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- System Requirements and Troubleshooting
- Savage Warriors CD-DOS version 1.0
- ---------------------------------------
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
- 1. System Requirements
- 2. Memory Problems
- 3. Other Problems
- 4. How to Reach Us for Support
- 5. Head to Head with one keyboard
- 6. Current BIOS versions
-
-
- 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- -------------------
- Savage Warriors PC DOS version 1.0
- requires a computer system with the following:
-
- processor chip: 80486 or greater (486DX or Pentium recommended)
- ram : 8 meg required total ram.
- video hardware: SVGA card with 512 kilobyte of RAM, SVGA monitor
- audio hardware: Sound Blaster compatible, Gravis Ultrasound or Adlib
- mouse: not required or utilized
- printer: not required or utilized
- operating system: MS-DOS 5.0 or higher
- MSCDEX: Microsoft Extensions version 2.21 or greater
- CD-ROM player: MPC-2 compliant (300kb/sec. sustained transfer)
- FILES: 30 or greater
- BUFFERS: 20 or greater
- hard disk space: 14 Mb for full install
- (recommended for 486sx series)
- free memory
- conventional: 580k
- expanded (EMS): 2600k minimum free (not utilized by other programs,
- drivers.
- disk cache: Smartdrive Recommended
-
- 2. MEMORY PROBLEMS
- ---------------
- Savage Warriors PC DOS version 1.0
- requires that you have 580KB of free conventional memory and at
- least 2600k of free EMS memory (used to play sound effects).
-
- To find out how much your system has, go to a DOS prompt, type "MEM /C|MORE"
- and press Enter. (The vertical line symbol between the /C and MORE parts of
- this entry is called the Pipes symbol. To get it, hold down shift and strike
- the backslash "\" key.)
-
- You should see something like:
-
- Modules using memory below 1 MB:
-
- Name Total = Conventional + Upper Memory
- -------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
- MSDOS 15,277 (15K) 15,277 (15K) 0 (0K)
- HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
- EMM386 4,144 (4K) 4,144 (4K) 0 (0K)
- COMMAND 2,928 (3K) 2,928 (3K) 0 (0K)
- SMARTDRV 28,848 (28K) 12,448 (12K) 16,400 (16K)
- MOUSE 17,296 (17K) 0 (0K) 17,296 (17K)
- Free 606,944 (593K) 600,768 (587K) 6,176 (6K)
-
- Memory Summary:
-
- Type of Memory Total = Used + Free
- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
- Conventional 655,360 54,592 600,768
- Upper 64,352 58,176 6,176
- Reserved 393,216 393,216 0
- Extended (XMS)* 7,275,680 1,574,048 5,701,632
- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
- Total memory 8,388,608 2,080,032 6,308,576
-
- Total under 1 MB 719,712 112,768 606,944
-
- Total Expanded (EMS) 7,667,712 (7,488K)
- Free Expanded (EMS)* 5,881,856 (5,744K)
-
- * EMM386 is using XMS memory to simulate EMS memory as needed.
- Free EMS memory may change as free XMS memory changes.
-
- Largest executable program size 600,560 (586K)
- Largest free upper memory block 2,320 (2K)
- MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
-
- The Largest executable program size is the amount of free conventional memory.
- This is the number that has to be at least 580KB. The amount
- of free extended (EMS) memory in this example is 5744kb -- which is almost
- 5.7mb of EMS (we require 2.6mb). This is more than enough.
-
- If you don't have enough free memory to run Savage Warriors CD-DOS
- version 1.0, then you'll need to become acquainted with a memory manager.
- We purposely added a eight megabyte total ram requirement so should not
- have too much (if any) difficulty meeting these memory requirements.
-
- A memory manager is a program which serves to rearrange your memory setup.
- This is useful in plucking device drivers and TSRs from conventional memory
- and placing them into higher areas; the practical upshot of which is to
- increase the amount of free conventional memory.
-
-
- NOTICE: MINDSCAPE, INC. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR OTHER
- UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM CHANGES MADE TO
- SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FILES.
