Mute/Unmute
For example, pressing the CTRL, ALT, and U keys will raise the
volume.
You need to load the TSR before you can use it. To load the TSR,
type VOLTSR at the DOS prompt.
4. KARAOKE PROGRAM
The KARAOKE.EXE program allows user to control the input volume
of the microphone on the fly with "HOT KEYS." Before using Karaoke,
the VOLTSR.EXE program must be successfully loaded and running.
To enable Karaoke Mode, type: "KARAOKE ON" at the DOS prompt.
To increase MIC input, use: Ctrl-Alt-PageUp
To decrease MIC input, use: Ctrl-Alt-PageDown
To disable Karaoke Mode, type: "KARAOKE OFF" at the DOS prompt.
5. AUDIO CD PLAYER: PLAYCD.EXE
The audio CD player program allows user to play audio CD in the DOS
environment. You can use mouse or keyboard to operate this program
just as your CD player at home. You can play audio CD, stop, skip
track, forward or rewind within track, and can select the specified
track directly.
You can also play the audio CD in random sequence(shuffle) or
arrange your favoriate play sequence by programming.
To run this program, type "PLAYCD" under the DOS prompt
6. CD-ROM INTERFACE INITIALIZATION DEVICE DRIVER
The CD-ROM Interface Initialzation Device Driver is called
CDIFINIT.SYS. This driver initiates the CD-ROM interface of the
sound card. To use the driver, insert the following line to your
CONFIG.SYS file BEFORE the CD-ROM device driver line that you are
using:
DEVICE=[drive:]\[directory]\CDIFINIT.SYS /T:[M/S/P/I/X]
/P:[address]
/I:[IRQ]
/D:[DMA]
[drive] = drive where you have the driver installed
[directory] = directory where the driver is located
[M/S/P/I/X] = M stands for Mitsumi
S stands for Sony
P stands for Panasonic
I stands for Mitsumi IDE
X stands for disabled
[address] = Port address for CD-ROM (320, 330, 340, 360)
[IRQ] = Interrupt number (5,7,9,10,11)
[DMA] = DMA channel (0, 1, 3)
For example, the following line sets up the interface for a
Mitsumi CD-ROM:
DEVICE=C:\MAGICS20\CDIFINIT.SYS /T:M /P:340 /I:10
If you did not specify the /I or /D options, CDIFINIT will
automatically choose the default setting for the CD-ROM type
you have specified.
- For Mitsumi, the IRQ is 10 and DMA is disabled.
- For Sony, they are both disabled.
- For Panasonic, they are both disabled.
For IDE drive, you need to just specify the /T:I option.
Specifying any other option in addition to this will be ignored.
The I/O Port and Interrupt for IDE is located at 170H and Int 15.
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.