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- Sound Blaster Drivers for Windows NT 3.1
- ========================================
-
- Only for X86 AT class or compatible systems
-
- CD-ROM v1.14
- Wave and MIDI v1.05
- FM Sythesizer v1.02
- Auxiliary Audio v1.11
-
-
- Contents of this file
- =====================
- 1. Diskette Contents
- 2. How to setup "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster Card"
- 3. How to install the Wave/MIDI, Auxiliary Audio and Synthesizer drivers
- 4. Installing the mixer
- 5. Notes for SBpro user
-
-
- 1. Diskette Contents
- ====================
- For setup
- ---------
- OEMSETUP.INF For setup
- DISK.ID For setup
- README.TXT This file
-
- CD-ROM driver
- -------------
- SBCDNT.SYS Sound Blaster CD-ROM driver
- TXTSETUP.OEM For setup
-
-
- Wave, MIDI and Synthesizer drivers
- ----------------------------------
- SB16SND.SYS SB16 Wave and MIDI driver
- SB16SND.DLL
-
- SB16AUX.SYS SB16 Auxiliary Audio driver
- SB16AUX.DLL
-
-
- SBPSND.SYS SBPro Wave and MIDI driver
- SBPSND.DLL
-
- SBPAUX.SYS SBPro Auxiliary Audio driver
- SBPAUX.DLL
-
-
- SBSYNTH.SYS FM Synthesizer driver for Sound Blaster cards
- SBSYNTH.DLL
- SBSYNTH.PAT
-
-
-
- 2. How to setup "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster Card"
- ======================================================
-
- Before you do any installation, please read the instruction that comes
- with Windows NT for any setup information.
-
- There are two instants that you can install the SbcdNt.SYS driver.
-
- T E X T S E T U P P H A S E
- -------------------------------
-
- Follow the steps below if you want to start a new Windows NT system. You
- can then install the Windows NT using the CD-ROM drive on Sound Blaster
- Card. You need to use the boot disk that comes with Windows NT to start
- the Windows NT installation.
-
-
- 1. Choose "Custom Setup" for Windows NT Setup.
-
- 2. Enter "S" to install additional SCSI Adapters.
-
- 3. Select "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer)".
-
- 4. When the message "Manufacturer-supplied support disk into drive A:"
- shown, insert the disk into drive A:, followed by Enter.
-
- 5. Choose "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster Card" to install this driver.
-
- 6. Continue the normal setup procedure of Windows NT Setup that followed.
-
-
-
- M A I N T E N A N C E M O D E S E T U P
- -------------------------------------------
-
- If you have already installed the Windows NT, follow the steps below to
- install the driver.
-
- 1. Open the "Main" program group.
-
- 2. Invoke the program "Windows NT Setup".
-
- 3. Open the pull down menu "Options".
-
- 4. Select menu item "Add/Remove SCSI Adapters...".
-
- 5. In the "SCSI Adapter Setup" poll out dialogue, press the "Add..."
- button.
-
- 6. Select "Other (Requires a disk from a hardware manufacturer)" option
- from "Select SCSI Adapter Option" poll out dialogue.
-
- 7. Insert this disk into floppy drive A: or B: then press "OK" button.
-
- 8. You will see pop out menu "Select OEM Option". Choose "CD-ROM driver
- for Sound Blaster Card" followed by "OK" button. This will add
- "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster Card" into the option list of
- "Select SCSI Adapter Option".
-
- 9. Press "Install" button to install the "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster
- Card".
-
- 10. You will see message "The SCSI Adapter selected is already installed".
- Press "OK" button.
-
- 11. Press "Cancel" button. You will see "CD-ROM driver for Sound Blaster
- Card" in the installed list.
-
- 12. Remember to restart the Windows NT for the driver to take effect.
-
-
-
- 3. How to install the Wave/MIDI, Auxiliary Audio and Synthesizer drivers
- ========================================================================
-
- 1. After installing Windows NT, run the "Control Panel" application,
- the icon for which is in the "Main" group within the Program Manager
- window.
-
- 2. Activate the "Drivers" applet.
-
- 3. Within the "Drivers" dialog box, press the "Add..." button.
-
- 4. Within the "Add" dialog box, select "Unlisted or Updated Driver"
- and press the "OK" button.
-
- 5. Within the "Install Driver" dialog box
- a. Type in the path to this disk in the text entry box
- b. Insert this disk into the drive you've just specified
- c. Press the "OK" button
-
- 6. Within the "Add Unlisted or Updated Driver" dialog box, select either
- "Creative Sound Blaster 16 Wave and MIDI"
- or "Creative Sound Blaster Pro Wave and MIDI",
- press the "OK" button, and follow the subsequent instructions on
- configuring the driver.
-
- 7. Now install
- "Creative Sound Blaster 16 Auxiliary Audio"
- or "Creative Sound Blaster Pro Auxiliary Audio"
-
- 8. Note that you will have to restart the system for the drivers
- to take effect.
-
-
-
- 4. Installing the SB16 mixer
- ============================
-
- The SB16 mixer is resided in the WIN32APP of this installation disk.
- Currently there is no installation program to install the mixer, you will
- have to copy the SB16WMIX.EXE & CTRES32.DLL from the WIN32APP subdirectory
- to your WIN32APP directory on your harddisk.
-
- The following steps helps you to add the SB16 Mixer to your Windows NT
- desktop:
-
- 1. Click "New" at the "File" menu option from your Windows NT desktop.
- 2. Select "Common Program group" if you wish to create a new Program
- Group for the SB16 mixer, if not, skip this step if you do not wish
- to create any new group.
- 3. Select "Program item".
- 4. Use the "Browse" option to add the SB16 mixer.
- 5. It should be in the WIN32APP directory of your hard disk.
-
-
-
- 5. Notes for SBPro user
- =======================
-
- 1. If you are using Sound Blaster Pro card, make sure to use MIC
- for recording. The current driver works only with MIC-In recording.
- CD-In and Line-In will be available when the mixer application is
- ready.
-
- 2. If you are using Sound Blaster Pro card and the VOLUME CONTROL
- application from Microsoft to control the volume, please note
- that the application did not identify certain auxiliary devices
- from the mixer and named it as AUX.
-
- What the AUX devices are when running the VOLUME CONTROL is as follows
-
- ┌────────┬──────┬───────┬─────┬─────┬────┬─────────┬─────┬─────┐
- │ Master │ Wave │ Synth │ Aux │ Aux │ CD │ Line-in │ Aux │ Aux │
- └────────┴──────┴───────┴─────┴─────┴────┴─────────┴─────┴─────┘
-
- │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │
- WAVE <───────────┘ │ │ │
- │ │ │
- │ │ │
- SYNTH <─────────────────┘ │ │
- │ │
- │ │
- MIC <──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
- │
- │
- MASTER <────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-