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TURTLE BEACH TBS929
Installation Utility for Windows95 (Version 4.00.20)
05 03 96
SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS
The Windows95 TBS929 software package contains (1) 3.5" 1.44M
diskette, for the installation of DOS mode and Windows95 drivers.
INSTALLATION PROCESS
It is recommended that you print this out and have a hard copy in
front of you while installing the drivers.
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
1. Make sure you have the driver disk handy. If you downloaded this
driver package, then you need to copy all the files in the ZIP on
to a floppy disk. The driver should not be installed from a hard
disk directory.
2. If Windows95 is running, select the START button and select SHUT
DOWN, then 'Shut Down the Computer'. When you are clear to do so,
power off the computer, and plug the TBS929 card into a slot.
Even if the card is already installed, powering down is still a
good idea. Leave the computer off for about a minute. Turning
the computer off and then right back on can damage the peripherals
inside.
3. Power on the computer. While it is booting up, hit the F8 key as
soon as you see the message "Starting Windows95...". From the menu,
select 'Safe Mode'. It will take a few minutes, but once you've
entered Safe Mode, go to the Device Manager and double-click on
'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers'. Make sure that there is
nothing listed there (aside from sound peripherals that you may
still have in the system).
Even though you may have uninstalled them before, Windows95 has
the nasty habit of letting some drivers hang around.
When you are finished, close the Device Manager. Click on the
START button, then SHUT DOWN. Select 'Restart the computer' and
let it reboot.
4. Once you enter Windows95 again, double-click on the My Computer
icon and then on the Control Panel icon. Then double-click on
the Add New Hardware icon.
5. When Windows95 asks you to search for new hardware, select 'no'
and proceed to the next window.
6. Windows 95 will display a list of device categories that you can
install from. Select 'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers', and
then 'Next' to proceed.
7. Windows 95 will display another list of manufacturers and their
products. Place Disk 1 (of this driver package) in your floppy
drive, and click on the 'Have Disk...' button. It may bring up
a dialog box asking which drive the disk is in. Select the drive
the disk is in.
8. Once the disk is read, Windows95 will bring up a list of devices
you can install. Each must be installed individually, though all
do not have to be installed for the TBS929 to operate.
Turtle Beach TBS929
This option is for the digital audio portion of the TBS929.
This is what provides the sounds for system events and sound
effects in games.
Turtle Beach TBS929 (Zeos Computer)
This option is for the digital audio portion of the TBS929
for those people running on a Zeos computer. This option will
not allow the sound card to use IRQ7 which can cause a Zeos
computer to crash.
Turtle Beach TBS929 Joystick Port
This option is for hooking a joystick up to the TBS929. This
will work only once the SNDINIT program has run to enable the
joystick port.
Turtle Beach TBS929 MPU-401 Port
This option is for attaching a daughterboard to the TBS929,
such as the Turtle Beach Rio or the Yamaha DB50XG. By adding one
of these, you will have realistic instrument sounds when playing
MIDI files and games. This will only work once the SNDINIT program
has run to enable the MPU-401 port.
Turtle Beach TBS929 IDE CD ROM Controller
This option is for those who are using the TBS929 as the
controller for their IDE CD ROM drive. If your CD ROM drive is
hooked up to the motherboard or another EIDE card, do not install
this option.
- Turtle Beach TBS929 Mitsumi CD ROM Controller
- Turtle Beach TBS929 Panasonic CD ROM Controller
- Turtle Beach TBS929 Sony CD ROM Controller
These options are for those who are using the TBS929 as the
controller for their proprietary CD ROM drive. If your CD ROM drive
is hooked up to another interface card, do not install this option.
9. Click on the Turtle Beach TBS929 and then click on 'Next' to
install the drivers. Windows95 will allow you to view the settings
(via the 'Details' button) that it has determined will work for your
system. Don't worry; you can change those later if you want to.
Windows95 will then copy some files from the floppy disk then prompt
you to finish. Click on 'Finish' and you will be asked to restart
your system. Select 'yes' and restart.
10. When the computer reboots, a new program called SND4DOS will run
before Windows95 loads. This is a one time only occurrence. It
will ask you if you want to set up the TBS929 for Real Mode
DOS. This is for those instances when you have a game or other
program requiring sound that refuses to play under Windows95. It
is also necessary to enable/disable the joystick port, MPU-401,
and CD ROM interfaces on the TBS929. Select 'Yes' to install
these drivers.
11. When it comes time to pick the CD ROM attached to your TBS929,
you have many options. If your CD ROM drive is listed, you can
either select it from the list (and have a driver installed for it)
or if it is already installed, select 'Other' (and just have the
TBS929 CD ROM interface activated, but no specific driver
installed).
Even if you will never use your CD ROM drive in Real Mode DOS, you
must select the type of CD ROM drive you have, or the interface on
the TBS929 will not be activated and therefore, will not work
in Windows95. There are four options provided, all starting with
'Other' and ending with the controller (IDE, Mitsumi, Panasonic,
or Sony). Choose one of these to set up just the controller, but
no driver.
In other words, if you have a CD ROM drive hooked to the Panasonic
port, but there is no driver listed for your type, then you would
select OTHER (PANASONIC) to enable the Panasonic interface, but not
install a driver.
If your CD ROM is being controlled by something other than the
TBS929 (such as a motherboard IDE or another controller) select
'None' from the list to disable the interface of the TBS929.
12. Once the SND4DOS program completes, it will reboot the computer and
go back into Windows95. You can then use the Device Manager to
make any changes to the digital audio settings that you need to.
