Diamond Technologies Sound System Software Installation and Setup DOS and Windows 3.1 Drivers Installation: Setup.exe for Windows 3.1: The Setup.exe is a Windows 3.1 setup program that installs DOS and Windows 3.1 drivers and utilities. The user can run Setup.exe by selecting File \ Run... and typing "A:SETUP" on the command line under Windows 3.1 Program Manager, or by typing "A:SETUP" at DOS prompt if Windows directory is in the PATH. The Setup.exe copies all the DOS drivers and utilities to the directory that user specifies during the setup program. All the Windows 3.1 drivers and VxDs are copied to the Windows system directory. When the user installs the Diamond Sound System for the first time the Dtconfig.exe is started to configure the board setting after the Setup program is finished. Dosinst.exe for DOS Only installation: DOS Driver Installation: The Dosinst.exe is a DOS installation program that copies all the DOS drivers and utilities to the directory that user specifies. When the user installs the Diamond Sound System for the first time the Dtconfig.exe is started to configure the board setting after the Setup program is finished. Dosinst.exe can be installed by typing A:Dosinst.exe at the DOS prompt. Windows 95 Drinver installation: 1. After user installs the Diamond sound card into the ISA slot in the computer and powers on the system, Windows 95 will prompt user with a "New Hardware Found" dialog box since the Diamond sound card is ISA plug and play. To install the Windows 95 drivers, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" and click on OK. 2. Insert the "Diamond DOS/Win3.1/Win 95 Drivers and Utilities" diskette into the appropriate drive and select that drive from the prompted dialog box and click on OK. Windows 95 will copy all the needed files and set up all the logic devices on the board automatically. Windows NT4.0 Driver installation: 1. Start Windows NT and Insert the "Diamond DOS/Win3.1/Win 95/Win NT Drivers and Utilities" Disk into A (or B) drive. 2. Click Start-Run, Type in A:\nt\setupnt then click "OK". Back to NT and do the following: (1) Click "Add..." within CONTROL PANEL/Multimedia/Devices page. (2) Choose Unlisted or Updated DRIVER and press "OK". (3) Type in C:\dt297\ in Install Driver dialog box then click "Ok". (4) Click "Ok" in Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box. (5) Continue to finish Installation then Restart Windows NT. ** While installing, "Driver Exists" warning message will appear if an old version was detected and make sure to select New driver (or re-install), otherwise Midi will not function properly. ** You may asked to remove the old driver befor update to new one. Do the following to remove the old driver: a. Double click on 'Audio Devices' in Multimedia/Devices page. b. Highlight the Audio device listed then click Remove button. c. Repead steps (1) to (5) above. Troubleshooting: This appendix provides some tips and information for some of the problems you might encounter with your Diamond sound card either during installation or normal use. Problems in DOS Problem: Cannot load IDE CD-ROM drive. Cause: IDE port is not enabled. Check the config.sys file under C: root directory and you should see "device=c:\dtsound \cdsetup.sys" before loading your CD-ROM driver. The cdsetup.sys enables the IDE port. Solution: Run c:\dtsound\dtconfig.exe again and select the CD-ROM IDE. When you leave the dtconfig program, device=c:\dtsound \cdsetup.sys will be added to config.sys. Make sure that this line is before loading the CD-ROM driver. Problem: No sound in a DOS application Cause: There could be conflicts in the SB16 settings. Solution: Rerun the c:\dtsound\dtconfig.exe and try another Port,DMA, or IRQ. Problems: in Windows 3.1 Problem: There is no "Sound..." or "MIDI Sequencer..." item under the menu "Device" in the Media Player. Or Mixer application doesn't work. Cause: Mixer driver is not loaded. Solution: Open the SYSTEM.INI file with any file editor. You should see the following: [drivers] Wave=dtsndsys.drv Aux=dtsndsys.drv Mixer=dtsndsys.drv Midi=dtopl.drv Midi1=dtmpu401.drv [386Enh] device=dtsndsys.386 [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll Problem: CD audio will not play after the Diamond drivers are installed. Cause: The user did not install the [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver. Solution: Manually add [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver via Control Panel. Appendix - Driver Reference: Windows drivers Diamond sound has three sets of driver and VxD for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. They are listed below: Sound System Driver OPL3 Driver MPU401 Driver Windows 95 Drivers Dtsndsys.drv Dtopl.drv Dtmpu401.drv Windows 95 VxDs Dtsndsys.vxd Dtsndsys.vxd Dtsndsys.vxd Windows 3.1 Drivers Dtsndsys.drv Dtopl.drv Dtmpu401.drv Windows 3.1 VxDs Dtsndsys.386 Dtsndsys.386 Dtsndsys.386 The Diamond Sound System, OPL3, and MPU401 drivers are binary compatible with Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 but the VxDs have different binaries for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. The Windows 3.1 VxDs have their extension .386 and the Windows 95 VxDs have their extension .vxd. The Windows 95 joystick drivers are the Msjstick.drv and Vjoyd.vxd that are Microsoft drivers shipped with Windows 95. Besides these eight Windows 95 drivers and VxDs, a Dtsound.inf file is needed for Windows 95 installation. For Windows 3.1, drivers and VxDs have to be specified in the system.ini file and be loaded when the Windows 3.1 starts. The entries listed in below should be added to system.ini file by the setup program. [386Enh] [drivers] device = dtsndsys.386 wave = dtsndsys.drv mixer = dtsndsys.drv aux = dtsndsys.drv midi = dtopl.drv midi1 = dtmpu401.drv DOS drivers: The DOS drivers include Cdsetup.sys, Dtinit.exe, and Dtconfig.exe. Cdsetup.sys The Cdsetup.sys initializes the CD-ROM IDE port before the CD-ROM driver is loaded if the user has a CD-ROM drive attached to the IDE port on the Diamond sound board. The Cdsetup.sys is specified in the Config.sys file as below. device = C:\Dtsound\Cdsetup.sys device = C:\Sony\Atapi_cd.sys /D:SNIDE01 The Cdsetup.sys is not a TSR program. There is no harm in running this program if there is no CD-ROM drive attached to the IDE port on the Diamond sound board. Dtinit.exe The Dtinit.exe initializes the Diamond sound chip. It is specified in the Autoexec.bat file followed by a path name as below. C:\Dtsound\Dtinit.exe C:\Win31 Dtinit.exe and Dtconfig.exe use the path that follows the Dtinit.exe in the Autoexec.bat to find the initial data file Dtsound.ini. The Dtsound.ini follow the standard Windows ini file format. The Dtsound.ini file will be copied to the Windows directory or the same directory as Dtinit.exe for DOS-only installation. The Windows sound system driver Dtsndsys.drv and the Windows Dtconfig.exe The Dtconfig.exe is a DOS program to help users change the IO, IRQ, and DMA resource for the Diamond sound system on board devices and to test the new settings through playing the Stest8.wav, Stest16.wav, and Fmtest.mid test files. The new settings are saved in the Dtsound.ini file which will be used when Dtinit.exe initializes the board. Information Files: The is a Windows 95 installation information file for Diamond sound chip product: DTSOUND.INF They tell Windows 95 where the drivers should be copied during installation. See the instructions above for Diamond Sound Windows 95 installation.Download Driver Pack
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