Deluxe Multimedia CD Pack/Deluxe Multimedia CD Pack.iso/t350/readme.txt

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                Avance Logic ALS200 Sound System Software
                        Installation and Setup



DOS and Windows 3.1 Installation for ALS200:
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[SETUP.EXE for Windows 3.1]

The SETUP.EXE is a Windows 3.1 setup program that installs DOS and Windows
3.1 drivers and utilities.

The user can run SETUP.EXE by selecting File|Run... and typing "A:SETUP" on
the command line under Windows 3.1 Program Manager, or by typing "A:SETUP" at
DOS prompt if Windows directory is in the PATH. The SETUP.EXE copies all the
DOS drivers and utilities to the directory that user specifies during the
setup program.  All the Windows 3.1 drivers and VxDs are copied to the
Windows system directory.  When the user installs the Avance Sound System
for the first time the AWCONFIG.EXE is started to configure the board setting
after the Setup program is finished.

[DOSINST.EXE for DOS Only installation]

The DOSINST.EXE is a DOS installation program that copies all the DOS drivers
and utilities to the directory that user specifies.  When the user installs
the Avance Sound System for the first time the AWCONFIG.EXE is started to
configure the board setting after the Setup program is finished.  DOSINST.EXE
can be installed by typing A:DOSINST.EXE at the DOS prompt.


Windows 95 installation procedure for ALS200:
=============================================

1. After user installs the ALS200 sound card into the ISA slot in the computer
   and powers on the system, Windows 95 will prompt user with a "New Hardware
   Found" dialog box since the ALS200 sound card is ISA plug and play.
   To install the Windows 95 drivers, select "Driver from disk provided by
   hardware manufacturer" and click on OK.

2. Insert the "ALS200 DOS/Win3.1/Win 95 Drivers and Utilities" diskette into
   the appropriate drive and select that drive from the prompted dialog box
   and click on OK. Windows 95 will copy all the needed files and set up all
   the logic devices on the board automatically.

3. Install the ALSRACK player by running the SETUP.EXE file (also provided
   on the "ALS200 DOS/Win3.1/Win 95 Drivers and Utilities" disk) from the
   Windows 95 Start menu|Run.  This will create the Avance Sound Program
   Group with the ALSRACK utility icon.
   (See Appendix below for full description of ALSRACK functions).


Troubleshooting:
================

This appendix provides some tips and information for some of the
problems you might encounter with your ALS200 sound card either during
installation or normal use.

[Problems in DOS]

Problem:        Cannot load IDE CD-ROM drive.
Cause:          IDE port is not enabled. Check the config.sys file under
                C: root directory and you should see "device=c:\awsound
                \cdsetup.sys /P:xxx" before loading your CD-ROM driver.( xxx
                is the base port of the sound card ). The cdsetup.sys
                enables the IDE port.
Solution:       Run C:\ALSOUND\AWCONFIG.EXE again and select the CD-ROM
                IDE. When you leave the alconfig program, device=c:\awsound
                \cdsetup.sys /P:xxx will be added to config.sys. Make sure
                that this line is added before loading the CD-ROM driver.

Problem:        No sound in a DOS application
Cause:          There could be conflicts in the SB16 settings.
Solution:       Rerun the C:\AWSOUND\AWCONFIG.EXE and try another Port,
                DMA, or IRQ.

[Problems in Windows 95]

Problem:        Logical device initial failure.
Cause:          Logical device is not exists or resource conflict with other
                device. Check resource setting -- DMA, IRQ, I/O ports in
                CONTROL PANEL.
Solution:       Check resource setting and make all setting not conflict with
                each other. Pay attention to the two DMA channel of sound
                logical device, this two DMA channel MUST BE diffrence.
                Otherwise, ALS200 sound may be not working properly.

[Problems in Windows 3.1]

Problem:        There is no "Sound..." or "MIDI Sequencer..." item
                under the menu "Device" in the Media Player.
Cause:          Mixer driver is not loaded.
Solution:       Open the SYSTEM.INI file with any file editor. You
                should see the following:
                [drivers]
                Wave=awsndsys.drv
                Aux=awsndsys.drv
                Mixer=awsndsys.drv
                Midi=awopl.drv
                Midi1=awmpu401.drv

                [386Enh]
                device=awsndsys.386

                [boot]
                drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll


[Problems with ALS200 Full Duplex]

Problem:        Can not play and record at same time
Cause:          1. The sound card is not ALS200 sound card
                2. In ALSW.INI, full duplex function was disable
                3. Only one DMA channel was allocated
                4. The sample rate of playback are not the same as
                   that of recording.
Solution:       For 1.  Please contact Avance Logic, Inc. at telephone:
                        [phone] or see us on the World Wide Web
                        at www.avance.com, for a list of Cards using
                        Avance Logic products!
                For 2.  In ALSW.INI, make sure the following setting is enabled:
                        [Option]
                        FullDuplexFunction = 1  ---- to enable full duplex
                For 3.  To enable full duplex function in ALS200
                        two DMA channel must be allocated.

                        In Windows 3.1, run AWCONFIG.EXE to select two DMA
                        channels, from 0,1,3(By default, we provide 2 channels).

                        In Windows 95, system should automatically
                        provide two DMA channels for ALS200 sound card. If it
                        did not, either all of 8-bit DMA channels have
                        been allocated to other devices.
                        The user must remove the other devices and try again.
                for 4.  For full duplex, the sample rate for playback and
                        recording must be same.

Problem:        Third party mixer application with Sound Blaster compatibility
                will not run with Avance Sound System.
Cause:          Avance Sound System is Microsoft Sound System compatible. Avance
                Logic, Inc. does not support previous Sound Blaster Mixer Interface.
Solution:       Use ALSRACK.EXE application that is shipped with this disk.


Problem:        CD audio will not play after the ALS drivers are installed.
Cause:          The user did not install the [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver.
Solution:       Manually add [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver via Control Panel.


Appendix - Driver Reference:
============================

[Windows drivers]
ALS200 has three sets of driver and one set VxD for Windows 95 and Windows3.1.
They are listed below:

                Sound System Driver     OPL3 Driver     MPU401&WaveTable Driver
Win95 Drivers   awsndsys.drv            awopl.drv       awmpu401.drv
Win95 VxDs      awsndsys.vxd            awsndsys.vxd    awsndsys.vxd
Win3.1 Drivers  awsndsys.drv            awopl.drv       awmpu401.drv
Win3.1 VxDs     awsndsys.386            awsndsys.386    awsndsys.386

The Avance Sound System, OPL3, and MPU401 & WaveTable drivers are binary
compatible with Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 but the VxDs have different
binaries for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. The Windows 3.1 VxD have their
externsion .386 and the Windows 95 VxD have their externsion .vxd.

The Windows 95 joystick drivers are the MSJSTICK.DRV and VJOYD.VXD
that are Microsoft drivers shipped with Windows 95. Besides these
five Windows 95 drivers and VxDs, a AlS200.INF is needed for
Windows 95 installation.

For Windows 3.1, drivers and VxDs have to be specified in the SYSTEM.INI
file and be loa