INSTALLING AUDIO DRIVERS IN WINDOWS NT
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This README file provides instructions on installing Creative audio
cards in Windows NT 4.0 for the following types of systems:
A> Installing Creative Plug and Play (PnP) audio cards on
systems with no Creative audio drivers installed
B> Installing Creative Plug and Play (PnP) audio cards on
systems with old Creative audio drivers installed
C> Installing Creative Legacy audio cards
D> Installing AWE Control Panel (for SB32/AWE32/AWE64/AWE64G only)
NOTE: 1) This package is to be used ONLY with Intel and Intel-compatible
x86 PC systems.
2) Refer to the Getting Started document if you need instructions
to insert your Creative audio card into the system.
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A. INSTALLING CREATIVE PLUG AND PLAY (PNP) AUDIO CARDS ON
SYSTEMS WITH NO CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVERS INSTALLED
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1. Switch on your computer and log on as an Administrator.
2. If the New Hardware Found message box appears, skip to
Step 4 to install the Creative Audio Drivers.
Otherwise, it means that the PNPISA.INF driver has not
been installed in your system. Proceed to Step 3 to
install it:
3. INSTALLING PNPISA.INF
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3.1 Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3.2 Start Windows NT Explorer and look for a file called
PNPISA.INF in E:\DRVLIB\PNPISA\X86
(where E: represents the CD-ROM drive).
3.3 If you cannot find this file, do the following steps:
a) On the View menu of the Windows NT Explorer, click
Options.
b) On the View tabbed page, select the Show All Files
option and clear the Hide Extensions For Known File
Types check box.
c) Click the OK button.
3.4 Locate the file PNPISA.INF (see step 3.2). Right-click
this file, select Install and follow the on-screen
instructions.
3.5 Restart your computer when prompted.
4. INSTALLING CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVERS
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4.1 The New Hardware Found message boxes for the various
devices will appear.
4.2 When prompted to insert disks, click the Cancel button.
4.3 On the taskbar in the Windows NT Desktop, click the
Start button and select Run.
4.4 If your are installing from the Drivers Disk, type
A:\UPDPNPNT.EXE
where A: represents the floppy drive.
Note: Leave the disk in the floppy drive as it will
still be used in this installation.
If the driver files are in your hard disk, type in the
path of the file:
e.g. C:\NTFOLDER\UPDPNPNT.EXE
where C: represents your hard disk drive and NTFOLDER is
the name of the folder where you placed the driver files.
4.5 Click the OK button.
When the Warning dialog box appears, click the OK
button. A series of Configuration dialog boxes will
appear.
4.6 If the Resource Settings are given, and there are no
conflicts in the Conflicting Device list box, click the
OK button.
If the Resource Settings are not given, click the Set
Configuration Manually button and accept the given
settings.
If there are conflicts in the Conflicting Device List
Box, follow the instructions in Step 5.
4.7 If you are prompted for the Windows NT CD-ROM, it means
that the program is trying to install the Joystick port
enabler. Proceed with the following steps. Otherwise
skip to step 4.8.
a) Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the drive and
click the OK button.
b) At the Files Needed dialog box, type
E:\DRVLIB\AUDIO\SBPNP\i386
and click the OK button.
4.8 Repeat Step 4.6 for all configuration boxes that appear.
4.9 Remove the disk, if any, from the floppy drive.
4.10 Restart the computer when prompted.
5. RESOLVING CONFLICTS
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If there are conflicts in the Conflicting Device List box of
any Configuration dialog box, proceed with the following
steps.
5.1 In the Setting Based On text box, click
Basic Configuration 0001.
5.2 Select the setting that you want to change in the
Resource Settings list box and click the Change Setting
button.
5.3 Choose a setting value that does not conflict with
another device and click the OK button.
5.4 Repeat steps 5.1 to 5.3 for any other settings that
show a conflict.
5.5 Click the OK button. A Creating A Forced Configuration
dialog box will appear.
5.6 Click the Yes button.
6. CHECKING THE INSTALLATION
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Your Sound Blaster card should be working properly at this
point.
If you need to change the resources used by your card, do
the following steps:
a) On the taskbar in the Windows NT Desktop, click the Start
button select Settings followed by Control Panel.
b) Double-click the Multimedia icon and click the Devices
tabbed page.
c) Double-click Audio Devices to expand the list.
d) Select the Creative Sound Blaster and click the
Properties button.
e) Click the Settings button. The Configuration dialog box
appears.
f) To make changes, follow the instructions described above.
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B. INSTALLING CREATIVE PLUG AND PLAY (PNP) AUDIO CARDS ON
SYSTEMS WITH OLD CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVERS INSTALLED
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1. Switch on your computer and log on as an Administrator.
2. REMOVING EXISTING CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVERS
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2.1 On the taskbar in the Windows NT desktop, click the
Start button and select Run.
2.2 If you are installing from the Drivers Disk, type
A:\UPDPNPNT.EXE
where A: represents the floppy drive.
If the driver files are in your hard disk, type in the
path of the file:
e.g. C:\NTFOLDER\UPDPNPNT.EXE
where C: represents your hard disk drive and NTFOLDER is
the name of the folder where you placed the driver files.
