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OPTi 82c93x Windows NT Audio Driver LATEST INFORMATION
(Version 1.01)
05/24/95
This is the OPTi 82c930, 82c931 audio driver release for Windows NT
version 3.51. Throughout this readme file, 82c93x refers to 82c930,
and 82c931.
This Windows NT driver provides the following support for OPTi 82c93x-
based sound card:
Wave playback/capture
Midi playback
Mic recording
Volume control
Driver installation/configuration
IDE CD-ROM support
0. What is new in this release
This release contains the following additional features and supports
to the previous release v1.00,
- Provide support for OPTi 82c931 audio sound chip.
- SND930.DLL is renamed to SND93x.DLL
- SND930.SYS is renamed to SND93x.SYS
- SNDINIT.SYS is renamed to SND3INIT.SYS
- Shows a Messagebox to prompt user to close Volume controls
and audio application when Driver Configuration fails.
1. SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS
The OPTi 82c93x Windows NT Audio Driver installation package contains
the following files:
- OEMSETUP.INF - Windows NT driver installation text file
- SND93x.DLL - Windows NT user mode driver for OPTi 82c93x.
- SND93x.SYS - Windows NT kernel mode driver for OPTi 82c93x.
- SND3INIT.SYS - Windows NT kernel mode driver for setting OPTi
82c93x on-board IDE CD-ROM interface.
- MIDIMAP.CFG - Midi Mapper for OPTi93x.
- README.NT - This help file.
2. INSTALLATION PROCESS
The installation process assumes that Windows NT v3.51 has been installed.
Refer to documents for Windows NT installation.
Step 1:
Insert OPTi 82c93x sound card in the system. Refer to your menu for
proper sound card hardware installation.
Step 2:
Logged on Windows NT in Administrator mode. Windows NT audio
driver can't be installed or modified unless Windows NT is started
in Adminstrator mode.
Step 3:
Choose the Drivers icon in the Control Panel Window.
Remove all of the following previously installed audio drivers:
Windows Sound System
OPTi 82c93x
Restart system.
Step 4:
Start Windows NT in Administrator mode.
Choose the Drivers icon in the Control Panel Window.
Choose the Add button in the Drivers dialog box.
Select "Unlisted or Updated Driver" and choose the OK button.
Insert the OPTi 82c93x Windows NT installation diskette in floppy
drive and choose the OK button.
Step 5:
A setup dialog box will appear.
Select the I/O address, Interrupt, and DMA for OPTi 82c93x.
Choose the CD-ROM Interface Settings for selecting whether to enable
or disable the on-board IDE CD-ROM interface. Please note OPTi 931
MB version has no IDE CD-ROM support.
Choose the OK button when you finish selecting the settings.
Step 6:
Choose the Restart Now button to have the new driver and any changed
driver settings to take effect when Windows NT restart.
3. CHANGING DRIVER SETTINGS AFTER INSTALLATION
Driver settings can be changed after installation.
Step 1:
Logged on Windows NT in Administrator mode.
Step 2:
Choose the Drivers icon in the Control Panel Window.
Select OPTi 82c93x in Installed Drivers Dialog box.
Choose Setup button.
Follows Step 5 and 6 of INSTALLATION PROCESS above.
4. INSTALLATION DETAILS
The Windows NT driver installation does the following:
- Copy files to your hard disk.
SND93x.SYS, SND93x.DLL, SNDINIT.SYS and README.NT are
copied to the NT system directories.
- Create/Update configuration information in the registry
The following two Keys are created in the registry under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services path:
snd93x
sndinit
- Reboot system.
5. CD-ROM INSTALLATION NOTES
Please note that OPTi 82c931 MB version has no IDE CD-ROM support.
OPTi 82c931 AD version has IDE CD-ROM support.
The CD-ROM Interface Settings in driver setup provides the choice of
enable or disable the 82c93x on board IDE CD-ROM interface (Default to
disabled). It DOESN'T install the NT IDE CD-ROM driver.
It's your responsibility to install the NT IDE-CD ROM driver.
To install an IDE CD-ROM drive that is connected to 82c93x:
- Make sure there is no secondary IDE port that is enabled on
your system motherboard or another add-on card.
- Choose "Enable IDE CD-ROM Interface" check box. This instructs the
kernel mode driver sndinit.sys to enable the 82c93x on board
secondary IDE port 170h and IRQ15 upon NT boot time.
- To install the Windows NT IDE CD-ROM driver (ATAPI.SYS), please refer
to the Windows NT System Guide.