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MS-DOS BOOT DISK INSTRUCTIONS (DOS 5.0 and above)
revised 6/20/95


Sierra Technical Support     Phone:  [phone]
PO Box 85006                 FAX:    [phone]
Bellevue, WA  98015-8506     BBS:    [phone]


Sierra Technical Support provides this documentation as a reference to
Sierra customers using Sierra software products.  Sierra Technical
Support makes reasonable efforts to ensure that the information
contained in this documentation is accurate.  However, Sierra makes no
warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or
completeness of the information contained in this documentation.

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THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL WORK WITH ANY OR
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OF THE SIERRA SOFTWARE PRODUCT.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Please read the entire instructions prior to
starting at Step 1.  You can skip Steps 3 and 4 if you are not playing a
CD game.


STEP 1
FORMATTING THE DISK
To make a boot disk, format a high density diskette in the A: drive.  (It is
necessary to reformat the disk if it is already formatted.) Formatting the
disk with the /S switch will transfer the 'system files' to the disk and
allow the computer to boot up correctly.  The disk must be in the A:
drive; the computer will not boot from the B: drive.  Type the FORMAT
command as follows:

FORMAT A: /S <ENTER>

If you get a 'Bad command or file name' error message, type:

PATH=C:\DOS <ENTER>

Then retype the FORMAT command above.  If you receive the error
again, the MS-DOS FORMAT command may not be on your system, or
it may have been renamed.  Programs such as PC Tools and Norton Disk
Utilities sometimes rename the FORMAT command to prevent
accidental loss of data.  If you are using a program of this type, check
your documentation to find out how to format a SYSTEM DISK, then
proceed to Step 2.


STEP 2
LOCATING THE MOUSE DRIVER
If you are playing a game that uses a mouse, the Microsoft compatible
mouse driver must be loaded into memory with the boot disk. There are
two kinds of mouse drivers available: those that load in the
CONFIG.SYS file and those that load in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
CONFIG.SYS mouse drivers have an extension of .SYS (MOUSE.SYS)
and AUTOEXEC.BAT drivers have either a .COM or .EXE extension
(MOUSE.COM, MOUSE.EXE).  You must load at least one of these
drivers, but it is not necessary to load them all.

If you do not know where the mouse drivers are located on your system,
the command below should help you locate them.  Type the following at
the C:\ prompt:

DIR MOUSE* /S <ENTER>

This command will cause the system to search all subdirectories for a
file called MOUSE.  If the system locates a MOUSE file, it will display
the path where the file is located.  For example, if the MOUSE.COM file
is located in a C:\MOUSE directory, the system will display:

Directory of C:\MOUSE
    MOUSE.SYS        55160     03-10-92    3:10a
    MOUSE.COM        56408    03-10-03    6:00a

If this procedure does not locate a MOUSE file, your mouse driver may
have a different name. Some common names for mouse drivers are
IMOUSE, GMOUSE and HPMOUSE.  Your should check your mouse
documentation for the exact file names and how to install them.

Once you have located the mouse driver, you must copy it to the boot
disk.  The following example assumes that the mouse drivers are located
in the C:\MOUSE directory as shown in the step above.  To copy the
MOUSE files to the boot disk, type:

COPY C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.* A: <ENTER>

Substitute the appropriate path and file names for your mouse drivers in
the command above.  After you press ENTER, you should see a message
indicating that some files were copied.


STEP 3
LOCATING THE CD ROM DEVICE DRIVER (skip if not playing a CD game)
The CD ROM drive requires a device driver loaded in the CONFIG.SYS
file.  This driver must be loaded correctly or you will be unable to access
your CD ROM drive. To make sure that the device driver loads correctly
on the boot disk, look at the CONFIG.SYS on the hard drive and copy
the driver line from there.  At the C:\ prompt, type:

TYPE CONFIG.SYS|MORE

NOTE:     The | is called a 'pipe' command and is created by pressing
<SHIFT> <BACKSLASH>.

