High Fidelity 16i Installation Software Instructions Ver 2.40B
Version 2.40B will install audio plus CD-ROM support for:
1. DOS
2. Windows 3.1 and DOS
3. Windows 95 and DOS
4. Dual boot Windows 95 and Windows 3.1
If you are installing for Windows, you should have printed README.WIN
and have it in front of you during the installation process. It is
also desirable to print this file also (README.TXT).
1. SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS
The High Fidelity 16i installation software package contains
(1) 3.5" 1.44M diskette. This is the DOS, Windows 3.x, plus
Windows 95 installation disk.
The Installation diskette has the following subdirectories and
files:
a.) Installation files
- INSTALL.COM - Hard disk installation program
- INSTALL.DAT - on-line help text file
- SNDINIT.EXE - INSTALL Main Program
- CDROM.CFG - CDROM Config File
- README.TXT - This file
- SOUND16.CFG - Device Configuration File
- LOGO.BMP - Company Logo BMP File
b.) DOS Drivers & Files
- SNDINIT.EXE - also used as hardware Config and Test
Program
- VOLUME.BAT - DOS Volume Setup Program
- VOLTSR.EXE - Volume Memory Resident Program
- KARAOKE.EXE - Karaoke Program
- CDSETUP.SYS - CD-ROM setup device driver
- DEMO8.WAV - 8-bit Wave audio file
- DEMO16.WAV - 16-bit Wave audio file
- SOUND16.CFG - Device Configuration file
- xxxx.SYS - CD-ROM drivers
2. INSTALLATION PROCESS
Windows 95.
During the installation of the HiFi16i Windows 95 driver,
the installation program will insert a line in AUTOEXEC.BAT to
invoke the SND4DOS program to install the HiFi16i DOS driver.
After installing the Windows 95 driver, Windows 95 asks for
a reboot to make the new hardware (in this case, sound device)
to work properly. After rebooting, SND4DOS will be invoked and
bring up the DOS driver installation program (INSTALL.COM on the
installation disk ) to install the DOS driver and remove the line
SND4DOS inserted in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
DOS/Windows 3.x
INSTALL.COM will do the following for you:
a.) Create the directory \SOUND16 in your hard disk drive.
b.) Prompt you for CD-ROM and 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 SOUND16 directory.
d.) Update your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files
In CONFIG.SYS, the following will be added at the beginning:
- DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:S /P:340
(assuming SONY CD-ROM)
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\SLCD.SYS /D:MSCD000 /B:340
In AUTOEXEC.BAT the following will be added at the beginning:
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16
C:\SOUND16\SNDINIT /B
- PATH=C:\SOUND16 (appended)
Note: If you have other than the most simple CONFIG.SYS and/or
AUTOEXEC.BAT files, review the changes that INSTALL has
made against your requirements. In particular, if you are
using memory managers or multi-configuration files, the
lines added by INSTALL may need to be moved and/or
replicated. Also if you need to optimize memory useage,
you probable will have to run your memory optimization
program i.e. MEMMAKER, OPTIMIZE etc.)
3. GETTING HELP ABOUT SNDINIT.EXE
You can issue the following command to get information
about sndinit.exe:
- SNDINIT /?
4. 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
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.
5. 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.
6. CD-ROM Interface Setup Device Driver
The CD-ROM Setup Device Driver is called CDSETUP.SYS. This
driver sets up the interface of your CD-ROM to the MAD16 sound
card. Each time you change or add a CD-ROM to your sound card.
The line "DEVICE=CDSETUP.SYS..." will be added to the first line
of your CONFIG.SYS file before the CD-ROM device driver line.
CDSETUP.SYS is defined as follows:
DEVICE=[drive:]\[directory]\CDSETUP.SYS /T:[M/S/P/I/X] /P:[addr]
/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 IDE drive
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:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:M /P:340 /I:10
If you did not specify the /I or /D options, CDSETUP will
automatically choose the default setting for the CD-ROM type
your 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.
7. Hardware considerations for IDE CD-ROM drives.
The installation instructions call for the CD-ROM drive be cabled
to the IDE connector on the audio card. This works most of the
time.
If you cannot access the CD-ROM after rebooting your computer,
reboot the computer and press F8 when you see the message
Starting MS-DOS. Single step through the bootup process. When
the line that reads
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\xxxxxxxx.SYS /D:MSCD000
executes, look at the output. If there is an error, the CD-ROM
is not being detected, and this usually means a hardware conflict
in your computer. Most often, this happens on newer computers
that have Enhanced IDE controllers with a secondary IDE channel.
The IDE controller can be a plug in card or can be on the mother
board of your computer.
If the IDE controller is on the mother board (usually you can
tell this since the cable to the hard disk plugs into a connector
on the motherboard and there is another connector beside it),
move the cable to the CD-ROM from the audio board to the
secondary IDE connector and reboot the computer.
If the IDE controller is on a plug in card, follow the
instructions in the user's manual for the controller card to
enable the secondary IDE controller, move the cable to the
CD-ROM from the audio board to the secondary IDE connector and
reboot the computer.
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.