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... Party software may have higher system requirements Product Guide 1 Player 5.1 audio card. ❑ Software Pack (on CD-ROM only) containing Creative Utilities and Drivers for Windows® 95/98, Windows® NT 4.0/2000 and Windows® ME ❑ CD-ROM audio cable. ❑ CD SP/DIF Cable ❑ This Product Guide. ❑ 3rd Party software...
... Party software may have higher system requirements Product Guide 1 Player 5.1 audio card. ❑ Software Pack (on CD-ROM only) containing Creative Utilities and Drivers for Windows® 95/98, Windows® NT 4.0/2000 and Windows® ME ❑ CD-ROM audio cable. ❑ CD SP/DIF Cable ❑ This Product Guide. ❑ 3rd Party software...
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...: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Installing the Audio Card • Install card in CD-ROM drive • For Windows 95/98/ME installation, use Update Device Driver Wizard and follow instructions • For Windows NT 4.0/2000 installation, use Creative Audio Software screen and follow instructions For more information, refer to "Step 3: Installing the Software" on page...
...: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Installing the Audio Card • Install card in CD-ROM drive • For Windows 95/98/ME installation, use Update Device Driver Wizard and follow instructions • For Windows NT 4.0/2000 installation, use Creative Audio Software screen and follow instructions For more information, refer to "Step 3: Installing the Software" on page...
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...box appears. 4. The Browse for the device driver. If the Copying Files dialog box notifies you are copied to your computer's hard disk. English Step 2: Installing Device Drivers If you that the new hardware (audio card) has been detected. Windows 95/98/ME starts and briefly displays a ...message that the a3d.dll file cannot be found , the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. 3. Windows searches for Folder dialog box appears. 5. Click OK twice and then click Finish when the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. Product Guide 5 Click Browse. Turn on ...
...box appears. 4. The Browse for the device driver. If the Copying Files dialog box notifies you are copied to your computer's hard disk. English Step 2: Installing Device Drivers If you that the new hardware (audio card) has been detected. Windows 95/98/ME starts and briefly displays a ...message that the a3d.dll file cannot be found , the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. 3. Windows searches for Folder dialog box appears. 5. Click OK twice and then click Finish when the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. Product Guide 5 Click Browse. Turn on ...
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...drivers are running Windows NT 4.0/2000, follow these steps: 1. icon appears beside the listed device driver, select the device, click Remove and repeat steps 1-8. The Creative Audio Software screen appears. 3. or ! If you are correctly installed, click on Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers...the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. If you must reboot your computer. 2. If a ? To check that device drivers are correctly installed, click on your PC. Follow the instructions on Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to complete the installation...
...drivers are running Windows NT 4.0/2000, follow these steps: 1. icon appears beside the listed device driver, select the device, click Remove and repeat steps 1-8. The Creative Audio Software screen appears. 3. or ! If you are correctly installed, click on Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers...the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. If you must reboot your computer. 2. If a ? To check that device drivers are correctly installed, click on your PC. Follow the instructions on Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to complete the installation...
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... starts running automatically. Installing Software 2-1 The instructions are applicable to all Windows operating systems. After you are prompted for the drivers, click the Cancel button. To install these drivers as well as the bundled applications, use the following sections: ❑ Installing Audio Drivers and Applications ❑ Using Sound Blaster Live! Insert the installation disc...
... starts running automatically. Installing Software 2-1 The instructions are applicable to all Windows operating systems. After you are prompted for the drivers, click the Cancel button. To install these drivers as well as the bundled applications, use the following sections: ❑ Installing Audio Drivers and Applications ❑ Using Sound Blaster Live! Insert the installation disc...
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... 5.1 Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sound Blaster Live! For more information on to the other chapters in Windows NT 4.0 In Windows 2000, the joystick drivers are automatically set up. 1. In the Microsoft Joystick Configuration dialog box, click the OK button. 9. In the... -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 6. In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box, click Analog Joystick Driver, and then click the OK button. 8. Setting Up Joystick Drivers in this manual. 2-2 Installing Software Restart your ...
... 5.1 Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sound Blaster Live! For more information on to the other chapters in Windows NT 4.0 In Windows 2000, the joystick drivers are automatically set up. 1. In the Microsoft Joystick Configuration dialog box, click the OK button. 9. In the... -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 6. In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box, click Analog Joystick Driver, and then click the OK button. 8. Setting Up Joystick Drivers in this manual. 2-2 Installing Software Restart your ...
