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- ╔══════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ Sound Blaster Updates Disk ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════╝
-
- This file contains the following sections:
-
- 1. Installation Requirements
- 2. Installation Instruction
- 3. INSTALL's Operation
- 4. DOS Drivers
- 5. Optimizing Memory Usage
- 6. List of updated Files
-
-
- 1. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
-
- Before you update Sound Blaster drivers, please ensure that your
- Sound Blaster card is functioning properly on your system. This Sound
- Blaster Updates Disk will only update the latest drivers for you.
-
- To install Sound Blaster Updates, you require INSTALL.EXE,
- INSTALL.PVL and any additional files that are card dependent.
- (Refer to the table below)
-
- We recommend that you update both the DOS and Windows drivers.
-
- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═══════════════╗
- ║ Descriptions │ FileName ║
- ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╪═══════════════╣
- ║ Sound Blaster AWE32 DOS Drivers │ AWEDOSD.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster AWE32 Windows Drivers │ AWEWIND.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster 16 DOS Drivers │ SB16DOSD.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster 16 Windows Drivers │ SB16WIND.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster 16 Resident Mixer │ SB16MIX.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Pro DOS Drivers │ SBPDOSD.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Pro Windows Drivers │ SBPWIND.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Pro 2 DOS Drivers │ SBP2DOS.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Pro 2 Windows Drivers │ SBP2WIN.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Pro and SB Pro 2 Windows Mixer │ SBPMIXER.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster 2.0 Windows Drivers │ S2WINDRV.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster 2.0 DOS Drivers │ S2DOSDRV.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Windows Application │ SOUNDOLE.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Voice Utilities │ VOCUTIL.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Multimedia Player │ MMPLAY.PVL ║
- ║ Sound Blaster Standard Interface Module │ SBSIM.PVL ║
- ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════════╝
-
-
- 2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION
-
- To update your Sound Blaster software, follow the steps below:
-
- a. Copy any of the files that you want to update (as shown in
- section 1) onto a floppy disk or a directory in your hard
- disk.
-
- b. Run the program INSTALL.EXE.
-
- c. The installation will detect the Audio card used and will not
- extract that file if it is not meant for the correct Audio card.
-
- d. Follow the program's instructions to complete the installation.
-
- * Do NOT run INSTALL.EXE under Windows.
-
- 3. INSTALL's OPERATION
-
- INSTALL will perform the following tasks:
-
- a. Back-up all out-dated files from your Sound Blaster directory to
- the BACKUP directory.
-
- b. Install updated programs to your Sound Blaster directory.
-
- c. Update the file OEMSETUP.INF if necessary.
-
- If you choose to update the drivers in your Windows directory, the
- program will perform the following tasks:
-
- a. Remove all out-dated drivers from your Windows directory.
-
- b. Install updated drivers to your Windows directory.
-
- c. Verify that the file SYSTEM.INI contains the correct name of the
- Sound Blaster driver(s).
-
- At the end of the installation, a log file SBUPDATE.LOG will be
- created in your Sound Blaster directory. You may use a text editor
- to view this file. Alternatively, you may follow the steps below:
-
- a. Change to your Sound Blaster directory.
-
- b. Type "TYPE SBUPDATE.LOG" and press <Enter> to view the
- contents of the file.
-
-
- 4. DOS DRIVERS
-
- The installation program adds the following statements into CONFIG.SYS.
-
- DEVICE=C:\[Path]\DRV\CT[SOUND].SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5
- DEVICE=C:\[Path]\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
-
-
- Note - [Path] refers to the directory path where the Sound Blaster
- software is installed. We refer to this as the "Sound Directory".
-
- [SOUND] is "SB16" for Sound Blaster AWE32 and Sound Blaster 16
- cards, "SBPRO" for Sound Blaster Pro card, and "SB2" for Sound
- Blaster 2.0 card.
-
- /BLASTER specifies the base I/O address, interrupt number
- and DMA channels set for the Sound Blaster card,
-
- Where:
- A Specifies the base I/O port
- I Specifies the interrupt request line (IRQ)
- D Specifies the Low DMA channel
- H Specifies the High DMA channel
-
- CT[SOUND].SYS and CTMMSYS.SYS are the low level drivers providing Wave
- playback and recording for Creative's DOS applications. They are only
- required by:
-
- a. DOS utilities, PLAY.EXE and RECORD.EXE.
-
- b. DOS Utilities QSDEMO.EXE and QSALIGN.EXE for SBAWE32 and SB16
- with Advanced Signal Processor.
-
- c. Third-party DOS applications developed according to Creative's
- Sound Blaster Developer Kit 2nd Edition. These applications may
- work with some of the high level drivers like CTWDSK.DRV,
- CTWMEM.DRV, CTVDSK.DRV and CT-VOICE.DRV found in the \DRV
- subdirectory under the Sound Directory.
-
- Make sure that the two drivers are installed properly if you wish to
- use the above software.
-
- If you are running applications in Windows or playing computer games
- that use their own sound driver, you do not need to install these two
- drivers. You can delete the above two statements from the CONFIG.SYS
- using a text editor.
-
- If you discover that you need the low level drivers later (some
- software or drivers use them), you can run DIAGNOSE.EXE with an
- additional switch '/A' to have the low level device drivers added
- into your CONFIG.SYS files.
-
- (i.e., type DIAGNOSE /A and press <Enter>). DIAGNOSE will add the
- lines required in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- Note - Please refer to the following section on how to optimize your
- memory with the low level drivers installed.
-
- If your audio card comes with the Creative Advanced Signal Processor,
- the installation program will add the following statement before the
- two low level drivers.
-
- DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CSP.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220
-
- CSP.SYS is the resource manager for the Advanced Signal Processor. You
- will need this driver for your DOS and Windows applications. Without
- it, your audio card will not be able to support the hardware audio
- compression and other additional software (like Text-to-Speech)
- offered by Creative separately.
-
-
- 5. OPTIMIZING MEMORY USAGE
-
- The low-level device drivers will take up some of your system memory.
- In view of that, these drivers are designed to be able to load into
- high memory. If you need to keep the low level drivers in your
- CONFIG.SYS, you can optimize your memory usage in one of the following
- ways.
-
- a. If you are using Microsoft DOS 6.x, you can run the MEMMAKER to
- optimize the memory. Please refer to your DOS 6 user manual on
- how to use the MEMMAKER program.
-
- b. If you have a memory manager like QEMM or 386MAX, please refer
- to their respective user manuals on how to optimize the memory
- and load the drivers to the high memory.
-
- c. If you are using Microsoft DOS 6.x, you may create multiple boot
- sessions. With multiple boot sessions, you can boot up the system
- with the low level device drivers installed only when you need
- it. In situations where you don't require the low level drivers,
- your system will not have the drivers loaded into memory. Please
- refer to your DOS 6 user manual on how to create multiple boot
- sessions.
-
-
- 6. LIST OF UPDATED FILES
-
- Note - BACKUP directory refers to the directory \BACKUP in your
- Sound Blaster directory which will be created by the INSTALL
- program.
-
- For Sound Blaster AWE32 (with Advanced Signal Processor) users
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- CSP SYS WFM0001A CSP WFM0006A CSP WFM0007A CSP
- WFM0200A CSP WI0006 CSP WI0007 CSP WI0200 CSP
- WO0006 CSP WO0007 CSP WO0200 CSP WFM0202A CSP
- WFM0203A CSP WFM0011A CSP
-
-
- For all Sound Blaster AWE32 users
- ─────────────────────────────────
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- AWEUTIL COM DIAGNOSE EXE CT-VOICE DRV CTVDSK DRV
- CTWDSK DRV CTWMEM DRV CTMMSYS SYS CTSB16 SYS
- CTMIDI DRV AUXDRV DRV
-
- Windows Drivers
- ───────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- VSBPD 386 CSPMAN DLL SB16AUX DRV SB16FM DRV
- SB16SND DRV WFM0006 ACV WFM0007 ACV WFM0011 ACV
- WFM0200 ACV WFM0202 ACV WFM0203 ACV MIDIMAP CFG
- SBAWE32 DRV AWEGUI DLL AWEMAN DLL SYNTHGM.SBK
- SYNTHGS.SBK SYNTHMT.SBK
-
-
- For Sound Blaster 16 (with Advanced Signal Processor) users
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- CSP.SYS WI0006.CSP WI0007.CSP WI0200.CSP
- WO0006.CSP WO0007.CSP WO0200.CSP WFM0001A.CSP
- WFM0006A.CSP WFM0007A.CSP WFM0200A.CSP WFM0202A.CSP
- WFM0203A.CSP
-
- The following files will be moved to the BACKUP directory if they
- exist:
-
- ASP.SYS WO0200.ASP WI0200.ASP WO0006.ASP
- WI0006.ASP WO0007.ASP WI0007.ASP
-
-
- For all Sound Blaster 16 users
- ──────────────────────────────
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- CTVDSK.DRV CTWDSK.DRV CSP.SYS WPLAY.EXE
- WREC.EXE VREC.EXE VPLAY.EXE AUXDRV.DRV
- SBFMDRV.COM
-
- The following files will be added:
-
- CTMMSYS.SYS CTSB16.SYS CTMIDI.DRV DIAGNOSE.EXE
-
- The following files will be modified if necessary:
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
-
- Windows Drivers
- ───────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- WFM0006.ACV WFM0007.ACV WFM0200.ACV VSBPD.386
- CSPMAN.DLL SB16AUX.DRV SB16SND.DRV SB16FM.DRV
