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Aztech PCI Galaxy Audio Sound Card Users Manual

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Table Of Contents

Setting up Your Sound Card -------------------------------------------

1.1 Minimum System Requirements ------------------------------------

1.2 Safety Precaution -------------------------------------------------------------

1.3 Installation Notes --------------------------------------------------------------

1.4 Installing the Sound Card ------------------------------------------------

1.5 Connecting the Sound Card --------------------------------------------

Installing Drivers and Utilities ----------------------------------------

2.1 If you are using Windows® 95------------------------------------------

2.2 If you are using Earlier Versions of Windows® 95 ---------

2.3 If you are using Windows® 98------------------------------------------

2.4 If you are using Windows NT® 4.0 -----------------------------------

2.5 Installing Yamaha Software Synthesizer S-YXG50 ---------

2.6 Installing the Q3D Demo Program --------------------------------

2.7 Installing the Clef3 Multimedia Software ----------------------

2.8 Installing Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE4) -------------------------------

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Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------

Technical Specifications --------------------------------------------------

Sound Card Layout-----------------------------------------------------------

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Chapter 1  Setting up Your Sound Card

Setting up Your Sound Card

Thank you for buying the Aztech PCI Galaxy Audio Sound Card.

With its many high-fidelity features including Q3D Positional Sound, 128-Voice

Software Wavetable Synthesis, PCI Bus Interface, AC97 Architectural Design,

Microsoft® PC98 Advanced Audio and Sound Blaster® Pro compliance, the Aztech

PCI Galaxy Audio Sound Card provides the ultimate PC audio performance.

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In addition, your sound card package comes with a comprehensive set of software

applications that allows you to add the impact of sound to virtually every computing

tasks. From adding voice annotations to your documents to creating multimedia

applications, your sound card and its bundled software will greatly enhance your office

productivity and home entertainment.

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1.1 Minimum System Requirements

 PC-based computer with Pentium

processor (Pentium® 200 MHz with MMX® technology processor or

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better is highly recommended).

166 MHz with MMX® technology

 PCI Bus slot.

 16MB RAM (32MB RAM and above for computers Windows NT

 20MB hard disk space (system files and audio drivers only).

 CD-ROM drive.

 Amplified/active speakers.

 Windows

95/98 or Windows NT® 4.0.

1.2 Safety Precaution

Do not remove your sound card from its protective bag until you are

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ready to install it.

 Always try to hold your sound card by its edges. Avoid touching any

electronic components on your sound card.

 Static electricity can cause permanent damage to your sound card. To

prevent such a damage, you must ground yourself while installing the

card. You can do this in either of two ways :

» Use a grounding strap, which is a coiled wire with a clip at one

end and an elastic strap at the other. Wear the strap around your

wrist and attach the clip to any non-painted metal surface of the

computers chassis.

» If you do not have a grounding strap, touch any non-painted

surface of the computer's chassis before you begin installation,

and again every minute or so until the installation is completed.

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1.3 Installation Notes

 Computers come in different shapes and sizes. Therefore, the

installation procedures in this chapter apply generally and you should

compare the illustrations here with your computer before you start the

sound card installation.

 A Philips-type Screwdriver is required for the sound card installation.

 Your computer s documentation should come in handy during the

sound card installation. Have it ready by your side when you start the

sound card installation.

 If you have an existing sound card (that is non-plug-and-play-based)

installed in your computer, you must first un-install its audio drivers

before you remove the sound card. Refer to your existing sound card

documentation for more details on this.

If your existing sound card is plug-and-play-based, then you can

safely proceed to install your new sound card. It is recommended that

any existing sound card be removed before installing your new sound

card.

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1.4 Installing the Sound Card

You need to remove any existing sound card installed in your computer. Note that

if the sound card is non-plug-and-play-based, you need to un-install its audio

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1. Remove your computers chassis cover and set it aside, somewhere

drivers before you remove it. Check your existing sound card documentation for

details on this.

Remember to switch off your computer and any connected devices before

proceeding with the installation of your sound card.

out of your way.

You need to remove any existing sound card installed in your computer.

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2. Select an available

PCI Bus slot and if

necessary, remove its

cover plate. Keep the

mounting screw to

secure your sound

card later.

3. Align your sound

card with the selected

PCI Bus slot and

firmly push it into the

slot. If the sound card

cannot be slide in, do

not force it. Make

sure the sound card is

lined up properly and

try again.

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4. Secure your sound card to the computer chassis with a mounting

screw.

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You may wish to connect your CD-ROM audio cable to the sound card (this cable

should be supplied with the CD-ROM drive). However, as CD-ROM audio cables

are not well standardized, you need to make sure that your CD-ROM audio cable

is suited to the sound card.

The location of the CD Audio connector on the sound card and its pin-out

information can be found in Appendix C of this users manual.

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5. Replace your computers chassis cover.

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1.5 Connecting the Sound Card

You may connect a variety of audio equipment to your sound card as shown in

the illustration below:

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Installing Drivers and Utilities

This chapter contains information on how to install your sound card drivers,

DirectX Version 5.2a drivers, Yamaha software wavetable synthesizer drivers,

Q3D demo program, Clef3 and the browser Internet Explorer.

You can always re-install the drivers by running the D:\AZTSETUP.EXE file

{assuming your CD-ROM drive is D. If not, substitute the drive letter

accordingly) when using Windows

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2.1 If you are using Windows® 95

1. Turn on your computer to start Windows® 95.

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Windows® 95 will detect the newly-installed sound card and an Update

Device Driver Wizard window will appear.

For earlier versions of Windows® 95, a New Hardware Found window will

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appear instead. Please refer to Section 2.2 for instructions on installing the sound

card drivers.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive and click the

Next button.

