Readme File
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This file contains additional information to supplement the
manual. Please read all the sections before you proceed
with the installation.

This file contains the following sections:

    1. Installation
    2. Uninstallation.
    3. DOS Environment settings
    4. DOS Audio Driver Support Under Windows 95
       DOS Box
    5. Using CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM drive in MSDOS
       Mode
    6. BLASTER settings under MSDOS Mode


1. INSTALLATION

   The full installation option requires about 3.0 MBytes of
   hard disk space and addition of 2MB for working space.
   You might need more if your drive is in compressed form.


2. UNINSTALLATION

   Before uninstalling the software package, ensure that all
   the "Audio Application" applications are closed. Any
   "Audio Application" application that is running when the
   uninstallation is in progress will not be deleted. Also,
   files that are added to the "Audio Application" directory
   after the initial software installation will not be deleted
   by the uninstallation process. You will have to manually
   delete these files after the uninstallatio process has
   completed.


3. DOS ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS

   Some of the existing DOS programs require the presence
   of MIDI and SOUND environments in order for it to
   work. The Setup program will add the SET MIDI and
   SET SOUND environment lines at the beginning of
   the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.


4. DOS Audio Driver Support Under Windows 95 DOS Box

   Some of the DOS applications are developed using
   Creative's Sound Blaster Developer Kit. These
   applications require the low level DOS audio
   device drivers to be loaded. To load the DOS
   audio drivers, you need to add the following
   lines to the CONFIG.SYS file:

   DEVICE=C:\<sound>\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 /WIN95
   DEVICE=C:\<sound>\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS

   Remarks:

   1. <sound> is the sound directory where the audio
      software is located.

   2. The /BLASTER parameter specifies the Audio card
      base I/O port address (A), interrupt request line (I),
      low 8-bit DMA channel (D) and high 16-bit DMA
      channel (H).

   3. The settings in the /BLASTER parameter must tally
      with the actual settings allocated by Windows 95.
      To find out the actual settings, go into Windows
      95 DOS box, and type SET and press <Enter> at
      the DOS prompt. You will see that one of the
      lines displayed is:

          BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6

      The values after the A, I, D and H are the actual
      settings to be used for the /BLASTER parameter.

      To help you set up the DOS audio drivers, we have
      prepared a text file CONFIG.TXT in the sound
      directory. This text file contains the above
      lines to specify the DOS audio drivers. The
      sound directory in the text file had been
      updated by the installation program. You just
      need to update the /BLASTER parameter and copy
      the lines into the CONFIG.SYS file.


5. USING IDE CD-ROM DRIVE UNDER MSDOS MODE

   When you open an MSDOS Mode session, the system
   will close all other active Windows-based or MSDOS-
   based programs.  You can return to Windows 95 by
   typing exit. There are two ways that you can do
   to open an MSDOS Mode session.

   Shutdown the system and choose the Restart the
   computer in MSDOS mode option.

   or

   Change your MSDOS session properties by checking
   the MSDOS mode box under the Advanced Program
   Settings. You can specify whether you want to use
   the current MSDOS configuration, or specify a new
   MSDOS configuration.

   If you connect IDE CD-ROM drive to the IDE interface
   that comes with your card, you need to do the following
   steps to make your CD-ROM drive work under MSDOS
   mode:

   5.1 Shutdown and restart the computer in MSDOS
       mode option

       You need to add the following lines inside the
       DOSSTART.BAT :

       C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
       C:\<win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15

       Remarks:

       a. DOSSTART.BAT is batch file located in
          the Windows directory and it is executed
          everytime you shut down to MSDOS mode.

       b. <dir> is the sound directory where the
          audio software is located.

       c. <win95dir> is the Windows directory.

       To help you set up the DOS audio drivers, we have
       prepared a text file DOSSTART.TXT in the sound
       directory. This text file contains the above lines
       to specify the DOS CD-ROM drivers. The sound
       directory in the text file has been updated by the
       installation program. You don't need to change any
       of the parameters.

   5.2 Changing MSDOS session properties and selecting
       MSDOS mode with current configuration

       You need to do the same steps as above

   5.3 Changing MSDOS session properties and selecting
       MSDOS mode with new configuration

       You need to add the following lines inside the
       new AUTOEXEC.BAT :

       C:\<win95dir>\CTPNP
       C:\<dir>\CTLOAD C:\<dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
       C:\<win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15

       Remarks:

       a. <dir> is the sound directory where the audio
          software is located.

       b. <win95dir> is the Windows directory.


6. BLASTER settings under MSDOS Mode

   Whenever you change your Audio hardware
   configuration manually, the BLASTER environment
   under MSDOS Mode will only be valid after you
   reboot the system once.

   However, if you proceed to MSDOS Mode without
   rebooting, you need to run CTPNP.EXE which
   is in your Windows directory.  This program makes
   the BLASTER environment tally with the actual
   hardware settings.


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