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readme.txt Driver File Contents (9522957.exe)

Information and Instructions about this download file

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File Description: Gateway(r) Sound Driver 
Version: 6.14.01.3808
Operating System: Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP, Windows 2000
Part Number: 9522957
Date: 05/16/2003 
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Table of Contents 
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Overview 
Identification 
Installation 
Removal
Troubleshooting
Reason for Update
Applicable Part Numbers
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Overview

This is the Windows XP or Windows 2000 sound driver for the Gateway notebook computers listed in the Applicable Part Numbers section below.


Identification  

If you have a Gateway notebook computer listed below and are running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000, install these drivers.


Installation

After you have downloaded and double-clicked the file (9522957.exe), files are self-extracted and copied into the C:\Cabs\9522957 folder on the hard drive.

Windows XP

1.  From the Start menu, click Control Panel.  

2.  In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then double-click the System icon.  

3.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

4.  In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, double-click SigmaTel C-Major Audio.  If the driver has never been installed, it is listed as PCI Audio device under Other Devices.

5.  In the SigmaTel C-Major Audio Properties dialog box or in the PCI Audio Device Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab, and then click Update driver.

6.  In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box, select Install from a list or Specific Location (Advanced), and then click Next

7.  In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box, select Don't search I will choose the driver to install, and then click Next.

8.  In the next dialog box, click Have Disk.

9.  In the Install From Disk dialog box, type: C:\Cabs\9522957.  Click OK.

10. In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box, select SigmaTel C-Major Audio and then click Next.

11.  Files copy.

12.  In the Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click Finish. 

13.  In the SigmaTel C-Major Audio Properties dialog box, click Close.


Windows 2000

1.  From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.  

2.  In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.  

3.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

4.  In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, double-click SigmaTel C-Major Audio.  If the driver has never been installed, it is listed as PCI Audio device under Other Devices.

5.  In the SigmaTel C-Major Audio Properties dialog box or in the PCI Audio Device Properties dialog box, click the Drivers tab, and then click Update driver.

6.  In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click Next.

7.  In the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.

8.  In the Locate Driver Files dialog box, verify that only Specify a Location is selected, and then click Next.

9.  In the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box, type: C:\Cabs\9522957.  Click OK.

10.  Windows identifies the SigmaTel C-Major Audio adapter.  Click Next.

11.  Files copy.

12.  In the Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click Finish. 

13.  In the SigmaTel C-Major Audio Properties dialog box, click Close.

14.  In the System Settings Change dialog box, to restart the computer, click Yes.



Removal

Windows XP

1.  From the Start menu, click Control Panel.  

2.  In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then double-click the System icon.  

3.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

4.  In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, double-click SigmaTel C-Major Audio adapter.  

5.  In the SigmaTel C-Major Audio Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab, and then click Uninstall.

7.  In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click OK.


Windows 2000

1.  From the Start menu, point to settings, and then click Control Panel.  

2.  In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.  

3.  In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.  On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

4.  In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, double-click SigmaTel C-Major Audio adapter.

5.  On the Driver tab, click Uninstall. 


Troubleshooting

If you are having difficulty during or after the driver installation, follow the removal procedure, and then re-install the drivers.


Reason for Update

This is the initial release of the drivers.


Applicable Part Numbers

Gateway M350WVN:  3501666, 3501668, 3501673, 3501675, 3501677, 3501678, 3501802, 3501803, 3501804, 3501805, 3501863