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INTRODUCTION:
THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE ACCOMPANYING DRIVER FILE
ARE PRESENTED "AS IS" WITH NO IMPLICATION OF WARRANTY.
This is the READ.ME file that accompanies the SoundBlaster
16 driver file SB16DD.SYS. If you are using a SoundBlaster
16 or compatible sound card and you have been having
trouble with the audio for Experience C++, this driver may
help.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You must be using a card that is 100% SoundBlaster compatible.
Some cards that claim to be SoundBlaster compatible do not
work with this driver. See WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK? below
for more details.
USING THE SB16DD.SYS DRIVER:
To use the driver in DOS:
Copy it from the diskette to the EXPERCPP directory (if
that's what you specified in the original installation) -
COPY A:\SB16DD.SYS C:\EXPERCPP
Edit your config.sys file:
Find the line created by the original Experience
C++ installation. It will be something like:
DEVICE=C:\EXPERCPP\XXXX.SYS 1 5 220 4
Change this line to:
DEVICE=C:\EXPERCPP\SB16DD.SYS
Add the correct parameters:
The SoundBlaster 16 has 6 parameters. The format is:
DEVICE=C:\EXPERCPP\SB16DD.SYS <MIDI> <DMA> <HIDMA>
<IRQ> <IO> <IOBUFF>
e.g., DEVICE=C:\EXPERCPP\SB16DD.SYS 1 1 5 5 220 8
The defaults are:
MIDI 1 - MIDI channel
DMA 1 - DMA channel
HIDMA 5 - Hi-speed DMA channel
IRQ 7 - Interrupt Request level
IO 220 - I/O address (hexadecimal)
IOBUFF 8 - I/O buffer size in KB's.
Normally, you would only change the IRQ or IOBUFF parameters.
To use the driver in OS2:
Create a directory for the driver. Copy it from the diskette
to the directory you created. For example, if you created
the directory EXPERCPP on your C drive:
COPY A:\SB16DD.SYS C:\EXPERCPP
Click with the right mouse button on the Experience C++ icon.
Select Open
Settings
In the Settings screen
Select the Session page
Select DOS Settings
Select DOS Device
Replace the current DOS settings value
with the fully qualified path name of the
driver file and correct parameters.
For example:
C:\EXPERCPP\SB16DD.SYS 1 1 5 5 220 8.
The SoundBlaster 16 has 6 parameters.
The format is:
SB16DD.SYS <MIDI> <DMA> <HIDMA> <IRQ> <IO> <IOBUFF>
For example: C:\EXPERCPP\SB16DD.SYS 1 1 5 7 240 12
sets the Interrupt request level (IRQ) to 7 and the I/O buffer
(IOBUFF) to 12. The other options are set to their default values.
The defaults are:
MIDI 1 - MIDI channel
DMA 1 - DMA channel
HIDMA 5 - Hi-speed DMA channel
IRQ 5 - Interrupt Request level
IO 220 - I/O address (hexadecimal)
IOBUFF 8 - I/O buffer size in KB's.
Normally, you would only change the IRQ or IOBUFF parameters.
Enjoy Experience C++!
WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK?
If you followed the instructions above and you do not get
any audio when you start Experience C++, first check to
be sure that you specified the correct IRQ, DMA, and
I/O address for your card. The defaults for these values
should be specified in the documentation for your card.
If you are certain that the IRQ, DMA, and I/O address
are correct, it may be that the SB16DD.SYS driver is not
working because your card is not 100% SoundBlaster
compatible. If this is the case, you may want to try
running the installation routine again. Follow the
instructions on the cover of your Experience C++ CD
case and specify "SoundBlaster 1.0, 2.0 compatible"
as the type of your sound card. When the installation
routine asks you for your IRQ and I/O address, set them
to the settings for your card. Set the I/O buffer size
to 8.
Note:
The SoundBlaster compatible driver that is included with
Experience C++ does not work with high order IRQs. If
you have set the IRQ for your sound card to 10 or more,
you will have to reset it to 5 or 7 to hear the audio
portion of Experience C++.