- WINSETUP.EXE MIDIMAP.CFG
-
- The following files will be added:
-
- WFM0011 ACV WFM0202 ACV WFM0203 ACV
-
- The following files will be moved to the BACKUP directory if they
- exist:
-
- WVFM0006.ACV WVFM0007.ACV WVFM0200.ACV ASPMAN.DLL
- SBP16SND.DRV
-
- The following files will be moved from the /ACV directory to the
- /WINDRV directory:
-
- WVFM0006.ACV WVFM0007.ACV WVFM0200.ACV
-
-
- The following file will be modified if necessary:
-
- OEMSETUP.INF
-
- If you choose to update your Windows drivers:-
-
- The following drivers in the \WINDOWS and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directories will be deleted if they exist:
-
- SBP16SND.DRV ASPMAN.DLL
-
- The following drivers in the \WINDOWS and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directories will be updated:
-
- CTRES.DLL SB16SND.DRV SB16AUX.DRV CSPMAN.DLL
- VSBPD.386 SB16FM.DRV MIDIMAP.CFG WFM0006.ACV
- WFM0007.ACV WFM0200.ACV WFM0011.ACV WFM0202.ACV
- WFM0203.ACV MIDIMAP.CFG
-
- The following file will be modified if necessary:
-
- SYSTEM.INI
-
-
- For Sound Blaster Pro 2 users
- ─────────────────────────────
-
- Windows Drivers
- ───────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- SBPMIXER.EXE SBPSND.DRV SBPAUX.DRV VSBPD.386
- SBP2FM.DRV MIDIMAP.CFG
-
- If you choose to update your Windows drivers:-
-
- The following drivers in the \WINDOWS and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directories will be updated:
-
- SBPSND.DRV SBPAUX.DRV VSBPD.386 SBP2FM.DRV
- MIDIMAP.CFG
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be added:
-
- CTMMSYS.SYS CTSBPRO.SYS CTMIDI.EXE VPLAY.EXE
- VREC.EXE CT-VOICE.DRV CTVDSK.DRV CTWMEM.DRV
- CTWDSK.DRV AUXDRV.DRV DIAGNOSE.EXE SBFMDRV.COM
-
- The following files will be modified if necessary:
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
-
-
- For Sound Blaster Pro users
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Windows Drivers
- ───────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- SBPMIXER.EXE SBPSND.DRV SBPAUX.DRV VSBPD.386
-
- If you choose to update your Windows drivers:-
-
- The following drivers in the \WINDOWS and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directories will be updated:
-
- SBPSND.DRV SBPAUX.DRV VSBPD.386
-
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be added:
-
- CTMMSYS.SYS CTSBPRO.SYS CTMIDI.EXE CT-VOICE.DRV
- CTWMEM.DRV CTVDSK.DRV CTWDSK.DRV AUXDRV.DRV
- DIAGNOSE.EXE SBFMDRV.COM
-
- The following files will be modified if necessary:
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
-
-
- For Sound Blaster 2.0 users
- ───────────────────────────
-
- The following file will be updated:
-
- SB20SND.DRV
-
- If you choose to update your Windows drivers:-
-
- The following driver in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory will be
- updated:
-
- SB20SND.DRV
-
-
- DOS Drivers
- ───────────
-
- The following files will be added:
-
- CTMMSYS.SYS CTSB2.SYS CTMIDI.EXE VPLAY.EXE
- VREC.EXE CT-VOICE.DRV CTWMEM.DRV CTVDSK.DRV
- CTWDSK.DRV AUXDRV.DRV DIAGNOSE.EXE SBFMDRV.COM
-
- The following files will be modified if necessary:
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
-
- For all Sound Blaster cards users (except Sound Blaster AWE32)
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Windows Applications
- ────────────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- SOUNDOLE.EXE CTCCW.DLL
-
- Note that the CTCCW.DLL file should be copied to your \WINDOWS
- directory.
-
-
- DOS Applications
- ────────────────
-
- The following files will be updated:
-
- SBSIM.EXE VOICE.EXE WAV2VOC.EXE VOC2WAV.EXE
- VOCHDR.EXE VOCN2O.EXE MMPLAY.EXE
-
- * Please note that there is no Mixer control for Sound Blaster 2.0.
- Hence, the features available for controlling the volume will not be
- supported for SBSIM.COM.
-
- * Please note that WINSETUP.INF needs to be amended if it contains the
- following lines (if it does not, please ignore this section):
-
- [Windows.System]
- windrv\aspman.dll
-
- acv\wfm0006.acv
- acv\wfm0007.acv
- acv\wfm0200.acv
-
- Please change the above to
-
- [Windows.System]
- windrv\cspman.dll ; This has to be change from ASPMAN.DLL to
- ; CSPMAN.DLL
-
- windrv\wfm0006.acv
- windrv\wfm0007.acv
-
- windrv\wfm0200.acv ; These files are added
- windrv\wfm0011.acv
-
- windrv\wfm0202.acv ; For Sound Blaster 16 with Advanced
- windrv\wfm0203.acv ; Signal Processor.
-
-
- ** Don't forget to reboot your system after updating the DOS drivers.
-
- ******* End of README *******
-