The CONFIG.SYS file will display on the screen.  Look for the line that
loads the CD ROM device driver.  This line will contain the same '/D:'
switch as the MSCDEX line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The line
should look something like this:

DEVICE=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
DEVICEHIGH /L:14652 =C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220

The device driver in your CONFIG.SYS may differ slightly from those
listed above.  Carefully write down the line for use in your boot disk.
Leave out the '/L:' information, if any.  Your CD ROM device line
should appear as follows:

DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220

NOTE:  If you have a SCSI CD ROM drive, there may be an additional
driver in your CONFIG.SYS that must be loaded for the CD ROM
device drivers to load correctly.  Check your CD drive documentation
for more information.


STEP 4
LOCATING THE MSCDEX CD ROM EXTENSION (skip if not playing a CD game)
In addition to the CD ROM device driver in the CONFIG.SYS, your CD
ROM drive requires MSCDEX, the Microsoft extension for CD ROM
drives.  If this extension is not loaded correctly in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT, you will be unable to access your CD ROM drive.
To make sure that MSCDEX loads correctly on the boot disk, look at the
AUTOEXEC.BAT on the hard drive and copy the MSCDEX line from
there.  At the C:\ prompt, type:

TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT|MORE <ENTER>

The AUTOEXEC.BAT file will display on the screen.  Look for the line
that loads the MSCDEX extension.  It should look something like this:

C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
LOADHIGH /L:14429 C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

The MSCDEX line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT may differ slightly from
the ones above. Carefully write down the line for use in your boot disk.
Leave out the '/L:' information, if any. If the 'LH' is missing, add it.
For example, any of the above lines will appear on your boot disk as
follows:

LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001


STEP 5
LOCATING THE SOUND CARD DRIVERS
Many sound cards have drivers or initialization lines that must be loaded
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS.   Some sound cards that
require these drivers or initialization routines are the SoundBlaster 16,
MAD16 and the Aria 16.

At the end of these Boot Disk Intructions, you will find a section
labelled 'Sound Cards'.  These tables contain the sound card lines for
many common sound cards.  Check to see if your sound card is on the
list.  If it is, then you will need to add the appropriate lines to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS on your boot disk.  If your
sound card is not on the list, you should check your documentation for
information on what needs to load in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.



STEP 6
CREATING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE
To create the CONFIG.SYS file on the boot disk, switch to the A: drive
and type the following:

COPY CON CONFIG.SYS <ENTER>  (the cursor will drop down one line and blink)
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS <ENTER>
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS <ENTER>
DOS=HIGH,UMB <ENTER>
FILES=30 <ENTER>
BUFFERS=20 <ENTER>

If you are using the MOUSE.SYS file to load your mouse, add the
following line to the CONFIG.SYS:

DEVICEHIGH=A:\MOUSE.SYS <ENTER>

If you're playing a CD game, add the CD ROM device driver as you
wrote it down in the 'Locating the CD ROM Device Driver' section.
For example:

DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220  <ENTER>

If you need to load any sound card drivers, copy them from the 'Sound
Cards' section now.  The following example lines are for the
SoundBlaster 16:

DEVICEHIGH=C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 <ENTER>
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMM.SYS <ENTER>

Complete the file by pressing <F6> <ENTER>.


STEP 7
CREATING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE
To create the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the boot disk, switch to the A:
drive and type the following:

COPY CON AUTOEXEC.BAT <ENTER>  (the cursor will drop down one line and blink)
@ECHO OFF <ENTER>
C:\ <ENTER>
SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM <ENTER>
PROMPT SIERRA BOOT DISK $_$P$G <ENTER>
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\SIERRA <ENTER>

If you are using the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.EXE file to load your
mouse driver, add the appropriate line:

LH A:\MOUSE.EXE <ENTER>

If you're playing a CD game, add the MSCDEX line as you write it
down in the 'Locating the MSCDEX CD ROM Extension' section.  For
example:

LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 <ENTER>


If you need to run any sound card initialization programs or load any
drivers, copy them from the 'Sound Cards' section now.  The following
example lines are for the SoundBlaster 16:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6 <ENTER>
SET SOUND=C:\SB16 <ENTER>
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E <ENTER>
C:\SB16\SB16SET /M:220 /VOC:220 /CD:220 /MIDI:220 /LINE:220 <ENTER>
C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S <ENTER>

Complete the file by pressing <F6> <ENTER>.


STEP 8
REBOOT THE SYSTEM AND START THE GAME
Reboot your system by pressing the <RESET> button on your computer
or by using the <CTRL> <ALT> <DELETE> key sequence on your
keyboard.  Refer to your game documentation for the steps to start the
game.


IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS...
If you continue to experience problems, or if you have any questions
concerning any of the above steps, Sierra Technical Support will be
happy to assist you.  You can reach Technical Support at [phone]
between 8:15 am and 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday.  We can also be
reached by fax at [phone] or by mail at the following address:

Sierra On-Line Technical Support
PO Box 85006
Bellevue, WA  98015-8506

In Europe, please contact our office in England. The Customer Service
number is (44) 1734-303171, between
9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.   The BBS number is
(44) 1734-304227 and the fax number
is (44) 1734-303201.  Customer Service can also be reached at the
following address:

Sierra On-Line Limited
4 Brewery Court
The Old Brewery
Theale, Reading, Berkshire
RG7 5AJ UNITED KINGDOM

You can also contact our Technical Support Team on one of the
following services:

Sierra BBS              [phone]
CompuServe        GO SIERRA
America Online        KEYWORD SIERRA


If you decide to email, write or fax, please provide the following
information so that Technical Support can help you as efficiently as
possible.

Game name, version number and S/N number (from disk #1):

What problem are you having?  Be VERY specific.  Is there an
error message?  What is it?  Where does it occur? Does it happen
the same way each time?

Floppy or CD?

Are you playing in Windows or DOS?

Type of computer (386, 486, etc.)

Brand of video card (Trident, Diamond, etc.)

Amount of RAM (4 meg, 8 meg, etc.)

DOS version (MS-DOS 6.0, PC-DOS 6.2, etc.)

Windows version (3.1, WFWG, Win95, etc.)

Brand of sound card and sound card settings (SoundBlaster Pro,
Forte16, Mozart, etc.  Please be VERY specific with the brand
name. Sound card settings include DMA, IRQ and I/O values.)

Any disk compression?  What kind? (Doublespace, Stacker, etc.)

Any third-part memory manager?  What kind?  (QEMM,
386MAX, etc.)

Largest executable program size or bytes free after booting with
the boot disk. (Type MEM to find out.)

What have you tried so far?  (Boot disk, no sound, etc.)

Please attach copies of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
from your hard drive and the boot disk.


SOUND CARDS

NOTE:  The sound card drivers and initialization lines in this section are the default
settings for these devices.  You should check your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
on your hard drive to see if you are using any non-default settings.

Sound Card
Autoexec.bat
Config.sys
Notes

Aria 16
Common on IBMs
SET ARIA=C:\ARIA
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T5
C:\DOS\SOUNDCLT.COM*
DEVICE=C:\ARIA\BIN\SOUNDCFG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\ARIA\BIN\SNDSAVER.SYS


Boka Sound Express
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T5
DEVICE=C:\SE1440\CSACMOD1.EXE*



Crystal Clear Wave
Table by Crstal Lake
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T5
C:\CCLEAR\CSACMAX1
C:\CCLEAR\CSACHMX1
DEVICE=C:\CCLEAR\CSAMOD1.EXE


Diamond LX
SET SONIC=C:\SONIC
C:\SONIC\SONIC /B/C*
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T5
NONE
*Use /C switch for SB mode
*Use /B switch for MSS mode


Ensoniq Soundscape
Common on Gateways
SET BLASTER=A220 Ixx Dx
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\SNDSCAPE
C:\SNDSCAPE\SSINIT /I*
NONE
*Older drivers use /FM for Soundblaster mode, /GM
for General Midi mode.

ESS Audio Drive
Common on Compaque
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
NONE


Forte 16
Common on Packard
Bells
SET BLASTER=
SET GALAXY=
SET SOUND=C:\FORTE16
C:\FORTE16\UTILITY\EMUTSR*
NONE


Galant
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
NONE


Galaxy
See Multi-Media Pro 16
See Multi-Media Pro 16


Gateway 2000 Audio
Drive
C:\G2KAUDIO\UTILITY\GWBVOL
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T5
SET GALAXY=*
SET SOUND=C:\G2K
NONE
*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the full SET GALAXY line.

Gravis Ultrasound
SET ULTRASND=*
SET ULTRADIR=*
C:\ULTRASND\ULTRINIT
SBOS.BAT**
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
NONE
*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
complete SET lines for the GUS.
**The SBOS.BAT line must be loading to enable the
card's Soundblaster emulation.




