PCI-822 User’s Guide
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Windows Installation
WARNING:
The components in your computer and on the
PCI-822 board are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Follow
these precautions to avoid damage caused by static electricity —
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Leave the PCI-822 board in its anti-static wrapping until you’re
properly grounded.
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To become grounded, make sure the computer is off but leave
its power cord plugged in. Remove the cover, and touch the
computer’s metal chassis.
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Only handle the PCI-822 board by its edges and metal bracket.
MIDI limitation (for Windows 95 only)
Windows 95 can only support up to 11 MIDI input ports and 11 MIDI
output ports, which can be hardware MIDI ports and/or software MIDI
devices that appear as MIDI ports to Windows 95 (MIDI devices in soft
synths or virtual keyboards, for example).
Adding the PCI-822 MIDI ports may put your Windows 95 system
beyond the limit, causing it to crash with the “blue screen” message
“MSGSRV32 caused a general protection fault…”
If you’re running Windows 95, and you already have 8 or more MIDI
ports in your system, follow this procedure to work around the bug:
1. Temporarily disable the MIDI devices in your system, and then reboot
the computer.
2. Install the PCI-822 card, as described on the next page.
3. Open the System tab of the PCI-822 control panel, and disable the
PCI-822 MIDI ports (by setting the MIDI Mode to ‘Disabled’).
4. Re-enable your other MIDI ports, and then reboot the computer.
