Steps to install Creative Plug n Play Sound Card on Windows NT 4.0
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WARNING : Please remove all previously installed legacy driver or PnP
driver before you install.
1. Unzip the zip file into a floppy disk and insert the disk into the
floppy drive (<Floppy_Drive>).
2. Make sure you have the NT4.0 CD in the CDROM drive (<CDROM_Drive>) to
install the game port.
3. If you have already installed the pnpisa.sys driver please go to step 6.
4. In <CDROM_Drive>\drvlib\pnpisa\<processor_architecture> right click on
pnpisa.inf and select Install.
(if you don't see this file, click View \ Options \ View \ and select "Show
all Files" and unselect "Hide extensions for known file types".)
5. Reboot when prompted.
6. Log onto your computer with Administrator privileges.
7. You will see "New Hardware Found" and then be prompted to install drivers
for several functions on your card:
For Sound Blaster 16 Plug and Play:
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a) Choose "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer"
b) Enter the path name which contain sbpnp.inf:
<Floppy_Drive>\
c) Select OK on the Select Device screen
d) Next select Manual Configuration.
e) If there are any conflicting devices at the bottom of the screen,
resolve them first by selecting basic configuration 0001, then
highlight the offending setting in the Resource Settings window.
Click on Change Setting, and select a setting that does not conflict
with another device. Select OK when finished. Repeat for any
settings that show a conflict.
For Creative Advanced Wave Effects Synthesis for AWE 32:
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a) Choose "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer"
b) Enter the path name which contain sbpnp.inf:
<Floppy_Drive>\
c) Select OK on the Select Device screen
d) Next select Manual Configuration.
e) If there are any conflicting devices at the bottom of the screen,
resolve them first by selecting basic configuration 0001, then
highlight the offending setting in the Resource Settings window.
Click on Change Setting, and select a setting that does not conflict
with another device. Select OK when finished. Repeat for any
settings that show a conflict.
For Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Technology:
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Select "Windows NT default driver".
For IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller:
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Select "Do not install a driver (Windows NT will not prompt you again)".
For game port:
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Repeat step (a) to (e) but enter the following path name:
<CDROM_Drive>\drvlib\audio\sbpnp\<processor_architecture>
8. Reboot your machine when prompted.
9. Your Sound Blaster card should be working properly at this point. If you
need to change the resources that your card is using, open the Multimedia
Control Panel applet, select the "Devices" tab, select "Properties" for
the Sound Blaster driver, and click on the "Settings" button. This will
bring up the same resource picking dialog that was invoked when installing
the device.
Known issues
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- If you are having problems settings up your Sound Blaster PnP card and you
have a PnP BIOS on your machine, you may have to enable it in the CMOS
settings. Consult your machine's manual or the manufacturer to get
information on enabling your PnP BIOS.
- Only a single installed Sound Blaster audio card is supported.
- If a previous non-PnP audio driver is installed, remove your old
Sound Blaster driver using the Multimedia Control Panel and reboot before
responding to new PnPISA configuration dialogs. Removal of the Sound
Blaster device is accomplished through the Device property sheet in the
Multimedia Control Panel.
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.