IBM PS/1
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
NONE


ISP 16

C:\ISP16\ISPINIT /B/M*
NONE
*Use /B switch for SB mode
*Use /M switch for  MSS Mode

Jazz 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
DEVICE=C:\JAZZ\JAZZ.SYS D:* Q:*
*D:  DMA CHANNEL.
*Q:  IRQ SETTING.
Specific values and directories may change

Mad 16
SET MAD16=C:\MAD16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
C:\MAD16\M16INIT /B /M*
NONE
*Use /B switch for SB mode
*Use /M switch for  MSS Mode


Magic S20
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET SOUND16=C:\MAGICS20
C:\MAGICS20\SNDINIT /B /M*
NONE
*Use /B switch for SB mode
*Use /M switch for  MSS Mode


Magitek Green 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
NONE


Media Concept
SET MC=C:\MC
NONE


Media Vision
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
DEVICE=C:\MEDVSN\PROS.SYS


Monte Carlo by Turtle
Beach
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
C:\MCARLO\MCHKMIX
DEVICE=C:\MCARLO\MCMODE -S -W*
*Use -S switch for SB mode
*Use -W switch for  MSS Mode

Mozart Sound Card
Common on Cannons
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET SOUND=C:\MOZART
C:\MOZART\MTZVOL.EXE
DEVICE=C:\MOZART\MZTINIT.SYS WSS /530*

*WSS /530 Puts the card into WSS mode port 530


Multi-Media Pro 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET GALAXY=*
SET SOUND=C:\MMP16P

*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the full SET GALAXY line.

Orchid Gamewave
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET SOUND=*
C:\GW32\GW32.EXE
NONE


Orchid Soundwave

SET BLASTER=*
SET SOUND=*
C:\SW32\SW32.EXE
NONE
*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the complete SET SOUND line.

Phillips
NONE
NONE


Pro Audio Spectrum 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
DEVICE=C:\SPECTRUM\MVSOUND.SYS D:*Q:*
D:  DMA CHANNEL.      Q:  IRQ SETTING.
<DIR> may be PROAUDIO on older drivers.

Pro Sonic
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
DEVICE=C:\PROSONIC\PROSYS.SYS


Soundblaster AWE 32
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET SOUND=C:\SB16
C:\SB16\SB16SET /P/Q
C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\SB16\AWEUTIL /S
DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS   /UNIT=0
         /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5

DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMM.SYS**

**This line is only required to enable the sound card's
cd-rom interface.




Soundblaster Pro
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET SOUND=C:\SBPRO*
C:\SBPRO\SBP_SET*
NONE

*On newer cards the drivers and such may look like
the SB16 except loading out of a different directory.

Soundblaster 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6
SET SOUND=C:\SB16
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
C:\SB16\SB16SET*
C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S**
DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS
   /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5

DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMM.SYS***

*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the complete SB16SET line as the values may vary.
**May be C:\SB16\SBCOFIG /S on older cards.
***This line is only required to enable the sound card's
cd-rom interface.

Sound EZ
See Mad 16
See Mad 16


Sound 16A
Common on Packard
Bells
1 OF 2**
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET GALAXY=
C:\SOUND16A\UTILITY\
         SETMODE /MSS*
SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16A
NONE
*Use /SB switch for SB mode
*Use /MSS switch for  MSS Mode


Sound 16A
Common on Packard
Bells
2 OF 2**
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET GALAXY=*
C:\AUDIO\SNDINIT.EXE /B**
SET SOUND16=C:\AUDIO
NONE
*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the complete SET GALAXY line.
**Use /B switch for SB mode
**Use /M switch for  MSS Mode

Sound 144
Common on Packard
Bell
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET GALAXY=*
SET SOUND=SOUND144
NONE
*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the complete SET GALAXY line.

Vibra 16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6
SET SOUND=C:\VIBRA16
SET MIDI=*
C:\VIBRA16\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\VIBRA16\MIXERSET /P/Q
DEVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\VIBRA16.SYS
DEVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS**

*Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard drive for
the complete SET MIDI line.
**This line is required for CD ROM compatibility.

Voyetra Sound
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET ISP16=ISP16*
C:\ISP16\ISPINIT /B
NONE
*May be SET ISP16=VOYETRA


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