2.3 Click the OK button. A Warning dialog box will appear.
2.4 Click the OK button. A series of Driver Present dialog
boxes will appear.
2.5 Click the Yes button to remove the existing drivers.
2.6 Remove the disk, if any, from the floppy drive.
2.7 Restart the computer when prompted.
3. INSTALLING NEW CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVERS
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You will see a series of New Hardware Found message boxes.
3.1 When the Insert Disk dialog box appears, click the OK
button.
3.2 At the Files Needed dialog box,
If you are installing from the Drivers Disk, type
A:\
where A: represents the floppy drive.
If the driver files are in your hard disk, type in the
path of the folder:
e.g. C:\NTFOLDER\
where C: represents your hard disk drive and NTFOLDER is
the name of the folder where you placed the driver files.
3.3 Click the OK button. A Configuration dialog box will
appear.
3.4 If the Resource Settings are given, and there are no
conflicts in the Conflicting Device List box, click the
OK button.
If the Resource Settings are not given, click the Set
Configuration Manually button and accept the given
settings.
If there are conflicts in the Conflicting Device List
box, follow the instructions in Step 4.
3.5 Repeat Steps 3.1 to 3.4 for all the Insert Disk dialog
boxes that appear for each of the drivers.
3.6 Remove the disk, if any, from the floppy drive.
3.7 Restart the computer when prompted.
4. RESOLVING CONFLICTS
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If there are conflicts in the Conflicting Device List box of
any Configuration dialog box, proceed with the following
steps.
4.1 In the Setting Based On text box, click
Basic Configuration 0001.
4.2 Select the setting that you want to change in the
Resource Settings list box and click the Change
Setting button.
4.3 Choose a setting value that does not conflict with
another device and click the OK button.
4.4 Repeat steps 4.1 to 4.3 for any other settings that show
a conflict.
4.5 Click the OK button. A Creating A Forced Configuration
dialog box will appear.
4.6 Click the Yes button.
5. CHECKING THE INSTALLATION
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Your Sound Blaster card should be working properly at this
point.
If you need to change the resources used by your card, do
the following steps:
a) On the taskbar in the Windows NT Desktop, click the Start
button select Settings followed by Control Panel.
b) Double-click the Multimedia icon and click the Devices
tabbed page.
c) Double-click Audio Devices to expand the list.
d) Select the Creative Sound Blaster and click the
Properties button.
e) Click the Settings button. The Configuration dialog box
appears.
f) To make changes, follow the instructions described above.
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C. INSTALLING CREATIVE LEGACY AUDIO CARDS
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1. Log on to your computer as an Administrator.
2. On the taskbar in the Windows NT Desktop, click the Start
button, select Settings, and click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
4. On the Devices tabbed page, remove entries with the term
"Creative" under Audio Devices and MIDI Devices and Instruments.
These are the previously installed Sound Blaster drivers.
5. Click the Add button.
6. From the List Of Drivers box on the Add dialog box,
click Unlisted Or Updated Driver, and click the OK button.
7. In the Install Driver dialog box,
If you are installing from the Drivers Disk, type
A:\
where A: represents the floppy drive.
If the driver files are in your hard disk, type in the
path of the file:
e.g. C:\NTFOLDER\
where C: represents your hard disk drive and NTFOLDER is
the name of the folder where you placed the driver files.
8. In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box,
click Creative Sound Blaster 16, and click the OK button.
9. Click the New button.
10. When prompted, select the Sound Blaster hardware
settings such as base I/O address, DMA, IRQ and MPU-401
port settings.
All the .SYS files will be copied into the
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory. The .ACV and .DLL
files will be copied into the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.
11. You will be prompted to restart your computer.
* If your card is an SB16, click the Restart Now button.
Your installation ends here.
* If your card is an AWE32 or a SB32 card,
click the Don't Restart Now button.
12. Repeat steps 5 to 7.
13. In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box,
click Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 MIDI Synth,
and click the OK button.
14. Repeat steps 9 to 10.
15. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Click the
Restart Now button. Your installation is now complete.
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D. INSTALLING AWE CONTROL PANEL (FOR SB32/AWE32/AWE64/AWE64G ONLY)
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1. Create a directory in your system. You can use a directory
name of your choice, e.g. c:\awe32cp
2. Copy the following files into the directory you have created:
- AWECP32.EXE AWE Control Panel application.
- AWECP.HLP AWE Control Panel help file.
- AWECP.CNT AWE Control Panel help contents page.
- AWE32RES.DLL AWE resource DLL.
- CTRES32.DLL Creative resource DLL
3. Copy the following files into the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\
directory:
- AWEMAN.DLL
- AWEMAN32.DLL
4. If you wish to create a shortcut for the AWE Control Panel:
a) Right-click at an empty space on the desktop.
b) Select New and click Shortcut.
c) On the Create Shortcut dialog box, click the Browse
button.
d) Go to directory that you have created for the AWE Control
Panel and select AWECP32.EXE.
e) Click the Next button.
f) Click the Finish button.
The shortcut to the AWE Control Panel will be created on your
desktop.
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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.
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