Additional Information AZTECH WaveRider Platinum-3D version 1.00 This file contains additional information and changes about the product that was not available at printing time. Playing DOS Games after Shutdown/Restart to Win95 DOS Mode ========================================================== The default configuration does not support playing DOS Games in Win95 MS-DOS mode. It can only support playing games in Win95 MS-DOS Prompt Box (DOS Shell). An utility (DOSMODE.EXE) was included in the installed {\WAVRIDER\DOSMODE} directory which run a DOS Configuration Utility (AZTPNP.EXE) in the system's startup files (AUTOEXEC.BAT and DOSSTART.BAT) for configuring the card when restarting in MS-DOS mode to play DOS games. However, as default settings used in configuring the card under DOS mode may differ from the actual settings used by Win95, this may resulted in resource conflict in some cases. Please check the settings used by the sound card under Win95 against the default settings recorded in AZTPNP.CFG file in {\WAVRIDER\DOSMODE} directory prior to running the (DOSMODE.EXE) DOS utility. NOTE : IF YOU HAD ALREADY RAN THE DOSMODE.EXE UTILITY AND DECIDED TO MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE DOS DEFAULT SETTING. THE AZTPNP.CFG IS NOW LOCATED IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY {C:\} AND NOT IN {WAVRIDER\DOSMODE} DIRECTORY. To determine the identical settings used in Win95 as well as in MS-DOS mode, first go to "CONTROL PANEL" menu, double click on the "SYSTEM" applet. You should then refer to the "RESOURCES" tab in Win95's "DEVICE MANAGER". The Audio device entry under "Sound, Video and Games Controllers settings" section is usually named as "Audio Device (AZT1023)". The following are the settings normally used :- --->Input/Output Range 0220 - 022F ** Sound Blaster I/O Address ** Input/Output Range 0388 - 038F Input/Output Range 0534 - 0537 --->Interrupt 05 ** Sound Blaster IRQ ** Direct Memory Access 01 --->Direct Memory Access 03 or 00 (depend on system), ** SB DMA used under DOS Box ** Likewise, for the MPU-401 Device, Gameport and Joystick Device. Ensure that all the settings (SB I/O,IRQ and DMAs) displayed above matches the settings recorded in the default file (AZTPNP.CFG - listed below) in order for the proper operation of the card under MS-DOS mode. Below are the partial listing of the AZTPNP.CFG file. [DEVICE_01] ** Audio Device (AZT1023) ** Description=AUDIO . . --->Port0=220 ** Sound Blaster I/O ** Port1=388 ** FM Music I/O ** Port2=534 ** Windows Sound System I/O ** --->IRQ0=5 ** Sound Blaster IRQ ** --->DMA0=1 ** Sound Blaster DMA used under MS-DOS mode ** DMA1=3 (This 2nd DMA is not used by DOS games) [DEVICE_02] ** MPU401 Device (AZT1023) ** Description=MPU401 MIDI . . --->Port0=330 ** General MIDI I/O ** IRQ0=9 (Not used in DOS games) [DEVICE_03] ** Gameport Device (AZT1023) ** Description=GAME PORT . . --->Port0=200 ** Gameport/Joystick Port I/O ** IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ABOVE DEFAULT SETTINGS MAY DIFFER FROM THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS USED BY WIN95. IT IS RECOMMMENDED THAT YOU SHOULD STICKS TO THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS USED IN THE WIN95 AND MADE CHANGES TO THE VALUES IN THE AZTPNP.CFG LOCATED IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY ACCORDINGLY. DOS/Windows 31 Support ====================== The WaveRider Platinum-3D card works best in Widnows 95 with its support for the Aztech Compund Synthesis Engine (96 Voices) enabled. This Software WaveTable Synthesis works only in Windows 95 platform. To use this card in DOS or Windows 3.1x, you need to install the Aztech PnP Configuration Software from the bundled MIDI Music Workstation CD found in the {\WIN31\ICU} directory. Next, install the Windows 3.1 drivers and utilities the {\WIN31\DRIVER} directory on the same CD. To install the Aztech PnP Configuration Software, select File\Run option from Windows pull down menu and type {D:\WIN31\ICU\SETUP}. Likewise, to install Windows 31 driver, select File\Run option from Windows pull down menu and type {D:\WIN31\DRIVERS\SETUP}. Note : letter D: in the { } represents your CDROM Drive. Playback and Recording at the same time ======================================= Full Duplex and Fast DMA features are disabled by default. To enable them, go to "Settings tab" in the "Sound, video and game controller" section under Control Panel System\Device Manager utility and check the respective box. Playback of High Density Wave File ================================== Playing a high resolution and high sampled WAVE file with the WaveRider Platinum Sound Driver on some machines may cause some delay in the playback. This is mainly due to the heavy utilisation of the system CPU resource. Listed below are the workaround to these limitations. 1. Remove any CD in your CDR ROM Drive before playing the WAVE file. As the Windows driver is checking the drive frequently for the CD status. (CDROM controller using EIDE interface will use up to 100% of CPU resource when activated). 2. Disable the Software WaveTable option found under the "Settings tab" in the "Sound, video and game controller" section under Control Panel System\Device Manager utility. This will release the CPU utilisation taken up by the Software Synthesis. Installation on Windows 95 Platform =================================== Start up Windows 95 Operating System. Windows 95 will then automatically detects the AZT2320 PnP Sound Device and prompts a dialog box with the option "Driver from disk provided by manufacturers" being highlighted. Please insert the Audio Installation Disk#1 into Drive A: (or Drive B:) and change the path to a:\ (or b:\) and click OK to install the drivers. Windows 95 will then automatically proceed to detect all the other logical devices. Note: If you do not have Windows 95 Multimedia Applications installed previously, system may prompt you to complete the installation of the Multimedia Applications prior to the copying of the Audio Device drivers. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Multimedia Application and AZT2320 PnP Sound Drivers. Next, please proceed to run 'A:\SETUP.EXE' from the Installation Disk #1, a program group will be created with this README.TXT included. You might encounter some resource conflicts after loading the PnP devices (especially when there are non-Plug & Play adaptors installed in your system). Please refer to Trouble-shooting section in Windows 95 for further details. Cards with 3D function ====================== For Windows 95, the mixer can be found under the group name formed after installation. This is in turn located under 'Programs' in the 'Start' menu. The '3D' function can also be activated through the Microsoft Volume Control Panel. This can be done by clicking on the default Microsoft 'Speaker' icon located at the bottom right corner of the screen. Choose 'Options' and then 'Advanced Controls' from menu. Click on the 'Advanced' button and the 3D sound effects can be chosen. *********************************************************** * In case you encounter any problem with our products, * * please quote the following model(s) when calling our * * Technical Support : * * Egret96 Sound Card * *********************************************************** ------- The End ---------Download Driver Pack
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