Copyright: Copyright © Creative Technology Ltd


Help Contents
Contents

Installation

To Install Driver

To Uninstall Driver

Troubleshooting Guide

Please refer to CQA.TXT on the installation disk for further details on troubleshooting.

System hangs on bootup

3D Blaster display driver not working after installation

Using 3D Blaster with Creative SB16 PNP card

Advanced Users

Switching from 3D Blaster drivers to other display drivers

Switching from other display drivers to 3D Blaster drivers

Upgrade to new version of display driver


To Install Driver

It is recommended that you uninstall previous installation of Creative 3D Blaster drivers. Click here [image] to uninstall previous installation.

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to start the Add New Hardware wizard.

2.	When the Add New Hardware Wizard asks, "Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware?", choose No and then click Next.

3.	A list of hardware types appears. Choose "Display Adapters" and click Next.

4.	Click "Have Disk..." You will be prompted for the location of the files. Insert the installation disk, and enter "A: " at the prompt. (Type in the appropriate letter if your disk drive is not "A:" or type in the path of the 3D Blaster directory on you harddisk).

5.	Choose the appropriate 3D Blaster device in the "Select Device" window, then click OK.

6.	Click Finish after all the files are copied. But do not shut down your system when prompted at this moment.

7.	Click here [image] for next step.

8.	If you do not see any message, proceed to the next step.

9.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to disable other "Display Adapters" device.

10.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters". If you are using a display adapter other than Creative 3D Blaster, double-click the current display adapter.

11.	In the Device Usage area, make sure the check box next to the "original configuration (current)" is empty and click OK.

12.	If there is more than one configuration listed in the Device Usage area, clear the check boxes next to each configuration in which you want to disable the device.

13.	Shutdown the system and pluck in the hardware.


To Uninstall Driver

Click here [image] to display Device Manager to remove the hardware device.

1.	Click the plus sign text next to "Display Adapters", and then select the Creative 3D Blaster device.

2.	Click Remove to uninstall the device.

3.	Restart the system when prompted if you do not want to re-install the 3D Blaster drivers.

Click here [image] to re-install 3D Blaster drivers.


System hangs on bootup

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Power down the system and remove the hardware from the system.

2.	Boot up Windows 95 in safe mode.

3.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to remove installed 3D Blaster drivers.

4.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters" and click onto the Creative 3D Blaster device.

5.	Click the "Remove" button to remove the device.

6.	Shutdown the system, close pin 2 and 3 of jumper JP1, and insert the hardware.

7.	Power up the system, press F8 when booting into Windows.

8.	When prompted for a selection, Choose "DOS prompt only"

9.	Go to the 3D Blaster directory by typing at DOS prompt "cd \3dblast\dos".

10.	Type "config3d" at the DOS prompt.

11.	Reboot the system.

12.	Windows 95 once booted up will detect a new hardware.

13.	When prompted for a driver, select the Creative 3D Blaster (System with PNP BIOS) device.

14.	Follow the instruction for the installation.


3D Blaster display driver not working after installation

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to disable other "Display Adapters" device.

2.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters". If you are using a display adapter other than Creative 3D Blaster, double-click the current display adapter.

3.	In the Device Usage area, make sure the check box next to the "original configuration (current)" is empty and click OK.

4.	If there is more than one configuration listed in the Device Usage area, clear the check boxes next to each configuration in which you want to disable the device.

5.	Restart the system when prompted.


Disable current display driver before 3D Blaster display driver can be used

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to disable other "Display Adapters" device.

2.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters". If you are using a display adapter other than Creative 3D Blaster, double-click the current display adapter.

3.	In the Device Usage area, make sure the check box next to the "original configuration (current)" is empty and click OK.

4.	If there is more than one configuration listed in the Device Usage area, clear the check boxes next to each configuration in which you want to disable the device.

5.	Restart the system when prompted.


Using 3D Blaster with Creative SB16 PNP card

1.	Always install Creative SB16 PNP software before installing 3D Blaster software. For information on installing Creative SB16 PNP software, please refer to the manual that comes with Creative SB16 PNP package.

2.	Click here [image] to install 3D Blaster display drivers after installing Creative SB16 PNP software.


Switching from 3D Blaster drivers to other display drivers

WARNING - 	This procedure is intended for advanced users only. If you enter incorrect information into the system registry, it is possible that you will have to completely reinstall Windows 95.

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to run REGEDIT.EXE.

2.	Move down the registry tree to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display branch.

3.	Click the plus sign on the Display branch.

4.	Look for the folder that contains the driver description Creative 3D Blaster.

5.	Take note of the INF filename indicated beside the "InfPath" entry.

6.	Delete the noted INF file from the Windows 95 \INF directory.

7.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to remove installed 3D Blaster display driver.

8.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters" and click onto the Creative 3D Blaster device.

9.	Click the "Remove" button to remove the device.

10.	If you already have a display driver installed, enable your display driver by double-clicking onto the display driver you want to use.

11.	In the Device Usage area, make sure the check box next to the "original configuration (current)" is checked and click OK.

12.	Restart the system when prompted.

13.	After the system starts up again, the system will detect a Creative 3D Blaster device and you will be prompted for a driver.

14.	Select the INF file from the \WIN95 sub-directory of the installation disk for WIN95.

15.	The installation is now complete.


Switching from other display drivers to 3D Blaster drivers

Select the appropriate option:

Previous 3D Blaster drivers already installed.

No previous installation of 3D Blaster drivers.


With previous installation of 3D Blaster drivers

WARNING - 	This procedure is intended for advanced users only. If you enter incorrect information into the system registry, it is possible that you will have to completely reinstall Windows 95.

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to run REGEDIT.EXE.

2.	Move down the registry tree to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\MEDIA branch.

3.	Click the plus sign on the MEDIA branch.

4.	Look for the folder that contains the driver description Creative 3D Blaster.

5.	Take note of the INF filename indicated beside the "InfPath" entry.

6.	Delete the noted INF file from the Windows 95 \INF directory.

7.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager to remove installed 3D Blaster display driver.

8.	Click the plus sign next to "Sound, video and game controllers" and click onto the Creative 3D Blaster device.

9.	Click the "Remove" button to remove the device.

10.	Click here [image] to install 3D Blaster display drivers.


Without previous installation of 3D Blaster drivers

Click here [image] to install 3D Blaster display drivers.


Upgrade to new version of display driver

Print out the following procedure for reference.

1.	Click here [image] to display Device Manager.

2.	Click the plus sign next to "Display Adapters" and double click onto the Creative 3D Blaster device.

3.	Select the "Driver" property page and click the "Change Driver..." button.

4.	Click the "Have Disk..." button. You will be prompted for the location of the files. Insert the installation disk, and enter "A: " at the prompt. (Type in the appropriate letter if your disk drive is not "A:" or type in the path of the 3D Blaster directory on you harddisk).

5.	Select the \WIN95 directory on the installation disk when prompted for the location of the driver files.

6.	Restart the system when prompted.