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- Heartlight PC * Instructions & Troubleshooting Info * Version 1.0
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- Heartlight PC Requires:
- * A 386 or faster IBM-compatible PC
- * VGA graphics
- * Hard disk
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- Also supports:
- * Sound Blaster, SB Pro, and compatible music cards
-
- To start Heartlight PC:
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- 1. Switch to the drive where the game is installed (C:)
- 2. Switch to the subdirectory where the game is installed (CD \HEART)
- 3. Type HEART to begin.
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- Common problems and solutions
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- RUNNING WITH WINDOWS AND OS/2
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- This game should work properly under Windows and OS/2 if you turn all
- sound card support OFF by running SETUP. However, if you want to hear
- music or sound through your Sound Blaster or SB Pro, only run Heartlight
- through DOS.
-
- Here are some more Windows and OS/2 tips:
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- 1. Even though Heartlight will work under Windows with sound card support
- turned OFF, the graphics will run more smoothly under plain DOS.
-
- 2. If you try to run Heartlight through Windows or OS/2 with sound card
- support ON, you'll get unpredictable results - it probably will not
- run properly.
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- 3. If you encounter any problems running through Windows or OS/2, exit and
- run Heartlight through plain DOS instead! This will likely solve any
- problems you are encountering.
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- 4. Running Heartlight through the "MS-DOS Shell" in Windows (or the
- OS/2 Dos box) is NOT the same as running it straight from DOS. For
- best results, you need to completely exit from Windows or OS/2 and run
- it from the DOS prompt.
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- NOT ENOUGH FREE MEMORY
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- Problem: When I run Heartlight, the game refuses to start and gives
- me the message "You need (amount) of free memory to run this program".
-
- Solution: You need to free up more main (conventional) memory before
- starting Heartlight. Here are some solution tips:
-
- 1. If you are trying to run Heartlight from Windows, completely exit
- Windows and try running it from DOS.
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- 2. If you are trying to run Heartlight from "DOSSHELL" or any other
- menu program, please exit from the menu program. Then, run Heartlight
- from the DOS prompt. Menu programs often occupy enough memory that
- there won't be enough left for Heartlight.
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- If neither #1 or #2 solves the problem, do the following:
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- 1. From the DOS prompt, type "MEM" and press Enter.
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- 2. You'll see a lot of information about your computer's memory. Look at
- the number after the words "Largest Executable Program Size". This is
- how much memory you currently have available.
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- Now you need to free up more main memory. Here are some tips:
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- 1. If you're using DOS 6.0 or later, reboot your computer by pressing
- RESET or Ctrl-Alt-Del. Wait for the message "Starting MS-DOS..." to come
- up. Now press the [F5] key.
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- This will cause DOS 6.0 to bypass all of your TSR's, memory managers,
- and other programs which normally occupy main memory.
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- Now change into the Heartlight directory and begin the game.
-
- 2. If you have a version of DOS earlier than 6.0: You need to create a
- "boot disk" to allow you to start your computer without loading all
- the TSR's and memory managers that take away main memory. Here's how.
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- A. Put a blank disk in your A: drive and format it as a DOS disk. (Don't
- do this in your B: drive - it won't work!) To do this, type the
- following command:
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- FORMAT A: /S
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- B. Wait while your computer formats the disk.
- C. Label the disk "Boot Disk" and keep it handy. You'll need this
- disk whenever you want to start Heartlight.
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- Now, you can reboot your computer and play Heartlight:
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- A. Put the boot disk in your A: drive.
- B. Restart your computer, either by pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE, by
- hitting your reset button, or by turning it on.
- C. Wait while your computer boots from the boot disk.
- D. After a little while, your computer will stop and give you the A>
- prompt.
- E. Now change to your hard disk by typing "C:".
- F. Go into the Heartlight directory by typing "CD \HEART".
- G. Begin by typing "HEART".
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- Note to owners of "Stacker", "Superstor", and other hard disk compression
- programs: If your C: drive is compressed and you need a boot disk to
- start Heartlight, you must install Heartlight on a different,
- non-compressed drive. See your manual for instructions on doing this.
- (This only applies to users of DOS version 5.0 or earlier).
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- OTHER PROBLEMS
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- Problem: When I run HEARTLIGHT, the computer locks up or reboots.
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- Solution: Run SETUP and verify that your settings are correct. If you are
- not using a sound card, make sure that SETUP is set for "No Sound Card".
- If you are using a sound card, Heartlight may not be compatible with
- your settings. We recommend setting your sound card to address 220,
- DMA 1, and interrupt 2, 5, or 7. Other settings may not work properly!
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- NOTE TO PRO AUDIO SPECTRUM OWNERS
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- Heartlight should work fine with the PAS, PAS+, and PAS-16 sound cards.
- You need to run SETUP and tell it that you have a Sound Blaster card.
-
- Important! To run Heartlight on any Pro Audio Spectrum sound card, you
- need to have the PAS drivers loaded properly. Heartlight will only recognize
- your PAS card if the drivers are loaded. See your PAS manual for
- instructions on loading the right PAS drivers in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
- CONFIG.SYS files.
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- CONTACTING EPIC'S TECH SUPPORT
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- If you need further assistance, please call our tech support department
- at 301-983-9771 between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Standard Time, or fax us
- at 301-299-3841. You can also contact us online:
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