User’s Manual
July, 1994
913-0000-000 Revision 1.0
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2. Installing the Sound Card and Related Software
This chapter describes the process of installing the MAD16 Pro sound card and related
software into your computer system.
2.1. Installing the Sound Card
The following steps describe the procedure to install the sound card into your computer:
1. Turn your computer off and leave the power cable connected to the power outlet as it is.
2. Remove the cover from your computer. Refer to your computer user guide for more
details. Most systems require removing screws from the back of the computer and then
sliding the cover off.
3. Find an unused 16-bit (full-length) expansion slot.
4. Remove the screw from the slot cover. Save the screw for later use. Remove the slot
cover.
5. Pick up your sound card by holding the edge with one hand. Touch any unpainted metal
surface in the computer with the other hand to discharge any static electricity.
6. Align the sound card horizontally with respect to the expansion slot. Insert the sound
card into the expansion slot by pushing it down firmly. Anchor the card's mounting bracket
with the screw you saved from step 4.
IMPORTANT
If you intend to use your MAD16 Pro sound card with the Mitsumi or Sony or Panasonic
or IDE CD-ROM Drives, please go to the Chapter 5 on connecting your CD-ROM
Drives to your sound card before proceeding.
7. Put the cover of the computer back.
8. Connect a pair of speakers to the Speakers-Out connector of the sound card. Refer to
Chapter 3 to connect other external devices to the sound card such as a joystick or a MIDI
instrument.
9. Turn on your computer.
10. Proceed to the next Section to install the MAD16 Pro software.
2.2. Installing the Software for DOS and Windows
MAD16 Pro Installation Disk contains a file named
install.exe
. This is the MAD16 Pro
software installation program. Follow these steps to install MAD16 Pro software into your
hard disk:
