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CRYSTAL AUDIO SYSTEM
DEVICE DRIVERS INSTALLATION
README FILE
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This file contains procedures for installing from diskette the audio
device drivers to support the Crystal audio chip (CS4236B) installed
on the system board of your IBM Personal Computer. The device drivers
are compatible with the following operating systems:
o Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
o Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
o Microsoft Windows 95
o IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 and 4 (Merlin)
+--- IMPORTANT ------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| Before following the installation instructions in this file, be |
| sure you have created the diskette (using the Ready-to-Configure |
| CD) for the device driver you are installing. See Your |
| Ready-to-Configure CD flyer for instructions. |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
This file contains the following topics:
1.0 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.2 Where to Obtain Device Driver Updates
2.0 INSTALLING AUDIO DEVICE DRIVERS
2.1 Windows NT 4.0 Audio Device Driver
2.1.1 Installing Windows NT 4.0 Audio Device Driver
2.1.2 Uninstalling Windows NT 4.0 Audio Device Driver
2.2 Windows NT 3.51 Audio Device Driver
2.2.1 Installing Windows NT 3.51 Audio Device Driver
2.2.2 Configuring MIDI for Windows NT 3.51
2.2.3 Uninstalling Windows NT 3.51 Audio Device Driver
2.3 Windows 95 Audio Device Driver
2.3.1 Installing Windows 95 Audio Device Driver
2.3.2 Reviewing Device Manager Entries
2.3.3 Uninstalling Windows 95 Audio Device Driver
2.4 OS/2 Warp Audio Device Driver
2.4.1 Installing OS/2 Warp Version 3 Audio Device Driver
2.4.2 Installing OS/2 Warp Version 4 Audio Device Driver
2.4.3 Removing OS/2 Warp Audio Device Driver
3.0 TRADEMARKS
1.0 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
_____________________
The Crystal audio system installed in your computer includes the
following features:
o Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and Windows Sound System
compatible
o Plug and Play compatible
o Integrated FM synthesis
The system board implementation of the audio system includes back
panel connections for:
o Stereo Line/Headphone Out
o Stereo Line In
o Microphone In
The system board also provides support for the internal speaker
and CD audio connection.
The Crystal audio device drivers are provided on the Ready-to-
Configure CD that comes with your computer. Instructions for
installing the device drivers are provided in this file.
+--- IMPORTANT ------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| If your computer has IBM-preinstalled software, the Crystal audio |
| device driver for Windows NT 4.0 has already been installed on the |
| hard disk of your computer. However, the information included in |
| this file will be helpful if you ever need to reinstall or update |
| the device drivers. |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
1.2 WHERE TO OBTAIN DEVICE DRIVER UPDATES
__________________________________________
Updated device drivers are available on the IBM Personal Computer
Company Bulletin Board System (PCC BBS). The Bulletin Board System
is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. There is no access charge
for the Bulletin Board System. However, long-distance telephone
charges might apply. Modem speeds of up to 14 400 baud are supported.
In the United States, using your data modem, you can call the PCC BBS
at 1-919-517-0001.
In Canada, using a data modem, you can call one of the following
numbers:
Halifax: 902-420-0300
Montreal: 514-938-3022
Toronto: 905-316-4255 or 416-956-7877
Vancouver: 604-664-6461 or 604-664-6464
Winnipeg: 204-934-2735
In other countries, contact your IBM reseller or IBM representative.
2.0 INSTALLING AUDIO DEVICE DRIVERS
____________________________________
This section contains information about installing or removing audio
device drivers for Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, Windows 95, and
OS/2 Warp/Merlin operating systems.
Before following the installation instructions, be sure you have
created the diskette (using the Ready-to-Configure CD) for the audio
device driver you are installing. See Your Ready-to-Configure CD
flyer for instructions.
2.1 WINDOWS NT 4.0 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
_______________________________________
This section contains instructions for the Windows NT 4.0 audio device
driver.
2.1.1 INSTALLING WINDOWS NT 4.0 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
____________________________________________________
+--- IMPORTANT ------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| If your computer has IBM-preinstalled software, the Crystal audio |
| device driver for Windows NT 4.0 has already been installed on the |
| hard disk of your computer. However, the information included in |
| this file will be helpful if you ever need to reinstall or update |
| the device drivers. |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
To install the Windows NT 4.0 audio device driver:
1. From the Windows NT Desktop, open the Control Panel from the Start
Menu by clicking on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double click the MULTIMEDIA icon in the Control Panel.
3. From the Multimedia Properties window, click on the DEVICES tab.
4. Click the ADD button. Select "Unlisted or Updated Drivers" and
then click OK.
5. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for Windows NT 4.0 diskette into
the diskette drive.
6. In the path field, type in the path to the diskette drive the
Crystal Audio Driver is in. On a typical system this would be A:
Click OK.
7. A dialog box will open with the "CrystalWare Audio Driver"
highlighted. Click OK.
