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SILVERBALL
Starting and Troubleshooting notes
Silverball requires:
* A 386, 486, or faster IBM-compatible computer (Silverball will also work
on a 286 with music and sound effects disabled, but performance will
not be quite up to par)
* A Hard disk
Silverball also supports:
* Sound Blaster, SB Pro, and compatible sound cards.
* Gravis Ultrasound sound card.
Instructions:
From the DOS prompt, type SILVER to begin.
We recommend running Silverball only from DOS. Running Silverball from
Windows or OS/2 may cause the game to slow down, run unsmoothly, or even
lock up.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM:
Silverball won't let me begin (it says I don't have enough memory).
SOLUTION:
You need to free up more main memory. To do this, you need to
restart your computer with DOS loaded high and as few TSR's as possible.
From the DOS prompt, type MEM. The number shown on the screen by the words
"Largest Executable Program Size" must be at least 555K. If the number is
less than 555K, you need to free up more main memory. Here's how:
1. Remove TSR's and device drivers from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
files. See your DOS manual for instructions on doing this.
2. If you're using DOS 6 or later, reboot your computer. When the message
"Starting MS-DOS..." comes up, immediately press F5. This causes DOS
to bypass your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Now, run Silverball.
3. If all else fails, see the instructions below on creating a boot disk.
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PROBLEM:
I have a Sound Blaster compatible sound board, but I can't get the
music or sound effects to work.
SOLUTION:
1. Run SETUP and make sure that all of your sound card settings are set
properly. Most Sound Blaster cards are set at the factory for
Interrupt 7, DMA 1, and Address 220.
Only use the "Sound Blaster Pro" setting on a true Sound Blaster Pro
card. If you have any other Sound Blaster-compatible card, specify
"Sound Blaster" instead.
2. If you've followed step 1 and the music and sound still don't work, make
sure that your Sound Blaster card does not have any address or interrupt
conflicts. These conflicts occur when two or more cards in your computer
are set for the same interrupt or address. This situation causes
very hard-to-find, intermittent problems.
You can resolve an address or interrupt conflict by either (1) changing
the address or interrupt setting on your sound card or (2) changing the
address or interrupt on the card it is conflicting.
See your sound card manual for information on changing your sound card's
Interrupt, DMA, and Address.
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HOW TO CREATE A BOOT DISK AND RUN SILVERBALL FROM IT:
1. Create a "boot disk"
2. Start your computer up from the boot disk
3. Go into your SILVER directory and start Silverball
Now here is a complete walk-through of how to begin.
TO CREATE THE BOOT DISK
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A. Put a blank disk in your A: drive.
B. From the DOS prompt, type the following command:
FORMAT A: /S
C. Press ENTER.
D. Wait while your computer formats the disk and turns it into a boot disk.
E. Label the disk "Silverball Boot Disk" and keep it handy. You'll need this
disk whenever you want to start Silverball.
TO START YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE BOOT DISK
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A. Put the boot disk in your A: drive.
B. Restart your computer, either by pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE, by
hitting your reset button, or by turning it on.
C. Wait while your computer "boots" from the boot disk.
D. After a little while, your computer will stop and give you the A> prompt.
TO RUN SILVERBALL
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A. Go onto the C: drive
B. Go into the SILVER directory
C. Type SILVER to begin