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PLEASE READ
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By using the following Windows 3.1 Driver Library
(the "Software"), you are hereby agreeing to the
included license agreement. Please review the
file LICENSE.TXT.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Sound Blaster Pro Drivers *
* for *
* Windows 3.1 *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Table of Contents
-----------------
I. Introduction
II. Diskette/.EXE file contents
III. Installing the drivers
IV. What to do if the drivers don't install correctly
V. If you upgraded from Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.1
VI. Important notes
I. Introduction
---------------
This diskette (or self extracting .exe file) contains
drivers and programs for Windows 3.1 users who have a
Sound Blaster Pro or Sound Blaster Pro Basic.
If you obtained the drivers and programs mentioned in
this file as a .EXE file from a bulletin board, please
unzip the contents into an empty directory or onto a
formatted diskette before following the installation
instructions.
II. Diskette/.EXE contents
--------------------------
Filename Size Date Description
-----------------------------------------------------
OEMSETUP.INF 5-28-92 Windows setup file
CREATIVE.TXT This document
AUDIO.TXT Basic audio driver
installation instructions
LICENSE.TXT WDL license agreement
MIDIMAP.CFG 40962 4-23-92 Windows MIDI Map
configuration
MMCBOX.EXE 22016 3-28-92 MultiMedia Chatterbox
(.WAV player)
MMJBOX.EXE 22016 4-10-92 MultiMedia Jukebox
(.MID player)
SBPAUX.DRV 4304 4-15-92 Sound Blaster Pro
Auxiliary Audio Driver
SBPFM.DRV 12752 4-28-92 Sound Blaster Pro FM
SBPMIXER.EXE 29024 4-10-92 Sound Blaster Pro Mixer
Utility
SBPSND.DRV 15552 5-15-92 Sound Blaster Pro Wave
& MIDI Driver
VSBPD.386 5640 5-15-92 Windows Virtual Device
Driver
III. Installing the drivers
---------------------------
1. Start Windows v3.1.
2. Open the Control Panel and select the Drivers icon.
3. You should have the following driver names in the
Installed Drivers list:
MIDI Mapper
Timer
[MCI] CD Audio ;this is only for
owners of CD-ROM drives
[MCI] MIDI Sequencer
[MCI] Sound
If you have other drivers installed, please remove
them with the REMOVE button and restart Windows before
continuing. If any of these drivers are not listed,
please add them before continuing. (See your
Windows manual for details on adding these drivers.)
Make sure you restart Windows after making changes to
the driver list.
4. Click on the ADD button.
5. Select Unlisted or Updated driver and click on OK.
6. Insert the floppy containing the drivers.
7. Type in the drive letter of the floppy drive
containing the driver disk.
8. Select Sound Blaster Pro Auxiliary Audio and click on
OK.
9. Windows will prompt you for the Sound Blaster I/O
address. The default I/O address is 220H. If you
have changed the jumper on your card to 240H, then
select 240H.
10. Windows will ask if you want to restart your system.
Click on DON'T RESTART, then repeat steps 4, 5, 6,
and 7.
WARNING! - Steps 11 and 12 will OVERWRITE your existing
MIDIMAP.CFG configuration. If you want to keep your
existing configuration, click on CANCEL and make a
copy of MIDIMAP.CFG before continuing the installation
process.
11. Select Sound Blaster Pro MIDI Synthesizer and click
on OK.
12. Windows will ask if you want to use the current
MIDIMAP.CFG or install the new MIDIMAP.CFG - Select
NEW and continue on.
13. Windows will prompt you for the Sound Blaster I/O
address. Repeat the instructions in step 9.
14. Windows will ask if you want to restart your system.
Click on DO NOT RESTART, then repeat steps 4, 5, 6,
and 7.
15. Select Sound Blaster Pro Wave and MIDI and click on
OK.
16. Windows will prompt you for the Sound Blaster I/O
address, Interrupt, and DMA channel. Choose the
settings your card is set to and continue on.
17. Windows will ask if you want to restart your system.
Click on RESTART. Windows will then restart.
18. Two additional Windows applications are provided.
They are MMJBOX.EXE and MMCBOX.EXE, please copy them
into your Windows directory.
IV. What to do if the drivers don't install correctly
-----------------------------------------------------
If you are having problems installing the drivers, here
are some things to check. Also, be sure to read the
"Important Notes" section below.
** 1. If you installed Windows 3.1 using the "Express
Installation," Windows scanned your hard disk for
programs to be installed. As a result, older
versions of the Chatterbox, Jukebox, and Mixer were
installed if they were on your hard disk at the time
of installation. Please remove these icons. To do
this, click on the icon once to select it, then press
the delete key. Windows will ask you for confirmation.
Repeat for each icon.
2. Check the size and date of all the driver files in the
Windows SYSTEM directory against the listing in the
section "Diskette/.EXE Contents". Make sure that the
correct drivers have been copied to your hard disk.
