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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- HURL requires an IBM PC or compatible system, 33 MHz 80386 SX minimum,
- Deep River recomends a 25MHz 80486 or better with the following elements:
- CD-ROM drive
- VGA Graphics
- 4 MB RAM minimum with 4MB free
- 500K of free base memory
- Sound Card (optional)
- 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse (optional)
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- INSTALLATION
-
- HURL is designed to run from your CD-ROM drive, installation is quick,
- easy and puts the bare minimum of files on your hard drive.
- Insert the HURL CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive.
- Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive: D:<enter>
- From DOS type: Install<enter>
-
- Do not run the install program from Windows, a DOS shell under Windows
- or any other shell or menu program. There are two sections that must be
- completed in order to install the sound drivers for your sound card. If your
- sound card is set to something other than the factory setting, then have this
- information available. It is important to know what kind of sound card you
- have before proceeding.The first part of the installation program installs
- the digital sound effects drivers. Followthe on-screen instructions.
- If you have any problems with the sound drivers and you have a card that is
- a Sound Blaster or 100% Sound Blaster compatible try selecting the Sound
- Blaster Clone driver.The second part (the red screen) installs music drivers
- for your sound card. Again, followthe on-screen instructions. Type the letter
- of your CD-ROM drive followed by a colon.
-
- Such as: D:<enter>
-
- To start the game type: HURL<enter>
- To start the game without sound type: HURL -S<enter>
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- TROUBLESHOOTING SOME COMMON PROBLEMS
-
- Problem: I get a message saying I don't have enough memory when I try to run HURL.
- HURL needs about 550k of low DOS memory free and 4 Mb of XMS free. Type MEM to find
- out your current system configurations. Free up more memory by unloading any
- Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs or memory resident programs that are
- being loaded by your CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
- Using a boot disk is one way to start your system with the most free memory
- possible. See the section How To Make A Boot Disk below.
-
- Problem: I can't load the sound drivers.
- Sound configuration under DOS is one of the most difficult aspects of
- PC computers. It may take several tries before the drivers are installed
- correctly. If your sound card is set to something other than the factory
- setting have this information available. It is important to know what kind
- of sound card you have before proceeding.
-
- If you have any problems with the sound drivers and you have a card that is
- a Sound Blaster or a 100% Sound Blaster compatible try selecting the Sound Blaster
- CLONE driver.
-
- Problem: I have plenty of free memory but the game keeps crashing.
- You may be loading software that is not compatible with HURL 3D.
- Try removing TSRs from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Examples of programs that might cause problems are EMM386 and QEMM.
-
- Problem: HURL runs on my computer but it's really slow.
- Turn off floors and ceilings, just hit the "D" key. Hit "D" again to turn
- them back on.
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- HOW TO MAKE A BOOT DISK
-
- In some cases it may be necessary to create a separate boot disk that you
- can use to start your system without loading as many memory-resident programs
- (TSRs). Follow the steps below to create a boot disk that will be placed in
- the A: drive upon booting.
-
- 1. Insert a blank high density disk in your A: drive. From the DOS prompt type
- FORMAT A: /S
-
- 2. Copy your existing AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to the A: drive by typing:
- COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:
- and
- COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:
-
- DO NOT DELETE YOUR AUTOEXEC.BAT AND CONFIG.SYS FROM YOUR C: DRIVE.
- YOUR COMPUTER WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT THEM.
-
- 3. To alter the CONFIG.SYS file on your boot disk type:
- EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS
-
- 4. Remove any lines that are not needed to boot your computer for HURL.
- It is not necessary that EMM386 or QEMM be loaded at this time.
- Remember to leave in the drivers for your CD-ROM drive. When done your
- CONFIG.SYS file should look something like this:
- FILES=15
- BUFFERS=15
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- DOS=HIGH,UMB
- SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\/P
- <INSERT YOUR CD-ROM DEVICE DRIVER HERE>
-
- Save this file by typing:
- ALT F
- X
- Y
-
- 5. Next alter your AUTOEXEC.BAT on the boot disk.
- EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT<ENTER>
-
- 6. Clean up any unneeded programs in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. The lines loading
- the mouse and CD-ROM drivers may be different in your case. The file
- should look something like this:
- PATH=C:\DOS
- PROMPT $P$G
- C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM
- <INSERT YOUR CD-ROM DRIVER HERE>
-
- Save this file by typing:
- ALT F
- X
- Y
-
- 7. To use your new boot disk, turn off your computer, insert the disk in
- the A: drive and turn on your computer. Your computer will restart with
- the options contained in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS located on the A: drive.
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- TECH SUPPORT:
-
- If, after reading this trouble-shooting guide, you are still having problems,
- please double check your equipment, write down the specifics of your system
- and the problem and then contact Deep River Technical support.
-
- (207) 871-1683 (Fax)
- Compuserve 71055,3436
- (207) 871-1684 (Voice, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time)
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