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Windows NT Users
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WindowsNT Users, READ THIS
FMBox uses direct access to I/O ports of your system. In WindowsNT,
that kind of access to hardware is not alloved without a driver. This is
where "giveio.sys" comes in.
In order for FMBox to gain access to the radio card under NT, the driver
giveio.sys must be loaded before running FMBox!
1) Perform steps 1-3 above.
Installing the driver:
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1) Copy the file "giveio.sys" to the \winnt\System32\drivers\
directory.
2) Use the following command at the system prompt to install the driver:
example:
instdrv giveio c:\winnt\system32\drivers\giveio.sys
Note: The "instdrv" utility is included with FMBox. AFter
executing the command you should get 3 "SUCCESS" related
load messages.
The driver should now be loaded.
3) Open the "Devices" applet inside control panel. Scroll down
until you find the givio driver in the list. Change the
StartUp mode to "Boot" if you want the driver loaded
when your system boots. Else you will have to load it each
time you boot your system.
4) Run the "testio.exe" program to test the driver installation.
If all goes well, you will hear some tones being played
through your system speaker. If you don't hear anything here
are a few things to check:
1) Make sure the driver is loaded by performing step 3 above.
If the driver isn't in the list, try reloading it using
the instdrv.exe program.
2) Make sure your PC speaker works. Verify that your mixer
settings are correct, ie you don't have the line-in device
muted if you are redirecting the output of the radio card
into your sound card.
3) If all else fails, E-Mail me (aarto@algonet.se) for assistance.
5) Execute FMBox. If the driver is loaded, you should here
your radio card. If the driver is not loaded, you will get
a dialog box with an error message. Recheck your driver installation.
If your system hangs, you probably have a conflict with the I/O port
address of the Radio card. Try changing it to the other setting and
remember to update the radio.ini file accordingly with the I/O
port setting.
**** Driver Removal *****
The giveio.sys driver can be removed by using the instdrv.exe program.
For syntax of the command, type instdrv with no arguments.