-
- We recommend that you print this file before making any changes to your
- system configuration. Have your printer ready and online. Then, from
- the D:\HELP4U> prompt, punch in "TYPE README.TXT >PRN:" and press Enter.
-
-
- QEMM USERS:
-
- Please don't run QEMM in Stealth mode.
-
-
- DOS 6.XX USERS:
-
- You should try using the MemMaker utility to make more main memory available.
- From the DOS prompt, type "MEMMAKER" and press Enter. Choose the Express
- setup.
-
- NOTE: We don't recommend using MemMaker if you're using a multiple
- configuration setup in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS files.
-
-
- IF ALL ELSE FAILS:
-
- If you have tried using one of the utilities listed above, and/or you can't
- make enough main memory available by modifying your CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT, try making a boot disk.
-
-
- 3. OTHER PROBLEMS
- --------------
- Do not run Savage Warriors through Windows or a menu of any kind. If
- you are using Windows 95 and wish to run Savage Warriors, go to the
- SHUT DOWN selection under the START button and select RESTART COMPUTER
- IN DOS-MODE.
-
- We didn't develop or test the product over a network, so we can't support it
- that way.
-
-
- 4. HOW TO REACH US FOR SUPPORT
- ---------------------------
- If you're experiencing a technical problem trying to get the game to function,
- then get in touch with our Technical Support department. No matter how you
- contact the Technical Support Department, we require certain items for
- efficiency's sake. Include as many of these as possible:
-
- 1. Home phone number
- 2. Work number and fax number
- 3. Detailed description of the problem and steps necessary to recreate it
- 4. Title and version of the product (such as: Savage Warriors version 1.00)
- 5. Platform of the product (i.e. DOS, Windows, Macintosh)
- 6. Make and model of your computer
- 7. Processor chip type
- 8. Operating system and version
- 9. Make and model of your sound card
- 10.Make and model of your video card
- 11.Copy of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files
-
- Our Technical Support numbers are (415) 883-5157 (voice), and (415) 883-0367
- (fax). Our hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm Pacific time, Monday through Friday,
- holidays excluded.
-
- Our mailing address is:
-
- Mindscape Technical Support
- 60 Leveroni Court
- Novato, California 94949
-
- (Do not mail anything except registration cards to the Santa Clara address.)
-
- The Technical Support BBS contains patch files, product demos, and new product
- announcements. If you have a modem, call (415) 883-7145. Your modem needs to
- be set to No parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit (these settings are usually
- the default in a terminal program).
-
- We have an automated technical support service which provides answers to the
- most commonly asked questions about our more popular products. It's available
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year we pay for the call. You can reach it at (800)
- 409-1497.
-
- Additionally, we maintain forums on both America OnLine and Compuserve. The
- keyword on AOL is "MINDSCAPE". On Compuserve, our section is presently called
- "MINDSCAP", but we anticipate adding the "silent e" sometime soon.
-
-
-
- For European Customers:
-
- For support in Europe please contact us at the address or phone number below.
- Our normal office hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm
- to 4:30pm (GMT).
-
- Our support number is: +44 (0)1444 239600 or Fax +44 (0)1444 248996.
-
- Our mailing address is:
-
- Mindscape Technical Support Unit,
- P.O. Box 51,
- Burgess Hill,
- West Sussex,
- RH15 9FH.
-
-
- 5. Head to Head with one keyboard
-
- Because of the limitations of the PC keyboard, it is suggested but not
- required to use a joystick and a keyboard or a joystick and joystick in
- head to head play. PC keyboards are limited to a certain number of
- keyboard combinations which illustrate the limitations.
-
- With many of the PC keyboards, half of the keys are a positive signal and
- the other half are negative signals. When multiple keys are pressed, some-
- times the operating system cannot distinguish between one positive signal
- and the other.
-
- 6. Current BIOS versions
-
- If you own an older video card and are experiencing graphic corruption
- switching from VGA mode (large screen) to SVGA mode (small screen, more
- detail) Mindscape suggests calling your video hardware manufacturer and
- requesting a BIOS upgrade. This upgrade is often free and beneficial for
- all users.
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