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* Drivers *
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* for *
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* SPEA MEDIA XTC *
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* Drivers for OS/2 Warp v3 1295 *
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* SPEA Software AG Rel.: 1295 *
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This README file contains the following information:
A) Notes on the Installation
B) Known Problems / Limitations
A) Notes on the Installation
The following steps will describe the installation of the SPEA MEDIA XTC
under OS/2 Warp v3.
1. You must have the OS/2 Multimedia extensions already loaded on your
system (indicated by the "Multimedia" icon on your desktop). If it is
installed skip to step 2., otherwise continue to step 1.1.
1.1 Run the "Selective Install" located in the "System Setup" item under
the "OS/2 System" folder.
1.2 After the Install program has been initialized, you will receive the
"System Configuration" window. This window will display information
about how your system is currently configured. The lower left corner
of this window has the "Multimedia Device Support" box that should
read "None,". You leave this screen by clicking on the "OK" button.
1.3 You should now have the "OS/2 Setup and Installation" window without
any of the check boxes selected. The sixth box from the top is the
"Multimedia Software Support" line with the check box at the beginning.
You should click on this box, then click the "Install" button to
continue.
1.4 Follow all of the prompts, and after the install is complete, shut
down your system as normal and reboot OS/2, then continue with step 2.
2. Run the "Multimedia Application Install" program from the "Multimedia"
icon window on the desktop.
3. Insert the SPEA MEDIA XTC OS/2 Install disk into the drive,
then use the drive pull down (the upper left corner) to select the
drive letter (A: or B:).
4. Click on the "SPEA MEDIA XTC" name or the ICON to the left. This
should highlight the line and place a check mark at the beginning of
the line. Then click the "Install" button to continue.
5. You should receive a warning saying that the program is going to
change your config.sys file. You should let the program make the
modifications for you, otherwise your sound card may not work! Click
the "Yes" button to continue from this point.
6. After a brief message indicating that the driver information is being
copied you will receive a prompt to "Select the total number of SPEA
MEDIA XTC." This prompt is for systems that may have more than one
SPEA MEDIA XTC installed. Currently we only support ONE. Selecting 0
will uninstall any previous SPEA MEDIA XTC installations.
7. Set the SPEA MEDIA XTC system values as you would in any other
system. The default values should be correct but if you know that
these conflict with another device in your system make the change at
this point in the install. Use the pull downs to select a different
value if necessary.
Do not change the default value (534) for 'Wave Port'.
When all changes (if any were necessary) are completed, click "OK" to
continue.
8. The installation will now update your system files. You should
receive two more prompts, the first one saying that the config.sys
file was backed up and the final one saying that the installation was
completed. Click the "OK" button to clear these prompts.
9. After the installation has completed, shut down OS/2 and reboot it so
that the changes can take effect. The SPEA MEDIA XTC card should be
initialized and you should get the startup sound effects when the
desktop appears.
B) Known Problems / Limitations
- With these drivers you can only record and playback Wave Audio (.WAV files
and others). The WaveTable Technology of the SPEA MEDIA XTC (MIDI, .MID
files) is not supported.
- These drivers do not support 'Adapter sharing'. That means, that you don't
have sound support within OS/2 DOS Boxes and WinOS/2 sessions. The
installation of the SPEA MEDIA XTC DOS/Windows driver in an OS/2 DOS box
or WinOS/2 session is not supported.