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Crystal Audio WDM Driver v3000
BETA 051498
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BETA RELEASE NOTES
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1. Files in this release
CWSB SYS 9,184 05-14-98 3:00a
CWBASE SYS 3,072 05-14-98 3:00a
CWBAUDIO BIN 8,225 05-14-98 3:00a
CWBMIDI SYS 8,416 05-14-98 3:00a
CWBWDM INF 23,073 05-14-98 3:00a
CWBWDM SYS 77,712 05-14-98 3:00a
CWCWDM INF 3,921 05-14-98 3:00a
CWCWDM SYS 3,712 05-14-98 3:00a
SETUP EXE 85,504 05-14-98 3:00a
README TXT
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2. Installing the Crystal Audio Driver
During the boot procedure, Windows98 will detect the audio device
and request the appropriate drivers. Please follow the driver
installation Wizard and provide the appropriate path to the driver
files.
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3. Uninstalling or Updating Crystal Audio Drivers
a) From Windows98, run SETUP.EXE located in the Crystal Driver Disk.
This application will do an automatic cleaning up of the Windows98
Crystal Audio registry entries.
b) Restart your system. If you want to remove or install any hardware,
select the SHUTDOWN option and turn off your PC.
c) Turn PC on. Upon loading, Windows98 will detect new hardware, create
an information database, and proceed with the installation of Crystal
device drivers (as described in the previous section)
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4. Hardware Sound Blaster Support:
This option is enabled by default. However, if you are installing this
driver on a CS4232 or a CS4236, it is recommended that you use the
Microsoft Sound Blaster emulation. You must also change this line if you
are installing under WindowsNT 5.0. To change this, find this section of
cwbwdm.inf and follow the instructions below:
HKR,,NTMPDriver,,"cwbase.sys,cwbwdm.sys,cwsb.sys"
; Comment out the line above and uncomment out the line below to use
; Microsoft Sound Blaster emulation. It should be used for 4232 and 4236
; or if you are using NT5.
;HKR,,NTMPDriver,,"cwbase.sys,cwbwdm.sys,sbemul.sys"
5. Known Problems:
- Ganged volume controls don't correctly save their state for the next
reboot The last value adjusted on the record panel is the value saved
for the control. This is not necessarily the value of the control if
its ganged and user changed the value on the playback panel.
Currently this is a WDM limitation.
- CrystalWave SoftSynthesizer sometimes hangs when it is the first sound
played.
- Master volume button changes do not update OPENED mixers.
- No hardware acceleration. Currently this is a WDM limitation.
- Must reboot after installing drivers after using SETUP.EXE or updating
drivers from the Device Manager. Currently this is a WDM limitation.
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.