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... on page C-1. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall only the audio drivers if you think they have been corrupted. 1. If not, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME". 2-4 Installing Software Reinstalling the Audio Drivers Playing Legacy Games You may want to complete the installation of the audio...
... on page C-1. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall only the audio drivers if you think they have been corrupted. 1. If not, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME". 2-4 Installing Software Reinstalling the Audio Drivers Playing Legacy Games You may want to complete the installation of the audio...
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... needed, the installation program adds the necessary HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM The first two statements set up the environment variables for the SB Live! The AUTOEXEC.BAT .ile... if it is required for your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. card to use the SB Live! For example: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS You may load this driver into high memory when using the NOEMS option if SBEINIT.COM fails to load SBEINIT.COM into high memory in MS-DOS...
... needed, the installation program adds the necessary HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM The first two statements set up the environment variables for the SB Live! The AUTOEXEC.BAT .ile... if it is required for your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. card to use the SB Live! For example: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS You may load this driver into high memory when using the NOEMS option if SBEINIT.COM fails to load SBEINIT.COM into high memory in MS-DOS...
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... -> Control Panel. 2. They correspond to the sequence of entries in MS-DOS mode: 1. SB16 Emulation resources in Table B-1 and Table B-3. DOS driver directory, that do not match, a good estimate of the identity of "Direct Memory Access". Type SBECFG and then press . Solution: Try using Port...Some older games may show three entries of "Input/Output Range" and two entries of the device is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2. SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME card. Solution: Try switching the SB Emulation IRQ between 5 and 7, use DMA channel 1, use ...
... -> Control Panel. 2. They correspond to the sequence of entries in MS-DOS mode: 1. SB16 Emulation resources in Table B-1 and Table B-3. DOS driver directory, that do not match, a good estimate of the identity of "Direct Memory Access". Type SBECFG and then press . Solution: Try using Port...Some older games may show three entries of "Input/Output Range" and two entries of the device is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2. SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME card. Solution: Try switching the SB Emulation IRQ between 5 and 7, use DMA channel 1, use ...
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....EXE are enabled. Wave volume. CD audio volume. Synth MT-32/LAPC-1 mode. View a short description of the Creative Mixer settings in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME Its syntax is On. DOS driver SBEINIT.COM to set SBEMIXER values in the command line: At the DOS prompt, type the SBEMIXER command in... status of the MPU-401 instrument set used on the SB Live! x can use SBEMIXER.EXE from the range 0 to 127. card. B-8 SB Emulation in Windows 95/98. MS-DOS Mode Utilities The SB Live! card includes a few MS-DOS utilities. card.Typing SBECFG.EXE at the command prompt displays the...
....EXE are enabled. Wave volume. CD audio volume. Synth MT-32/LAPC-1 mode. View a short description of the Creative Mixer settings in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME Its syntax is On. DOS driver SBEINIT.COM to set SBEMIXER values in the command line: At the DOS prompt, type the SBEMIXER command in... status of the MPU-401 instrument set used on the SB Live! x can use SBEMIXER.EXE from the range 0 to 127. card. B-8 SB Emulation in Windows 95/98. MS-DOS Mode Utilities The SB Live! card includes a few MS-DOS utilities. card.Typing SBECFG.EXE at the command prompt displays the...
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... and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other error messages at system restart. Restart your system to allow Windows 95/98 to reassign resources to the removed audio card. Player 5.1 card. If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live... Panel. 2. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver-indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. Windows is trying to match the drivers to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. Troubleshooting C-7 Make sure that a conflict...
... and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other error messages at system restart. Restart your system to allow Windows 95/98 to reassign resources to the removed audio card. Player 5.1 card. If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live... Panel. 2. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver-indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. Windows is trying to match the drivers to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. Troubleshooting C-7 Make sure that a conflict...
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... not launched when a DVD disc is selected. 3. Click the Players tab. 4. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Click the OK button to C:\Program Files\Creative\PC- In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. Browse to close the dialog box. DVD Encore and double-click the.... Problems with Encore DVD Player 2. To solve this problem: 1. Now when you double-click the Disc Detector icon, the Encore DVD Player is launched. The drivers are removed.
... not launched when a DVD disc is selected. 3. Click the Players tab. 4. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Click the OK button to C:\Program Files\Creative\PC- In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. Browse to close the dialog box. DVD Encore and double-click the.... Problems with Encore DVD Player 2. To solve this problem: 1. Now when you double-click the Disc Detector icon, the Encore DVD Player is launched. The drivers are removed.