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- WINDOWS 95 MONTE CARLO INSTALLATION
- -----------------------------------
-
- 1.0 GENERAL NOTES
-
- * DO NOT USE THIS INSTALL IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER MADE BY ZEOS INTERNATIONAL OR A
- COMPUTER WITH A DIAMOND STEALTH VIDEO CARD. WE HAVE A SEPARATE INSTALL FILE FOR THESE
- SYSTEMS: "ZEOS3PIN.ZIP" FOR A 928 CARD AND "ZEOS4PIN.ZIP" FOR A 929 CARD. SEE STEPS 1-3
- IN SECTION B, PART 1 BELOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH CARD YOU HAVE (928 OR 929).
-
- * If you have a CD-ROM hooked up to the Monte Carlo, see the section at the bottom after
- completing the installation steps.
-
- * Do not use the Sierra Audio Rack program in Stealth mode. This will cause a General
- Protection Fault.
-
- * Standard Monte Carlo Mode is preferred over V-Synth mode for Windows Sound System
- Compatibility. Unless you need the features of V-Synth, leave the Monte Carlo in
- Standard Mode.
-
- * The Turtle Beach CD Player (TBCD) displays a white rectangle next to the of the main
- controls. This only affects the appearance of the Player and not the functionality.
-
- * There are some reports of MicroWave not being usable as an OLE server. For now, do not
- use MicroWave as an OLE server.
-
- * If you wish only to install the driver, not the applications, you can use the .INF
- file located on the BBS. This should be installed from the "Add new Hardware" section
- of the Windows 95 control panel. Do not have Windows 95 search for the new hardware, it
- will not find it. On the screen labeled "Hardware Types" select "Sound, Video, and Game
- Controllers" from the bottom of the list. Where appropriate, click on the "Have-Disk"
- icon to install the file.
-
- * We have a separate file: JOYSTK95.TXT which explains how to enable a joystick in
- Windows 95.
-
- * If you do not hear any audio after installation and you are not receiving any error
- messages, make sure that nothing is muted on the Windows 95 Mixer application.
-
-
- 1.1 INSTALLATION OF THE MONTE CARLO IN WINDOWS 95
-
- There are two possibilities (A & B) for installing the Monte Carlo in Windows 95:
-
- A) The Monte Carlo was already installed, and you installed Win95 over (into the same
- directory) an existing Windows installation.
-
- Generally, if you install Win95 over your currently existing Windows installation,
- Turtle Beach products will work as they did before. This is not always the case,
- however, and you may need to make adjustments to your current setup. In particular, you
- will only get true Windows Sound System compatibility when you are using the Standard
- Monte Carlo Drivers. You can switch to this mode by running the "Swith Drivers" utility
- in the Monte Carlo directory. If you still receive error messages in Standard Mode,
- look at the "Resolving Software Conflicts" section below. After the card is working
- properly, goto section 1.2 of this document to register the Monte Carlo in the Windows
- 95 Device Manager.
-
- B) You installed Win95 into a different directory than an existing Windows installation,
- you are having difficulty with choice A, or you have not yet installed the Monte Carlo.
-
- For all three of these cases, a new install of the Monte Carlo will be necessary:
-
- PART 1: INSTALLATION OF THE MONTE CARLO WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
-
- 1. Go to the 'Start' button and select 'Run.'
- 2. Insert Disk 1 of your original Monte Carlo Install in your floppy drive.
- 3. On the command line, type A:\ (or B:) and click on 'Browse.'
- Locate one of the two following files:
-
- ~DUTF.EXE (929)*
- DONTUSE.EXE (928)*
-
- *This number isn't important yet, but you will need it later in the
- install.
-
- 4. Click on the appropriate file and select 'Ok.' Click on 'Ok' again to begin
- the install.
- 5. The Windows portion of the Monte Carlo install will begin.
- 6. Choose the 'CUSTOM' install.
- 7. On the appropriate screen select, "STANDARD MONTE CARLO DRIVERS."
- 8. Follow the various setup menus and insert disks when prompted.
- Note: Disk 4 will be skipped.
- 9. At the end of the install, DON'T reboot the system!
-
-
- PART 2: INSTALLATION OF THE WINDOWS 95 DRIVERS
-
- 1. Go to the 'Start' button and select 'Settings.'
- 2. Choose 'Add New Hardware.'
- 3. Do NOT let Windows search for the Monte Carlo.
- 4. On the "Hardware Types" screen, select "Sound, Video, and Game controllers."
- 5. Now choose "Have Disk" from the lower, right-hand corner.
- 6. Select 'Browse' and find the directory (or disk) where you decompressed the
- Monte Carlo Win95 files.
- 7. Once you have located the directory, two Monte Carlo .inf files should
- appear.
- 8. Choose the file appropriate to your hardware. Use the number from above as
- a reference:
-
- 929 = MC929_95.INF
- 928 = MC928_95.INF
-
- 9. Click on 'Ok' to continue.
- 10. Select "TURTLE BEACH MONTE CARLO SOUND CARD" from the list.
- 11. Follow the directions to copy the drivers to your computer.
- 12. Restart Win95 after files are copied.
-
- PART 3: RESOLVING SOFTWARE CONFLICTS
-
- If upon entering Win95 you receive any error messages relating to the sound
- card, you can use the following steps to help resolve them:
-
- 1. IRQ, port address, and DMA changes are made through the 'Multimedia' icon in
- the Win95 'Control Panel.'
- 2. In the Multimedia menu, select 'Advanced' and then 'Audio Devices.'
- 3. Double-Click on 'Audio for Turtle Beach Monte Carlo.'
