README
YAMAHA SW1000XG & Ds2416 Driver Disk for Windows95/98/ME
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha product.
YAMAHA DS2416 Driver for Windows 95/98/ME is an audio driver for
the SW1000XG/Ds2416 cards when installed in a Windows 95/98/ME system.
(NOTE ME SUPPORT IS NOT WDM IN THIS DRIVER VERSION)
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(1) License Agreement
(2) System environment
(3) Driver Installation and update
(4) File set version history
(5) Yamaha Pro Audio products home page
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(1) License Agreement
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY SOFTWARE ON THIS
MEDIA. THIS AGREEMENT LICENSES THE SOFTWARE TO YOU. BY USING THE SOFT-
WARE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND AGREEING
TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO
DO SO, PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENTIRE PACKAGE, INCLUDING THIS MEDIA, TO
THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT, FOR A FULL REFUND.
1.Definitions.
(a)"YAMAHA Software" means the software program and driver program in-
cluded in the DS2416 package, and all related updates supplied by
YAMAHA.
(b) "YAMAHA Hardware" means the DS2416 digital mixing card and a con-
nection cable.
(c) "YAMAHA Product" means the YAMAHA Software, the YAMAHA Hardware,the
related documentation, and all related updates supplied by YAMAHA.
2.License.
This agreement allows you, the purchaser, to use the YAMAHA Software
in conjunction with the YAMAHA Hardware.
3. Restrictions.
You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwaise
reduce the YAMAHA Software to a human-perceivable form, except to the
limited extent expressly permitted by applicable law. You may not mod-
ify, rent, resell for profit, distribute or create derivative works
based upon the YAMAHA Software or any part thereof. You may not export
or reexport, directly or indirectly, the YAMAHA Product into any coun-
try prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act and the
regulations thereunder.
4.Ownership.
The foregoing license gives you limited rights to use the YAMAHA Soft-
ware. Although you own the media on which the YAMAHA Software is re-
corded, you do not become the owner of, and YAMAHA retains title to,the
YAMAHA Software and all copies thereof. All rights not specifically
granted in this agreement, including Federal and International Copy-
rights, are reserved by YAMAHA.
5. Disclaimer Of Warranty.
The YAMAHA Software may contain errors that could cause failures or
loss of data, and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. You ex-
pressly acknowledge and agree that use of the YAMAHA Software is at
your sole risk. The YAMAHA Software is provided "AS IS" and without
warranty of any kind and YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES,EX-
PRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YAMAHA DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE YAMAHA
SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT OR
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE
OF THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE OR IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
6. Term.
This agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate it at
any time by destroying the YAMAHA Software together with all copies in
any form. It will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term
or condition in this agreemant.
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(2) System environment
An IBM PC or compatible computer with a PCI bus that runs Windows 95/98/ME
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(3) Driver Installation and update
(3)-1 Driver Installation
1.The DS2416 & SW1000XG installs into a PC expansion slot.See your computer's manual
for full details on installing PCI cards
2.After installing turn on your computer.
3.When the New Hardware Found dialog box appears, select"Driver from
disk provided by hardware manufacturer", and then click OK.
4.When the Install From Disk dialog box appears, insert the driver
floppy disk into the floppy disk drive, and then click OK.
5.When the restart dialog box appears, restart your computer.
6.Insert the supplied floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
7.Double-click Setup.exe and follow the on-screen prompts.
-The Test program and it's associated files are installed.
8.The installation is now complete.
The driver version can be confirmed as follows.
1. Double click [System] in the Control Panel.
2. Select [Device Manager].
3. Select [Sound, video, and game controllers].
4. Double-click [Yamaha DS2416 Sound System], or select it and
click [Property].
5. Select [Driver].
Double-click [Property] and the installed version can be confirmed.
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(3)-2 Driver update
Follow Steps I-III to update the driver.
I) Displaying the file
1. Select the Windows [View] menu, then [Folder Options].
The Option window opens.
2. Select [View tab].
3. Check the [View all files] checkbox.
4. Press the [OK] button and close the Option window.
II) Creating an update floppy disk
1. Prepare a 1.44MB floppy disk.
2. Copy all files inside the DS2416 folder (extracted after download)
to the floppy disk.
Copy only the files inside the folder. Do not copy the folder.
III) Updating the driver
1. Select [Start] menu, [Settings], then [Control Panel].
2. Open [System] in the Control Panel.
3. Select the [Device Manager] tab.
4. Click the [+] mark next to [Sound, video, and game controllers].
5. Select [Yamaha DS2416 Sound System] and click the [Property] button.
6. Select [Update Driver] to open [Update Driver Wizard].
7. Select [No. Select driver from list.] for automatic detection, then
click the [Next] button.
8. Select YAMAHA DS2416 or SW1000XG Sound System as the model.
9. Click the [Finish] button.
A dialog asking you to insert a disk appears. Insert the floppy
disk that contains the new driver.
The [File Copy] window appears. Enter A: in the copy source
field and click the [OK] button.
10. The [Change System Settings] dialog appears. Click the [No] button.
11. Open the floppy drive.
12. Open the Setup file and follow the instructions on screen to
install the new driver.
* You need to check [I agree to and accept...] in the License
Agreement window to proceed.
13. Restart the computer.
14. Start DS2416ck to check if the card and driver have been installed
correctly.
15. Now the driver has been updated.
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All Rights Reserved
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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.