8. The driver files will be copied and return you to the Multimedia
Properties window. Remove the driver disk from the diskette
drive. Installation is now complete. Windows NT will not place
the speaker icon on the taskbar until the next time you start
Windows NT. This speaker icon can be used to quickly access the
audio volume control and mixer panel.
2.1.2 UNINSTALLING WINDOWS NT 4.0 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
______________________________________________________
To uninstall the Windows NT 4.0 audio device driver:
1. From the Windows NT Desktop, open the Control Panel from the Start
Menu by clicking on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double click the MULTIMEDIA icon in the Control Panel window.
3. From the Multimedia Properties window, click on the DEVICES tab.
4. Double-click on the AUDIO DEVICES entry and then select "Audio for
CrystalWare Audio Driver".
5. Click the REMOVE button. Verify your decision by clicking the YES
button in the Remove dialog box.
6. The System Setting Change dialog box will appear and ask you to
restart Windows NT. Click the RESTART NOW button to finish
uninstalling the device driver.
2.2 WINDOWS NT 3.51 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
________________________________________
This section contains instructions for the Windows NT 3.51 audio
device driver.
2.2.1 INSTALLING WINDOWS NT 3.51 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
_____________________________________________________
To install the Windows NT 3.51 audio device driver:
1. From the Windows NT Program Manager, open the Control Panel from
the Main program group by double-clicking on the CONTROL PANEL
icon.
2. Double click the DRIVERS icon in the Control Panel.
3. Click the ADD button. Select "Unlisted or Updated Drivers" and
then click OK.
4. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for Windows NT 4.0 diskette into
the diskette drive.
5. In the path field, type in the path to the diskette drive the
Crystal Audio Driver is in. On a typical system this would be A:
Click OK.
6. A dialog box will open with the "CrystalWare Audio Driver"
highlighted. Click OK.
7. The driver files will be copied and return you to the Drivers
window. Close the Drivers window by clicking on the CLOSE button
and remove the driver disk from the diskette drive. Installation
is now complete.
There is a Volume Control application located in the Accessories
program group that provides mixer control for the audio system.
2.2.2 Configuring MIDI for Windows NT 3.51
___________________________________________
To configure Windows NT to use the integrated Crystal Audio FM
synthesis:
1. From the Windows NT Program Manager, open the Control Panel from
the Main program group by double-clicking on the CONTROL PANEL
icon.
2. Double click the MIDI MAPPER icon in the Control Panel.
3. In the Show section of the MIDI Mapper window, click on SETUPS;
in the Name section, select Crystal Audio. For additional
information, click on the Help button.
2.2.3 REMOVING WINDOWS NT 3.51 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
___________________________________________________
To uninstall the Windows NT 3.51 audio device driver:
1. From the Windows NT Program Manager, open the Control Panel from
the Main program group by double-clicking on the CONTROL PANEL
icon.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click on the DRIVERS icon.
3. Scroll the list of installed device drivers until you locate
the name CrystalWare Audio Driver.
4. Click on the name to highlight it; then click on the REMOVE
button.
5. Click on YES to confirm your request to remove the device driver.
6. The System Setting Change dialog box will appear and ask you to
restart Windows NT. Click the RESTART NOW button to finish
uninstalling the device driver.
2.3 WINDOWS 95 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
___________________________________
This section contains the instructions for the Windows 95 audio device
driver.
2.3.1 INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
________________________________________________
To install the Windows 95 audio device driver:
1. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for Windows 95 diskette into
the diskette drive.
2. From the Windows 95 Start Menu, select Start -> Run.
3. In the Run dialog box type in X:\setup.exe, where X is the drive
letter of the diskette drive the driver diskette is in.
4. Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key.
5. From the Crystal Semiconductor driver installation window, click
on the INSTALL button. The Crystal Setup program will remove any
previously installed Crystal audio device drivers and prepare your
system for installation of the new driver.
6. When the Complete Installation window appears, remove the diskette
from the drive and click on RESTART.
7. When Windows 95 restarts it will automatically detect the IBM
Audio Feature and displays a New Hardware Found window. Select
"Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" and click OK.
8. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for Windows 95 diskette into
the diskette drive.
9. In the Install From Disk dialog box type in the path to the
diskette drive the Crystal Audio Driver is in. On a typical
system this would be A: Click OK.
10. Windows 95 will now install the driver files needed for the IBM
Audio Feature.
If the installation procedure did not complete properly, see the
following section to review the Windows 95 Device Manager entries
and resolve any hardware conflicts.
2.3.2 REVIEWING DEVICE MANAGER ENTRIES
_______________________________________
Use this procedure to review the entries in the Windows 95 Device
Manager window.
To access the Device Manager window:
1. From the Windows 95 Desktop, open the Control Panel from the Start
Menu by clicking on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the SYSTEM icon.
3. Click on the DEVICE MANAGER tab.
4. If the installation was successful, a "Sound, video, and game
controllers" entry will be displayed in the Device Manager window.
Double-click on the entry to list the Crystal logical devices
installed.
5. If the installation was not successful and Windows 95 cannot
resolve some hardware conflicts, the devices affected will be
highlighted in the window and an exclamation mark will precede
them. Double-click on the highlighted device to obtain more
details about the problem encountered.
