Additional Information
Sound Galaxy NOVA-16 Extra Version 1.01
This file contains additional information and changes about the
various software that was not available at printing time.
Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX.EXE)
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The above file is needed for operation of CD-ROM drives under the DOS
environment. This file is only bundled with DOS version 6.x. Therefore,
if you are using DOS version 5, please contact your local Microsoft's
dealers for a copy of MSCDEX.EXE (for DOS version 5 usage).
CD-ROM Drives Support
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The sound card supports the following CD-ROM drives:
Brand Models
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Panasonic - Model CR522/ 523/ 562 and 563
Mitsumi - Model LU005S/ FX001D
Sony - Model CDU31A/ 33A
Aztech - Model CDA268-01A
The bundled CD-ROM device drivers supports only the following drives:
Driver CR-ROM Model
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CR56X.SYS - Panasonic CR562 & CR563
SGCDM.SYS - Mitsumi LU005S
SGCD268.SYS - Aztech CDA268-01A
Playing Microsoft Windows Sound System (MWSS) RMI Format Music Files
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Our Audio drivers support playback of MWSS RMI MIDI files. However;
you are required to change the default setting from <FM Synth (Base)>
to <FM Synth (Ext)> in the MIDI-Mapper configuration table prior to
the playing of these MIDI files.
Using Microsoft Windows Sound System (MWSS V2.0)
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If you are using MWSS and intend to activate the Audio Control icon,
ensure that the recording mode of your current Windows Mixer is set
to either Line or Mic, but not MIX (Mixer On). You can make the change
by activating the Recording Panel in the Windows Mixer, and click on
Line or Mic button.
Updates in the WINDAT Software
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Windat has been updated to include three additional functions:
"WAV -> VOC" (found under the Transforms menu)
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The "WAV -> VOC" function allows you to convert your WAV-format audio
files to the VOC-format.
"Change Speed" (found also under the Transform menu)
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The "Change Speed" function allows you to change the sampling rate of
your audio files.
"File Info..." (found under the Windows menu)
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The "File Info..." function displays the audio attributes of the
sound file currently opened in Windat.
Using Digital (.WAV) Audio with DOS 6.x's DoubleSpace*
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The DoubleSpace utility included with DOS 6.x can cause problems
if you attempt to play or record "high data rate" (i.e.: stereo/
44.1kHz/16-bit) digital audio to or from a compressed disk. In
DOSDAT or WinDAT, the symptom will be a "Disk Could Not Keep Up
With Digital Audio" error message, or in some cases the program
may even crash.
Therefore, if you anticipate that you will be playing or recording
a lot of stereo/44.1kHz/16-bit digital audio, you should set up a
non-compressed drive partition and configure both DOSDAT and WinDAT
to use this drive as their Work and Temp directories. In both
programs this is done from the Setup window.
For information on setting up a non-compressed partition for your
hard drive, refer to your DOS 6.x Users Guide.
*The same procedure should be followed if you are using Stacker, a
third-party disk compression utility.
Notes About Using EMM386.EXE
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When running applications with EMM386.EXE installed, the following
error message may appear:
"EMM386 DMA buffer is too small"
You can overcome this problem in two ways:
- remove the EMM386.EXE entry from the CONFIG.SYS file
OR
- add the following parameter to the EMM386.EXE entry in the
CONFIG.SYS file:
D=64
where D specifies how many kilobytes of memory should be
reserved for buffered Direct Memory Access (DMA).
An example of this may be:
C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE D=64
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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.