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AU8810 Windows 95 /98 Driver INSTALL.TXT
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This is version 4.06.3223 of the Aureal Vortex AU8810 driver for Windows 95 and
Windows 98.
I. Overview
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A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
1. AU8830 sound card with Installation & Driver CD-ROM.
2. Access to Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 installation
CD-ROM.
3. Windows 95/98 PC with:
* 100+MHz, >16MB DRAM, >15MB disk space, and CDROM
drive
* Available PCI slot.
4. Good-quality speakers or headphones and connecting cables.
5. Joystick and MIDI keyboard for testing the gameport.
Wavetable Memory Requirements:
The Vortex hardware wavetable engine uses a native 4MB sample set. The
samples are stored on hard disk and swapped to DRAM as required. The
typical DRAM footprint is <2MB. As a result, the Vortex sample set
provides better sound quality than 2MB sample sets offered by other
vendors, but does not require more memory.
B. NEW FEATURES:
II. QUICK START
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1. Remove any existing Vortex drivers from previous installations.
2. Install the Vortex hardware.
3. Install the Vortex Windows 95/98 drivers, Microsoft DirectX 6.0,
and Vortex demonstration applications.
In most cases, you will be able to insert the card into your computer,
insert the Vortex CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen
prompts for complete system installation.
III. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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A. DRIVER INSTALLATION
If you have older drivers in your system, please uninstall them first
as described in Section C below.
1. Power on the system, placing the "Vortex Installation & Driver Disk"
in the CD-ROM drive.
2. During the load process, Windows 95/98 should detect the Vortex PCI
board and display a message such as "New Hardware Found". If Windows
prompts you for the drivers of the "PCI Multimedia Audio Device",
then select "Driver Disk Provided by Manufacturer"
Select the Vortex CD-ROM's \Win95 directory.
Note: Some Windows 95 versions (OSR2) do not show this prompt. Instead,
they ask whether to search the diskette and CD-ROM drives for the
appropriate drivers.
Installed drivers may include Vortex PCI audio, Vortex wavetable, Vortex
mixer, DOS modem port, Vortex gameport interface, Vortex MPU401 interface,
and Vortex Sound Blaster emulation.
Depending on the version of Windows 95 and the configuration of the
system, you may be prompted to provide several file locations. Here are
the CD-ROMs and directory locations for which you may be prompted:
Vortex Installation & Driver Disk \Win95
Windows 95/98 Installation Disk \Win95
Microsoft DirectX 6.0 \directx\directx\dxsetup
Vortex Application Setup \Setup
PCI Multifunction Audio Device \Win95
B DIRECTX 6.0 INSTALLATION
You may be prompted to install Microsoft DirectX 6.0 after Vortex driver
installation.
1. When the DirectX setup panel opens, select "Reinstall DirectX".
(Even if you do not have DirectX installed on your machine, the
Microsoft DirectX 6.0 setup program still asks if you wish to
reinstall).
2. You may receive some prompts as to whether to replace specific
DirectX files on your computer. If you have previously installed
an older version of DirectX on your machine, be sure to replace
any sound-related DirectX drivers. Video DirectX drivers do not
need to be changed.
NOTE: You will be asked to reboot your machine when DirectX 6.0
installation completes. Reboot the PC when asked. Additional Vortex
drivers may continue to load when Windows restarts.
C. UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95/98 DRIVERS
To uninstall the Vortex software, you can use the following procedure:
1. Open to the Windows 95/98 Device Manager (right-click on "My Computer"
and select "Properties").
2. Open the "Multifunction Adapters" tree and select "Vortex
Multifunction PCI Platform"
3. Press the "Remove" button at the bottom of the Device Manager
window pane.
4. The drivers are now removed from memory, but are still on the hard
disk. To delete the files from
the hard disk:
a. Open the Windows 95/98 control panel's "Add/Remove Programs"
applet.
b. To remove the drivers, double-click "Aureal Vortex". A
Vortex uninstaller application starts.
c. To remove the demo applications, double-click "Aureal
Vortex Applications". There is no need to reboot the
computer.
For Technical Support please contact your board manufacturer.
Aureal. A3D, A3D-I, A3D-Interactive, and the Aureal logo are trademarks and
Vortex is a registered trademark of Aureal Semiconductor Inc.
All other trademarks are owned their respective owners.
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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.
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