- 4. Select Settings and make any necessary changes. When troubleshooting, it is
- normally a good idea to change only one setting at a time (ie. IRQ 7 to
- 10).
- 5. Restart Win95 for these settings to take effect.
-
- PART 4: ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES
-
- The following changes can be made from standard Windows 95 or "Safe
- Mode." If you are unable to boot up in either mode, you can use the
- DOS 'EDIT' command to change the SYSTEM.INI file in your Windows 95
- directory.
-
- 1. If you are still having problems after changing IRQ's, use the Windows
- 95 System Editor to open your SYSTEM.INI file:
-
- To open the System Editor:
- a. From the 'Start' button, select 'Run.'
- b. Type SYSEDIT in the 'OPEN:' line.
- c. Click on OK.
-
- 2. Once the System Editor is open, bring the SYSTEM.INI file to the front.
- 3. Use the arrow keys to go the section header, [386Enh]:
- 4. "Rem out" any or all of the following lines by putting a semi-colon (;) in
- front of the line. Note the differences for a 928 and a 929 card:
-
- 928 Card
- --------
-
- [386Enh]
- ...
- ;device=vmad16.386
- ;device=softnote.386
- ;softsnth=yes
- ...
-
- [drivers]
- ...
- ;wave=mad16c.drv
- ;mixer=mad16c.drv
- ;aux=mad16c.drv
- ;midi=mad16c.drv
- ;midi1=m16midi.drv
-
-
- 929 Card
- --------
-
- [386Enh]
- ...
- ;device=vsnd16d.386
- ;device=softnote.386
- ;softsnth=yes
- ...
-
- [drivers]
- ;wave=mad16c.drv
- ;mixer=mad16c.drv
- ;aux=mad16c.drv
- ;midi=mad16c.drv
- ;midi1=mpu401.drv
-
- 5. After making these changes, save the SYSTEM.INI file.
- 6. Repeat the procedures for PART 2 and reboot the system.
-
-
- 1.2 REGISTERING THE MONTE CARLO WITH THE WINDOWS 95 REGISTRY
-
- Do not register the Monte Carlo card until you have resolved all software conflicts.
- These steps should only be run when the card is functioning properly. The first step in
- registering the Monte Carlo is to determine the settings at which the Monte Carlo is
- currently located.
-
- 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Taskbar.
- 2) Click on "Settings."
- 3) Click on "Control Panel."
- 4) Double click on the "Multimedia" icon.
- 5) Select the tab key marked "Advanced."
- 6) Double-click on the item marked "Audio Devices."
- 7) Select the item "Audio for Turtle Beach Monte Carlo."
- 8) Click on "Properties."
- 9) Click on "Settings."
- 10) Note the I/O, DMA, and IRQ settings.
- 11) Now go back to the "Control Panel" (still active).
- 12) Double click on the "System" icon.
- 13) Select the "Device Manager" tab.
- 14) Double-click on "Computer."
- 15) For each of the radio buttons, (IRQ, DMA, and I/O), the listed setting should say..
- "In use by an unknown device." If this is not the case, you will need to
- reserve the settings that the Monte Carlo is on by using the "Reserve Resources"
- tab dialog.
- 16) If they are not excluded, click on "Reserve Resources." Then click on "Add." Add
- the appropriate IRQ or I/O setting. MAKE SURE YOU THEN CLICK ON THE "OK"
- BUTTON. A dialog box will appear asking if you wish to restart your computer.
- Check yes.
- 17) Go back into the device manager, and verify that the settings have been excluded.
-
-
- 1.3 CONFIGURING A CD-ROM WITH THE MONTE CARLO*
-
- *Note: This section only applies to those who have a CD-ROM connected directly to the
- Monte Carlo card. If your CD-ROM is running from a separate controller or the
- motherboard, ignore this seciton.
-
- If you had an Enhanced IDE CD-ROM working with the Monte Carlo in Win 3.1 or 3.11, you
- will have to make some adjustments for Windows 95:
-
- 1. After following the installation above, re-enter Windows 95 and click on the start
- button.
- 2. On the command line type: c:\mcarlo\mcacdos.ini
- 3. The .ini file will appear and you will need to make the following changes.
- 4. Change the line CDROM_MODEL=DISABLED to CDROM_MODEL=IDE_SEC
- 5. Save the changes to the file.
- 6. Click on the start button again.
- 7. On the command line type: sysedit
- 8. Bring the Config.sys to the front and make sure that the following line is at the
- TOP of the file:
-
- Device=c:\mcarlo\mcmode.exe
-
- 9. If this line is not at the top of the file, move it or retype it at the top.
- 10. Save the file and Restart your computer.
- 11. For all other CD-ROM types, you should Restart Windows in DOS REAL MODE and run a
- DOS ONLY install from your original Monte Carlo install disk. Choose the appropriate
- CD-ROM from the list. You will also need to run Step 8 and move the MCMODE.EXE line to
- the top of the file.
-
-
- 2.0 DOWNLOADING THE MONTE CARLO INSTALL FROM THE BBS
-
- * If you don't have the Monte Carlo .INF files mentioned above or you downloaded this as
- a text file only, the Monte Carlo Win95 drivers can be found in the Windows 95 group of
- the File section on the Beachcomber BBS. The phone numbers for the Beachcomber are
- (717) 767-0250 and (717) 767-5934. When logging onto the BBS for the first time, you
- will be asked to register, which includes assigning yourself a BBS password. If you are
- prompted that your password is not valid, someone may have already registered with that
- name. Please try logging in with a new name. The files can also be found on
- Compuserve using the keyword "GO TURTLE" or on the Internet at:
- FTP SITE: ftp.tbeach.com World Wide Web Address: www.tbeach.com
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