3. Open the Driver applet in Control panel. You should at
least have the following driver names in the Installed
Drivers list:
Creative Sound Blaster Pro Auxiliary Audio
Creative Sound Blaster Pro MIDI Synthesizer
Creative Sound Blaster Pro Wave and MIDI
MIDI Mapper
Timer
[MCI] CD Audio ;this is only for owners
of CD-ROM drives
[MCI] MIDI Sequencer
[MCI] Sound
If one or more of these drivers do not exist, you must
install the driver(s) using the Driver applet in Control
Panel (See the Windows manual for more details).
4. Check your SYSTEM.INI by choosing RUN from the File menu
of the Program Manager, and typing SYSEDIT in the command
line box. Examine the [drivers] and [sndblst.drv]
sections. They should look something like
this:
[drivers]
Timer=timer.drv
Midimapper=midimap.drv
Aux=sbpaux.drv
MIDI=sbpfm.drv
Wave=sbpsnd.drv
MIDI1=sbpsnd.drv
[sndblst.drv]
port=220
int=7
dmachannel=1
5. If Windows won't install a device driver or you get the
error message "Device not found" when playing a Wave or
MIDI file or a CD, be sure you have the following settings
in the [mci] section of SYSTEM.INI
[mci]
WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
Sequencer=mciseq.drv
CDAudio=mcicda.drv ;this is only for owners
of CD-ROM drives
If one or more of these do not exist, you must install
the driver(s) using the Driver applet in Control Panel
(See the Windows manual for instructions). Do not type
in the entries into the SYSTEM.INI because the files have
to be installed into your SYSTEM directory by Windows.
V. If you upgraded from Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.1
--------------------------------------------------
If you upgraded an existing copy of Windows 3.0 or Windows
3.0 with Multimedia Extensions to Windows 3.1, here are some
special notes to consider.
1. If you have a line which reads "device=vsbd.386" in the
[386Enh] section of SYSTEM.INI, please delete it. This
is an old driver which has been replaced by VSBPD.386.
The new driver will not work correctly until this
line is removed.
2. Delete the file SBPMIXER.CPL in the Windows SYSTEM
directory. It is no longer being supported. The new
SBPMIXER.EXE is now used instead and is loaded
automatically when you install the Sound Blaster drivers.
3. After installing Windows 3.1, verify that the latest
SBPMIXER.EXE, MMCBOX.EXE, MMJBOX.EXE, SBPFM.DRV,
SBPAUX.DRV and SBPSND.DRV have been copied to your hard
disk. Check the size and date of these files against
the listing in the section "Diskette Contents". You can
delete any older versions that you find in your system.
VI. Important notes
-------------------
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
* I M P O R T A N T *
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
1. The drivers that are included with the Windows 3.1
Resource Kit are not the lastest drivers and may not
work properly. Please do not use them.
2. We are including drivers that make use of Device
Virtualization. These drivers will allow DOS Apps
that use the Sound Blaster to run in Enhanced Mode.
Please make sure that a line reading
"device=vsbpd.386" exists under the [386Enh] section
in your SYSTEM.INI. If you have a line which reads
"device=vsbd.386", please delete it. Also, make sure
the file VSBPD.386 is in your Windows SYSTEM directory.
If it is not, copy it from the Drivers Disk.
3. The Windows 3.1 drivers can now be used in both Windows
3.0 with Multimedia extensions as well as Windows 3.1.
They will check the Windows version and use the correct
Sound Blaster section name to access the settings in the
SYSTEM.INI.
4. A MIDI-MAP has been created to make use of the
SBPFM.DRV, please use the MIDI MAPPER icon under Control
Panel to customize it to your requirements.
Under Windows 3.1, MIDI channel 10 is referenced as the
drum channel. If you are having problems with the FM
synth not sounding "right", try modifying the
configuration with the MIDI Mapper.
The following is a list of the existing MIDI Map
configurations and how they are mapped:
Map Input Output Output Input Output Output
Name Channel Channel Port Map Name Channel Channel Port
------ ------- ------- ------ -------- ------- ------- ------
All FM 1 1 FM All MIDI 1 1 MIDI
2 2 FM 2 2 MIDI
3 3 FM 3 3 MIDI
4 4 FM 4 4 MIDI
5 5 FM 5 5 MIDI
6 6 FM 6 6 MIDI
7 7 FM 7 7 MIDI
8 8 FM 8 8 MIDI
9 9 FM 9 9 MIDI
10 10 FM 10 10 MIDI
11 11 FM 11 11 MIDI
12 12 FM 12 12 MIDI
13 13 FM 13 13 MIDI
14 14 FM 14 14 MIDI
15 15 FM 15 15 MIDI
16 16 FM 16 16 MIDI
Ext FM 1 1 FM Ext MIDI 1 1 MIDI
2 2 FM 2 2 MIDI
3 3 FM 3 3 MIDI
4 4 FM 4 4 MIDI
5 5 FM 5 5 MIDI
6 6 FM 6 6 MIDI
7 7 FM 7 7 MIDI
8 8 FM 8 8 MIDI
9 9 FM 9 9 MIDI
10 10 FM 10 10 MIDI
Basic FM 13 13 FM 14 14 FM
15 15 FM 16 10 FM
NOTE: Channel 16 in the Basic FM mapping has been routed to
channel 10 for proper access to the drum channel based
on Microsoft standards for MIDI authoring.