M U L T I M E D I A
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MULTIMEDIA
This chapter is designed to give you basic information on a few of
the multimedia features that you could choose to have fitted to your
computer. It is a catch-all term that covers audio, CD-ROM,
communications, education, fax, games, Internet, modem, movies,
networking, photo-editing, publishing, radio, scanners, television,
voice-mail and more, as it is an area under continuous development.
There are several versions of this system. One
version is supplied
fitted with on board Soundblaster 16 bit sound system (with Yamaha
OPL3 synthesiser)
Caution
Apricot Computers Limited extensively test many combinations of accessories
and devices for official upgrade kits. Parts obtained from other suppliers, or
sources, cannot therefore be guaranteed to be compatible with the system or each
other.
Device drivers
All of the Multimedia aspects are controlled by software ‘drivers’.
These are loaded by batch files that are called by the operating
system. These are read by your computer when it boots up on switch
on. The software then initialises devices like the CD-ROM drive, the
Sound system, plus any others that may be installed.
If your system was ordered with any of the above included, all of the
required drivers should have been installed, either by our factory or
your supplier. You should not initially attempt to reinstall any of the
device drivers, as this may lead to conflicts in the computer as it tries
to boot up, causing the software to believe, for example, that there
may be
two
CD drives.
If you have any difficulties, contact your supplier or an authorised
maintainer. If you are making changes or adding expansion cards
yourself, some useful information is in the chapter ‘
System
Expansion’.
