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AU8830 WindowsXP/2k3 Driver Version 5.12.2568.0 README.TXT
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This is the Vortex AU8830 Windows XP/2k3 driver version 5.12.2568.0
CONTENTS
I. Overview
A. Windows system requirements
B. New features
II. Quick start
III. Software Installation
A. Driver installation
B. Uninstalling the drivers
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I. Overview
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A. WINDOWS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Pentium or compatible 400mhz x86 CPU
128mb of RAM
15mb of installation space
Windows XP, or 2003
Aureal 8830 Chipset sound card
Visual C++ 6.0 or later (for A3D 3.0 SDK development)
B. NEW FEATURES:
This section lists new features incorporated into the Vortex
drivers.
A3D 3.0 support (Stereo output only)
DirectSound 7.0 support for WDM (Stereo support only)
S/PDIF support (Stereo support only)
Working Aureal Toolkit (requires Patch file be installed)
New 4mb Wavetable Soundfont (port of Creative's 4mb soundfont
file)
General Midi provides support for DOS-Box/Command-Line
applications (XP/2k3 only)
SQ3500 Turbo DSP module support
C. WINDOWS DRIVER ISSUES:
No Quad speaker support
No EAX 1.0/2.0/3.0 extension support
No IDL2S extension support
No ZoomFX or Sensura3D extension support
Driver was only developed for NT 5.x based systems (9x/ME
systems may have problems with these drivers)
Aureal Wavetable has poor sound quality sometimes. Only
solution is to adjust volume levels after starting
applications.
S/PDIF output is PCM only (no AC3 support)
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II. Quick Start
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Read the Install.doc for Windows 2000, XP, and 2k3
For Windows 98SE and ME you only need to follow the
installation section of the same document.
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III. Software Installation
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A. DRIVER INSTALLATION
See the Install.doc included for installation.
B. UNINSTALLING THE DRIVERS
Launch the Aureal Uninstaller from the Add/Remove Program in
the Windows Control Panel.
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Aureal, A3D, A3D-I, A3D-Interactive, and the Aureal logo are trademarks
and Vortex is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc.
All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
(C) Aureal Inc. 1999 - 2002. 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.