Readme File
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This file contains additional information to supplement the
manual. Please read all the sections before you proceed
with the installation.
This file contains the following sections:
1. Installation
2. Uninstallation
3. DOS Environment settings
4. DOS Audio Driver Support Under Windows 95 DOS
Box
5. Using CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM drive in MSDOS
Mode
6. BLASTER settings under MSDOS Mode
7. Acknowledgments
1. INSTALLATION
The full installation option for Windows 95 audio
applications requires about 3.0 MBytes of hard disk
space and addition of 2MB for working space. You
might need more if your drive is in compressed form.
2. UNINSTALLATION
Before uninstalling the software package, ensure that all
the Audio applications are closed. Any Audio application
that is running when the uninstallation is in progress will
not be deleted. Also, files that are added to the Audio
directory after the initial software installation will not
be deleted by the uninstallation process. You will have to
manually delete these files after the uninstallation process
has completed.
3. DOS ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS
Some of the existing DOS programs require the presence
of MIDI and SOUND environments in order for it to work.
The Setup program will add the SET MIDI and SET
SOUND environment lines at the beginning of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
4. DOS Audio Driver Support Under Windows 95 DOS Box
Some of the DOS applications are developed using
Creative's Sound Blaster Developer Kit. These applications
require the low level DOS audio device drivers to be
loaded. To load the DOS audio drivers, you need to add
the following lines to the CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=C:\<sound>\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 /WIN95
DEVICE=C:\<sound>\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
Remarks:
1. <sound> is the sound directory where the audio
software is located.
2. The /BLASTER parameter specifies the Audio card
base I/O port address (A), interrupt request line (I),
low 8-bit DMA channel (D) and high 16-bit DMA
channel (H).
3. The settings in the /BLASTER parameter must tally with
the actual settings allocated by Windows 95. To find
out the actual settings, go into Windows 95 DOS box,
and type SET and press <Enter> at the DOS prompt. You
will see that one of the lines displayed is:
BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
The values after the A, I, D and H are the actual settings
to be used for the /BLASTER parameter.
To help you set up the DOS audio drivers, we have
prepared a text file CONFIG.TXT in the sound directory.
This text file contains the above lines to specify the
DOS audio drivers. The sound directory in the text file
had been updated by the installation program. You just
need to update the /BLASTER parameter and copy the lines
into the CONFIG.SYS file.
5. USING IDE CD-ROM DRIVE UNDER MSDOS MODE
When you open an MSDOS Mode session, the system
will close all other active Windows-based or
MSDOS-based programs. You can return to Windows 95
by typing exit. There are two ways that you can do to
open an MSDOS Mode session.
Shutdown the system and choose the Restart the
computer in MSDOS mode option.
or
Change your MSDOS session properties by checking the
MSDOS mode box under the Advanced Program Settings.
You can specify whether you want to use the current
MSDOS configuration, or specify a new MSDOS
configuration.
If you connect IDE CD-ROM drive to the IDE interface that
comes with your card, you need to do the following steps to
make your CD-ROM drive work under MSDOS mode:
5.1 Shutdown and restart the computer in MSDOS mode
option
You need to add the following lines inside the
DOSSTART.BAT :
C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\<win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15
Remarks:
a. DOSSTART.BAT is batch file located in the Windows
directory and it is executed everytime you shut down
to MSDOS mode.
b. <dir> is the sound directory where the audio software
is located.
c. <win95dir> is the Windows directory.
To help you set up the DOS audio drivers, we have
prepared a text file DOSSTART.TXT in the sound
directory. This text file contains the above lines to
specify the DOS CD-ROM drivers. The sound directory
in the text file has been updated by the installation
program. You don't need to change any of the parameters.
5.2 Changing MSDOS session properties and selecting
MSDOS mode with current configuration
You need to do the same steps as above
5.3 Changing MSDOS session properties and selecting
MSDOS mode with new configuration
You need to add the following lines inside the new
AUTOEXEC.BAT :
C:\<win95dir>\CTCM
C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
C:\<win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15
Remarks:
a. <dir> is the sound directory where the audio software
is located.
b. <win95dir> is the Windows directory.
6. BLASTER settings under MSDOS Mode
Whenever you change your Audio hardware configuration
manually, the BLASTER environment under MSDOS Mode
will only be valid after you reboot the system once.
However, if you proceed to MSDOS Mode without rebooting,
you need to run CTCM.EXE which is in your Windows
directory. This program makes the BLASTER environment
tally with the actual hardware settings.
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MS-DOS, MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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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.
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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.
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