If adequate resources are not available in the system, for
example, not enough interrupts are left free, conflicts cannot be
resolved by Plug and Play technology or Windows 95. Manual
intervention might be necessary to modify the resource settings
for the Crystal device. This might result in loss of function in
a given system because some Crystal codec logical devices might
have to be disabled.
6. Click on the SET CONFIGURATION MANUALLY button for more details.
7. Click on the USE AUTOMATIC SETTINGS check box to attempt to
get all logical devices working correctly.
2.3.3 UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 95 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
__________________________________________________
To uninstall the Windows 95 audio device driver:
1. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for Windows 95 diskette into
the diskette drive.
2. From the Windows 95 Start Menu, select Start -> Run.
3. In the Run dialog box type in X:\setup.exe, where X is the drive
letter of the diskette drive the driver diskette is in.
4. Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key.
5. From the Crystal Semiconductor driver installation window, click
on the INSTALL button. The Crystal Setup program will remove any
previously installed Crystal audio device drivers and prepare your
system for installation of the new driver.
6. When the Complete Installation window appears, remove the diskette
from the drive and click on RESTART.
2.4 OS/2 WARP AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
__________________________________
This section contains the instructions for the OS/2 Warp audio device
driver.
2.4.1 INSTALLING OS/2 WARP VERSION 3 AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
_________________________________________________________
To install the OS/2 Warp Version 3 audio device driver:
1. From the OS/2 Desktop, double-click on the Multimedia folder.
2. From the Multimedia window, double-click on the Multimedia
Application Install icon.
3. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for OS/2 diskette into the
diskette drive.
4. Select the source drive as the diskette drive the Crystal Audio
Driver diskette is in. On most systems this would be Source
Drive A:
5. The installation program will show:
Crystal Audio (Pre-selected)
IBM OPL-3 FM MIDI (Pre-selected)
IBM MPU-401 (Not Pre-Selected)
Accept these default settings and click on the INSTALL button.
6. From the Change CONFIG.SYS verification window, click YES.
7. Driver files will be copied to the hardfile.
8. From the Multimedia Installation window, verify that 1 device
shows for Crystal Audio then click OK.
9. Verify that 1 device shows for IBM OPL3 FM MIDI Synthesis then
click OK.
10. The remaining driver files will be copied to the hardfile.
11. From the CONFIG.SYS Changed window, click OK to continue.
12. From the Multimedia Installation Successful window, click OK then
shutdown and restart your system to initialize the new multimedia
driver installation.
2.4.2 INSTALLING OS/2 WARP VERSION 4 (MERLIN) AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
__________________________________________________________________
To install the OS/2 Warp Version 4 (Merlin) audio device driver:
1. From the OS/2 Desktop, double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
2. From the OS/2 System window, double-click on the System Setup icon.
3. From the System Setup window, double-click on the Install/Remove
icon.
4. From the Install/Remove window, double-click on the Multimedia
Application Install icon.
5. Insert the Crystal Audio Driver for OS/2 diskette into the
diskette drive.
6. Select the source drive as the diskette drive the Crystal Audio
Driver diskette is in. On most systems this would be Source
Drive A:
7. The installation program will show:
Crystal Audio (Pre-selected)
IBM OPL-3 FM MIDI (Pre-selected)
IBM MPU-401 (Not Pre-Selected)
Accept these default settings and click on the INSTALL button.
8. From the Change CONFIG.SYS verification window, click YES.
9. From the Multimedia Installation window, verify that 1 device
shows for Crystal Audio then click OK.
10. Verify that 1 device shows for IBM OPL3 FM MIDI Synthesis then
click OK.
11. Driver files will be copied to the hardfile.
12. From the CONFIG.SYS Changed window, click OK to continue.
13. From the Multimedia Installation Successful window, click OK then
shutdown and restart your system to initialize the new multimedia
driver installation.
2.4.3 REMOVING OS/2 WARP AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
_____________________________________________
OS/2 Warp does not have an application that will remove the audio
device driver files but this can be done by manually editing the
CONFIG.SYS file.
To uninstall the OS/2 Warp audio device driver:
1. Open the CONFIG.SYS file with a text editor program such as E.
2. Locate and delete the following entries:
BASEDEV=CWCONFIG.SYS /P:534 /I:5 /D:1,1 /SB:220 /M:330 /FM:388
/J:NONE /CD:NONE
DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\CWAUDIO.SYS /N:BSAUD1$ /X1:8 /X2:8 /L:8
/LCAPT:X1
DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\CWVAUDIO.SYS BSAUD1$
BASEDEV=TIMER0.SYS
DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\OPL3.SYS /P:388 /N:OPL31$
WARNING! Deleting entries other than those listed above could result
in the improper operation of OS/2 WARP.
3.0 TRADEMARKS
_______________
The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
United States or other countries or both:
IBM
OS/2
The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
Sound Blaster Creative Technology Ltd.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names, which may be denoted by a
double asterisk (**), may be trademarks or service marks of others.