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AU8830 NT 4.0 Driver README.TXT
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Release Notes
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This is version 2.03.04 of the Aureal AU8830 NT 4.0 driver.
I. Overview
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A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
1. Windows NT 4.0 PC with:
* Pentium 166MHz or faster CPU
* 32MB RAM
* Available PCI slot.
* Windows NT installed.
* 15MB hard disk space in the Windows NT partition.
* CD-ROM drive.
2. Good-quality speakers or headphones and connecting cables.
3. Joystick and MIDI keyboard (optional).
B. NEW FEATURES:
1. Added support for additional Codecs.
C. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER ISSUES:
1. BIOS Settings - For proper operation, any BIOS support for
"Plug and Play OS" or "Windows 95 OS" must be disabled. The NT
drivers attempt to configure the audio card if the BIOS setting
is set correctly, but are not successful on all machine types.
2. Matrox Display Adapters - The Matrox drivers shipping with NT
4.0 are poorly behaved in the system and hog the PCI bus during
heavy graphics usage, which can cause noticable audio dropouts.
If using Matrox Millennium II driver v3.20, (4.0.55), try
upgrading to the latest Matrox drivers. Upgrading to the latest
driver will not guarantee any improvement. In this case, you
may want to contact Matrox directly to address this problem.
3. Number Nine Display Adapters - The Number Nine Imagine128
drivers shipping with NT4.0 are poorly behaved in the system
and hog the PCI bus during heavy graphics usage, which can
cause noticable audio dropouts.
4. Riva 128 Display Adapters - The Riva 128 drivers shipping
with NT4.0 are poorly behaved in the system and hog the PCI bus
during heavy graphics usage, which can cause noticable audio
dropouts. A new set of drivers for Riva128 display adapters
fixes the problem and is available from:
http://www.stb.com/drivers/velocity/vl128.html
5. 3COM network card drivers - Version 1.0 of the XL 3COM network
card driver found on the NT distribution CD can cause blue
screens during installations. Be sure to use 1.1 or above.
II. INSTALLATION
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A. HARDWARE SETUP:
1. Power off your computer.
2. Remove the cover on your computer.
3. Remove the screw and bracket from any free PCI slot.
4. Insert the Vortex AU8830 sound card into the free PCI slot.
5. Screw in the sound card bracket.
6. Replace the cover on the computer.
B. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION:
If you have an older version of the drivers, please uninstall them
now using the uninstallation steps in section C. After installing
the card, you can install multimedia drivers from the CDROM's
\NT40 directory. Here are step-by-step directions on Windows
NT 4.0 installation:
First, ensure that any BIOS support for Plug and Play OS or
Windows 95 OS is disabled.
1. Select Settings->Control Panel from the Start menu, double-
click on the Multimedia icon, switch to the Devices tab and
press the Add button.
2. Select Unlisted or Updated Driver from the list of drivers
and press the Ok button.
3. Enter the folder of your Vortex NT device driver into the
text box and press the "Ok" button.
4. Select "Aureal Vortex PCI Audio AU8830" and press the "Ok"
button. This also installs the Vortex joystick drivers.
5. If the driver has already been installed on your computer, you
will see a dialog box that lets you choose whether to add a new
driver or continue to use the current driver. If you get this
prompt, press the "New" button, then press the "Ok" button.
6. A dialog box with a picture and a joystick settings box is
displayed. To enable joystick select the check the enable box,
select a port and press the "Ok" button.
7. Reboot the machine.
All Vortex drivers are now installed on your system.
C. UNINSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER:
1. Open the Multimedia control panel, and remove main Vortex
device under the audio key. Follow the on-line instructions
to close the system control panel.
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 property of their
respective owners.
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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.