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Appendix D: Installing Sound Drivers
Installing Sound Device Drivers
This explains how to install the sound drivers necessary to utilize the onboard
sound support. Prior to installing any drivers, follow the instructions on how
to install a CD-ROM drive and how to connect external sound devices.
About Device Drivers
Device drivers are necessary for the computer system to communicate with
devices such as CD-ROM drives, sound controllers, graphics adapters or
devices that are not natively supported by the system BIOS. Once started, device
drivers remain active in the background of the computer system. Usually a
device driver is added to the CONFIG.SYS file, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or
both.
WARNING:
This installation procedure should only be used if your hard drive
has been re-formatted. These drivers have been installed at the
factory and do not need to be reinstalled on a new system.
Installing the Sound Drivers
Once you have connected your external sound devices, you can install the
sound drivers. If you are installing a CD-ROM drive, it is recommended you
install it before setting up the sound devices.
1.
If you previously installed another sound card, remove it and
all associated files from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files.
2.
Start your computer system.
3.
Insert the sound driver disk into your floppy drive.
4.
From the DOS prompt (C:\), type: A:\INSTALL
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions and the installation program
will automatically copy the drivers to your hard drive.
6.
Once the software is copied, the install program automatically
updates your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