13. To install any of the other TBS929 options, follow the above
steps 4 - 8 again. This time, though, you will highlight whichever
option you desire and click on 'Next' to install the drivers. When
you are prompted to restart (or shut down) the computer, select
'no' and you can continue to add the other options. Once you are
done adding, select 'yes' to restart the computer.
SECTION I
CHANGES TO YOUR SYSTEM
Once the SND4DOS programs runs and reboots the computer, your
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files will be changed. These are
the lines that have been added/modified.
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:?
(if the TBS929 is acting as the CD ROM controller)
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000
(if you selected your CD ROM from the list - file name
will be different depending on CD ROM selected)
The CDSETUP.SYS driver sets up the interface on the TBS929 to
whichever of the four controllers is needed. The syntax for this
line is as follows ...
DEVICE=[drive:]\[directory]\CDSETUP.SYS /T:[M/S/P/I/X] /P:[addr]
/I:[IRQ] /D:[DMA]
[drive] = drive where you have the driver installed
[directory] = directory where the driver is located
[M/S/P/I/X] = M is Mitsumi
S is Sony
P is Panasonic
I is IDE drive
X is disabled
[address] = Port address for CD-ROM (320, 330, 340, 360)
[IRQ] = Interrupt number (5,7,9,10,11)
[DMA] = DMA channel (0, 1, 3)
For example, the following line sets up the interface for a
Mitsumi CD ROM ...
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:M /P:340 /I:10
If you did not specify the /I or /D options, CDSETUP will
automatically choose the default setting for the CD-ROM type
your have specified.
- For Mitsumi, the IRQ is 10 and DMA is disabled.
- For Sony, they are both disabled.
- FOR Panasonic, they are both disabled.
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
PATH=C:\SOUND16 (appended)
SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16
C:\SOUND16\SNDINIT /B
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
(settings may differ from these)
SYSTEM.INI
All changes to Windows will be made in the Registry, and nothing
will appear in the SYSTEM.INI file. All previous entries will be
deleted, hopefully.
SECTION II
SNDINIT.EXE - WHAT IT DOES
SNDINIT is the new initialization/configuration program. This
program runs at bootup to initialize the TBS929. You can
also run the program from the command line to change the
TBS929's settings.
You can type the following command at the DOS prompt to get a
list of parameters for the SNDINIT program.
SNDINIT /?
SECTION III
VOLTSR.EXE - WHAT IT DOES
The volume control memory resident program, VOLTSR.EXE, allows
you to change volume using hot keys while you are in Real Mode
DOS. The program must be run first for the hot keys to be act-
ivated. The hot keys are
Ctrl-Alt-U Raises the volume
Ctrl-Alt-D Lowers the volume
Ctrl-Alt-M Mute
SECTION IV
SOUND BLASTER SUPPORT UNDER WINDOWS 95 DOS BOX
With these drivers, the TBS929 can now act as both a Sound
Blaster and Windows Sound System card under Windows. When setting
up your DOS games, be sure that the sound card settings are the
same as the settings that Windows95 assigns if this game will be
played in a DOS window.
You can have different settings for SB in Windows95 and Real Mode
DOS if you wish, but games played under Windows95 will use the
settings defined in the Device Manager. These may be configured
at any time, and maybe changed as often as necessary for games
that require different settings.
Many DOS games have a difficult time running under Windows95. They
were not designed to do it. To ensure the most ideal environment
for these games, it is recommended you modify the Properties of
the shortcuts that you create for each DOS game. On the "Misc" tab
of the properties sheet, you can adjust the Idle Sensitivity
property to High, and deselect all other options that may be
checked.
You can control the volume of sound in DOS programs running in a
window. These will not work on some games, notably the ones that
run in protected mode, such as DOOM and Rise of the Triad. The
following are the hot keys to use.
<CTRL>+<ALT>+M = Decrease Master Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+M = Increase Master Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+M = Mute Master Volume
<CTRL>+<ALT>+V = Decrease Digital Sound Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+V = Increase Digital Sound Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+V = Mute Digital Sound Volume
<CTRL>+<ALT>+F = Decrease FM Music Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+F = Increase FM Music Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+F = Mute FM Music Volume
SECTION VI
FULL DUPLEX SUPPORT
The TBS929 is a good sound card to use for applications like
InternetPhone(tm), because of its full duplex capabilities. To
enable Full Duplex mode, go to the Control Panel and select the
Multimedia icon. Select the Advanced tab, and click on the TBS929
under Audio Devices, and then Properties, then settings. Be sure
that the "Single Mode DMA" option is not checked.
You must also make sure that you have selected a configuration that
has two DMA channels being used. They must be different and paired
as follows.
Playback DMA: 0 1 3
Recording DMA: 1 0 0
SECTION VII
WINDOWS95 BASIC CONFIGURATIONS
Window95 allows different configurations for each type of hardware
that you have. The Turtle Beach TBS930 is no exception. When
dealing with the digital audio, you will have three "basic con-
figurations" that you can choose from. They are the same for
both standard computers and the Zeos computers.
Basic Configuration 0
This supports both Sound Blaster and Windows Sound System modes.
This is the default.
Basic Configuration 1
This supports just the Windows Sound System mode.
Basic Configuration 2
This supports just the Windows Sound System mode, and without any
FM Synthesis. This should allow you to run this card alongside
another (like a Sound Blaster 16) without running into conflicts
with FM Synthesis.
SECTION VIII
THE LEGAL STUFF
IN NO EVENT SHALL TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION; DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OF ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF TURTLE BEACH
SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES).
Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages,
the above limitation may not apply to you.
Portions of the code contained in this driver release are copyright
by Microsoft and OPTi.
There is no futher information at this time.