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SB PCI128 Card Readme File
August 2000
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
supplements the Creative Audio Card documentation.
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CONTENTS
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1. AUDIO CARD CONFIGURATION
1.1 Changing the Interrupt Request (IRQ) Setting
1.2 Tone Control
2. NOTES FOR WINDOWS 2000 / WINDOWS MILLENNIUM EDITION USERS
2.1 Creative Configurator
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1. AUDIO CARD CONFIGURATION
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1.1 Changing the Interrupt Request (IRQ) Setting
If you want to change an IRQ setting for your PCI card,
it is best to do so from the BIOS setup screen.
Reason: PCI cards are configured differently from ISA
cards; unlike ISA cards, it is usually not
possible to change the IRQ for a PCI card from
the operating system.
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CAUTION: Do not change the BIOS settings unnecessarily
unless you know what you are doing, because
meddling with the BIOS settings may hang the
system or slow down the system performance.
Record all BIOS settings before making any
changes to ensure that you can return to your
original settings.
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To access the BIOS setup screen:
At system startup, press the key or key combination
(usually the DELETE or ESC key) as required by your
motherboard.
NOTE: For detailed information about accessing your BIOS
and explanations about your BIOS settings, refer
to your motherboard manual.
The IRQ resource is typically found in the PNP/PCI
Configuration Setup section in the BIOS settings.
Under this section, there is an option to assign PCI slots
to "Auto" or "Manual" to set an IRQ. This option is
usually named "Resources Controlled By" or
"PNP/PCI BIOS Auto-Config".
To change an IRQ, you need to set this option to "Manual"
or "Disabled".
Some BIOS only allow you to define which IRQs to disable
and will in turn assign another available IRQ
automatically, while some BIOS allow you to select the
IRQs to be used for a particular PCI slot.
For example, with a certain type of BIOS:
To change the IRQ setting for your PCI card from the
current IRQ 11:
1) At the "Resource Controlled By" option, switch to
"Manual".
2) Change the setting in the "IRQ 11" option to
"Legacy ISA". This means that the BIOS will assign an
available IRQ other than IRQ 11 to the PCI audio card.
3) Save these new settings and exit the BIOS.
Another example on a different type of BIOS:
a) Your PCI audio card is plugged into PCI slot 1
b) Your PCI video card is plugged into PCI slot 3
c) Both cards are using IRQ 11
To change the IRQ setting for your PCI audio card
from the current IRQ 11:
1) At the "BIOS Auto-Config" option, switch to "Disabled".
2) Change the IRQ setting for PCI slot 1 to another
available interrupt.
3) Save these new settings and exit the BIOS.
NOTE: For more information on BIOS settings or PCI slot 1
location, refer to your motherboard manual.
1.2 Tone Control
Tone Control in the form of Bass and Treble is now
available in the Mixer. You can alter the balance of Bass
and Treble of your digital sources (Wave and MIDI) with the
sliders.
NOTE: The balance of Bass and Treble of your analog sources
(CD, Aux, Mic, TAD and Line In) cannot be altered
here.
2. NOTES FOR WINDOWS 2000 / WINDOWS MILLENNIUM EDITION USERS
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2.1 Creative Configurator
The Creative Configurator application does not work in
Windows 2000 / Windows Millennium Edition.
To change to 4-speaker mode, follow the steps described
below:
1) Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2) In Control Panel, double-click the Sounds and
Multimedia icon.
3) On the Audio tabbed page, under Sound Playback,
click the Advanced button.
4) In the Advanced Audio Properties dialog box, on
the Speakers tabbed page, select the desired speaker
configuration from the Speaker Setup box.
Copyright (c) 2000 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
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End of Readme File
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