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..., and documentation items: ❑ SB Live! Player 5.1 audio card. ❑ Software Pack (on CD-ROM only) containing Creative Utilities and Drivers for software installation 3rd Party software may have higher system requirements Product Guide 1 What's in the Package Your SB Live! English Welcome...half-length PCI 2.1 compliant slot ❑ Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) ❑ CD-ROM drive required for Windows® 95/98, Windows® NT 4.0/2000 and Windows® ME ❑ CD-ROM audio cable. ❑ CD SP/DIF Cable ❑ This Product Guide. ❑...
..., and documentation items: ❑ SB Live! Player 5.1 audio card. ❑ Software Pack (on CD-ROM only) containing Creative Utilities and Drivers for software installation 3rd Party software may have higher system requirements Product Guide 1 What's in the Package Your SB Live! English Welcome...half-length PCI 2.1 compliant slot ❑ Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) ❑ CD-ROM drive required for Windows® 95/98, Windows® NT 4.0/2000 and Windows® ME ❑ CD-ROM audio cable. ❑ CD SP/DIF Cable ❑ This Product Guide. ❑...
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... installed For more information, refer to "Step 1: Installing the Audio Card" on page 7. Product Guide 3 Installing Device Drivers • Insert installation disk in spare expansion slot • Connect CD-ROM audio cable • Connect powered speakers or... 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 2: Installing Device...
... installed For more information, refer to "Step 1: Installing the Audio Card" on page 7. Product Guide 3 Installing Device Drivers • Insert installation disk in spare expansion slot • Connect CD-ROM audio cable • Connect powered speakers or... 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 2: Installing Device...
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...a3d.dll file cannot be found , the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. 3. English Step 2: Installing Device Drivers If you that the new hardware (audio card) has been detected. Then the following screen appears: 2. 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. Click Other Locations. Double-click the CD-ROM ...
...a3d.dll file cannot be found , the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. 3. English Step 2: Installing Device Drivers If you that the new hardware (audio card) has been detected. Then the following screen appears: 2. 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. Click Other Locations. Double-click the CD-ROM ...
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... Panel. or ! Insert the installation disc into your computer. To check that device drivers are running Windows NT 4.0/2000, follow these steps: 1. If you are correctly installed, click on Sound, Video and ...Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers. Player 5.1 icon appears beside the listed device driver, select the device, click Remove and repeat steps 1-8. Follow the instructions on the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. If a ? The Creative...
... Panel. or ! Insert the installation disc into your computer. To check that device drivers are running Windows NT 4.0/2000, follow these steps: 1. If you are correctly installed, click on Sound, Video and ...Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers. Player 5.1 icon appears beside the listed device driver, select the device, click Remove and repeat steps 1-8. Follow the instructions on the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. If a ? The Creative...
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... to install the audio software in the various Windows operating systems. It consists of the following instructions. 2 Installing Software Installing Audio Drivers and Applications This chapter shows you are applicable to all Windows operating systems. After you have installed the card... and switched on your audio card. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. ...
... to install the audio software in the various Windows operating systems. It consists of the following instructions. 2 Installing Software Installing Audio Drivers and Applications This chapter shows you are applicable to all Windows operating systems. After you have installed the card... and switched on your audio card. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. ...
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... click the OK button. 7. Player 5.1 Congratulations! In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box, click Analog Joystick Driver, and then click the OK button. 8. Player 5.1. In the Microsoft Joystick Configuration dialog box, click the OK button. 9. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 6. Restart your computer as Administrator...
... click the OK button. 7. Player 5.1 Congratulations! In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box, click Analog Joystick Driver, and then click the OK button. 8. Player 5.1. In the Microsoft Joystick Configuration dialog box, click the OK button. 9. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 6. Restart your computer as Administrator...
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...complete the installation of the audio drivers. Click the Drivers only button. 4. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME". 2-4 Installing Software... For more information, see "Problems Installing Software" 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. Follow the...
...complete the installation of the audio drivers. Click the Drivers only button. 4. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME". 2-4 Installing Software... For more information, see "Problems Installing Software" 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. Follow the...
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... the variables, see "Environment Variables" on page B-5. On the rare occasion a program does not work with the game. 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... for your CONFIG.SYS file, creating the file if it is not. card with a memory manager, you will not be loaded. For example: LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM Do not remove the memory manager altogether.
... the variables, see "Environment Variables" on page B-5. On the rare occasion a program does not work with the game. 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... for your CONFIG.SYS file, creating the file if it is not. card with a memory manager, you will not be loaded. For example: LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM Do not remove the memory manager altogether.
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... the resource list to help you have difficulty detecting the SB Live! If the number of the device is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2. DOS driver directory, that do not match, a good estimate of the identity of entries do not work properly. Type SBECFG and then...is its I/O address or DMA channel. B-6 SB Emulation in Windows 95/98: 1. Double-click Creative Miscellaneous Devices, and then double-click Creative SB Live! card. SB16 Emulation configuration. Click the Resources tab. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In the System Properties dialog...
... the resource list to help you have difficulty detecting the SB Live! If the number of the device is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2. DOS driver directory, that do not match, a good estimate of the identity of entries do not work properly. Type SBECFG and then...is its I/O address or DMA channel. B-6 SB Emulation in Windows 95/98: 1. Double-click Creative Miscellaneous Devices, and then double-click Creative SB Live! card. SB16 Emulation configuration. Click the Resources tab. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In the System Properties dialog...
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... settings for advanced users who want to 127. x can be a value from the range 0 to set used on the SB Live! DOS driver SBEINIT.COM to be a value from the command line-useful for SBEMIXER.EXE are enabled. Its syntax is On. Wave volume. CD audio volume... optional parameters, and: This Parameter /S:x /W:x /C:x /M:x /? SBEMIXER.EXE Use SBEMIXER.EXE to obtain the hardware settings and the status of the Creative Mixer settings in Windows 95/98. These utilities require the SB Live! You can be loaded. SBEC.G.EXE Use the SBECFG.EXE utility to change the volume levels...
... settings for advanced users who want to 127. x can be a value from the range 0 to set used on the SB Live! DOS driver SBEINIT.COM to be a value from the command line-useful for SBEMIXER.EXE are enabled. Its syntax is On. Wave volume. CD audio volume... optional parameters, and: This Parameter /S:x /W:x /C:x /M:x /? SBEMIXER.EXE Use SBEMIXER.EXE to obtain the hardware settings and the status of the Creative Mixer settings in Windows 95/98. These utilities require the SB Live! You can be loaded. SBEC.G.EXE Use the SBECFG.EXE utility to change the volume levels...
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...still do not know which card is trying to match the drivers to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. Log on to the removed audio card. Troubleshooting C-7 To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows NT 4.0 Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral ...Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver-indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live! To solve this problem: 1. To resolve I /O address. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. ...
...still do not know which card is trying to match the drivers to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. Log on to the removed audio card. Troubleshooting C-7 To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows NT 4.0 Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral ...Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver-indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live! To solve this problem: 1. To resolve I /O address. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. ...
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...Devices • MIDI Devices And Instruments the items other than • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative S/W Synth 5. The drivers are removed. Click the OK button twice. In the Players Properties dialog box, ...click the Browse button. 6. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. On the General tabbed page of the Creative...
...Devices • MIDI Devices And Instruments the items other than • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative S/W Synth 5. The drivers are removed. Click the OK button twice. In the Players Properties dialog box, ...click the Browse button. 6. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. On the General tabbed page of the Creative...