Sound Blaster Drivers for Windows 3.1

Creative Labs 1.5/2.0 Sound Blaster Drivers for Windows 3.1

  • Sound Blaster 1.5 and 2.0 supported
  • Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.0 with multimedia extension
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Table of Contents
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   I.   Introduction
   II.  Diskette 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
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   This diskette contains drivers and programs for Windows 3.1 users who
   have a Sound Blaster 1.5 or 2.0.

   If you obtained the drivers and programs mentioned in this file as a ZIP
   file from a bulletin board, please unzip the contents into a diskette
   labeled

               Sound Blaster 1.5/2.0 drivers for Windows v3.1
                 Copyright (c) 1992 Creative Labs, Inc.

   before following the installation instructions.

II. Diskette contents
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    Filename      Size   Date     Description
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    MIDIMAP.CFG   42250  4-03-92  Windows MIDI Map configuration
    MMCBOX.EXE    22016  3-28-92  MultiMedia Chatterbox (.WAV player)
    MMJBOX.EXE    22016  4-10-92  MultiMedia Jukebox (.MID player)
    OEMSETUP.INF    415  5-15-92  Windows setup file
    README.1ST    12851  5-15-92  This document
    SB15SND.DRV   14896  5-15-92  Sound Blaster v1.5 Wave & MIDI Driver
    SB20SND.DRV   14784  5-15-92  Sound Blaster v2.0 Wave & MIDI Driver
    SBFM.DRV      12416  4-28-92  Sound Blaster FM 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] 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.

   WARNING! - The following steps 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.

   8. Select Sound Blaster MIDI Synthesizer and click on OK.

   9. Windows will ask if you want to use the current MIDIMAP.CFG or install
      the new MIDIMAP.CFG - Select NEW and continue on.

  10. 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.

  11. Windows will ask if you want to restart your system.  Click on
      DON'T RESTART, then repeat steps 4, 5, 6, and 7.

  12. Select Sound Blaster v1.5 or Sound Blaster v2.0 Wave and MIDI, depending
      on which card you own (Quick way to tell:  The v2.0 has three 1/8" mini
      jacks - Line In, Mic In, and Audio Out, and the v1.5 only has two 1/8"
      jacks - Mic In and Audio Out).  Make your selection and click on OK.

  13. 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.

  14. Windows will ask if you want to restart your system.  Click on
      RESTART.  Windows will then restart.

  15. 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 before you call Technical Support.  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 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 _MIDI Synthesizer
            Creative Sound Blaster 1.5 Wave and MIDI   ;or 2.0 for SB 2.0 card
            MIDI Mapper
            Timer
            [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
              MIDI=sbfm.drv
              Wave=sb15snd.drv    ;Note - a v1.5 card was assumed.  If you
              MIDI1=sb15snd.drv   ;have a v2.0 card, change to sb20snd.drv

              [sndblst.drv]
              port=220
              int=7
              dmachannel=1

   5. If Windows refuses to install a device driver or you get the error
      message "Device not found" when playing a Wave or MIDI file, be sure
      you have the following settings in the [mci] section of SYSTEM.INI

              [mci]
              WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
              Sequencer=mciseq.drv

      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. After installing Windows 3.1, verify that the latest MMCBOX.EXE,
      MMJBOX.EXE, SBFM.DRV and SB15SND.DRV (or SB20SND.DRV for Sound Blaster
      2.0) 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
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   1. The drivers found in the file CREATE.EXE on Microsoft's BBS and in the
      Microsoft Forum on CompuServe are not the latest drivers for Windows 3.1
      and may not work properly.  Please do not use them.

   2. 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.

   3. 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.

   4. 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.

   5. A MIDI-MAP has been created to make use of the SBFM.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:
                 
                 Input    Output   Output              Input    Output   Output
      Map 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.

   The software and programs on this disk are copyrighted by Creative Labs,Inc.
   and may not be distributed without the express written permission of
   Creative Labs, Inc.