Windows® 95 will now prompt you that the sound card drivers have been

located.

Click the Finish button to continue with the installation.

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3. A Setup Type window will appear. Choose the language preferred and

click Next to continue.

4. A Multimedia Studio CD Installation window will appear. Select the

components you want to install and click Next.

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5. If you had chosen to install Clef3, a Clef Studio program group

containing the icons will be created during the installation. You will be

prompted to restart your system when the installation of drivers is

completed.

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(i) Select the Yes, I want to restart my computer now option and click

the Finish button.

6. After restarting, Windows® 95 will detect the sound card again. You may

also be prompted for the Windows 95 CD. This usually happens if you

did not install any Windows® 95 multimedia applications previously. If

this occurs, follow the instructions below:

(i) Place the Windows 95 CD in the CD-ROM drive and then click the

OK button.

(ii) Specify where the required files can be found on the Windows 95

CD and click OK.

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7. Restart your system when prompted. After restarting, if you had chosen

to install Yamaha Soft Synthesizer, its installation will now commence.

Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the

multimedia software.

The serial number required during registration is: G5AAS3NC4013

After the software has been installed, a Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-

YXG50 program group will be created.

2.2 If you are using Earlier Versions of Windows® 95

If you are using an earlier version of Windows® 95, follow the instructions

below to install your sound card drivers:

1. Turn on your computer to start Windows® 95.

Windows® 95 will detect the newly-installed sound card and a New

Hardware Found window will appear.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive and click the OK

button.

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The Install From Disk window will appear.

3. Type D:\ in the text box and then click OK (Assuming your CD-ROM

drive is D. If not, substitute the drive letter accordingly).

4. Continue with the installation of the drivers by referring to Section 2.1

(step 3 onwards) of this manual.

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2.3 If you are using Windows® 98

1. Turn on your computer to start Windows® 98.

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Hardware Wizard window will appear. Click Next to install the drivers.

2. Select the Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)

option and click Next.

3. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive and select the

CD-ROM drive option.

Click the Next button to continue.

4. Windows® 98 will now prompt you that the sound card drivers have been

located.

Click the Next button to install the drivers.

5. Continue with the installation of the drivers by referring to Section 2.1

(step 3 onwards) of this manual.

2.4 If you are using Windows NT® 4.0

Windows® 98 will detect the newly-installed sound card and an Add New

1. Start Windows NT

4.0.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3. From Windows NT® taskbar, click the Start button.

4. Select Settings and click on Control Panel.

5. Double-click the Multimedia icon.

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6. Click the Devices tab.

7. Select the Audio Devices option and click the Add button.

8. Select the Unlisted or Updated Driver option. Click OK to continue.

9. Direct Windows NT® to the DRIVERS\NT40 directory on the CD and

select the preferred language directory where the audio drivers can be

found (this would be D:\DRIVERS\NT40, assuming your CD-ROM

drive letter is D).

10. Select the PCI Audio Device option and click OK.

11. A Wavetable Sample Setup screen will appear. Click OK to proceed.

12. Do not restart your system when prompted.

13. Repeat steps 7-8 to install PCI Audio Gameport.

14. Choose Restart Now when prompted.

2.5 Installing Yamaha Software Synthesizer

S-YXG50

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1. Start Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® 4.0.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then Run.

4. Type D:\SoftSynt\Win95\<Language>\Setup.exe in the text box,

where <Language> = English

Dutch

German

French

Italian

Spanish

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Substitute with Nt40 if you are using Windows NT® 4.0.

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(Assuming your CD-ROM drive is D, if not, substitute the drive letter

accordingly). Click OK.

5. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the

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multimedia software.

The serial number required during registration is: G5AAS3NC4013

After the software has been installed, a Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-

YXG50 program group will be created.

2.6 Installing the Q3D Demo Program

1. Start Windows® 95/98.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then Run.

4. Type D:\Apps\Qsound\Q3d_demo.exe in the text box (Assuming

your CD-ROM drive is D, if not, substitute the drive letter accordingly)

and click OK.

5. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the

multimedia software.

After the software has been installed, a Q3D Demo program group will

be created.

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2.7 Installing the Clef3 Multimedia Software

1. Start Windows® 95/98 or Windows NT® 4.0.

2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then Run.

4. Type D:\Clef3\Setup.exe in the text box (Assuming your CD-ROM

drive is D, if not, substitute the drive letter accordingly) and click OK.

5. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the

multimedia software.

After the software has been installed, a Clef3 program group will be

created.

6. The multimedia application comes with on-line Help which requires the

use of a browser application (eg IE 3.x/4.0 or Netscape 3.x/4.0) to view.

2.8 Installing Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE4)

1. Start Windows® 95/98.

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2. Place the Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then Run.

4. Type D:\IE40\<Language>\Setup.exe in the text box, where

<Language> = English

Dutch

German

French

Italian

Spanish

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IE4 will detect the language of the Operating System before installation. Selecting

a different language from your Operating System would result in unsuccessful

installation of the application.

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(Assuming your CD-ROM drive is D, if not, substitute the drive letter

accordingly). Click OK.

5. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the

browser.

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Appendix A  Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

You may encounter some problems or doubts while installing or using your sound

card. This chapter highlights some of the more common issues concerning your sound

card and their possible solutions. Reviewing this chapter can help you solve many

problems and often eliminate the need for telephone assistance.

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My system does not detect the sound card when I boot up for

the first time. Whats wrong?

Make sure your sound card is fully inserted into the PCI Bus slot.

However, if the sound card has been properly installed, do the

following:

1. From the Windows® 95 task bar, click the Start button.

2. Select Settings and then click on Control Panel.

3. Double-click the System icon.

4. Click the Device Manager tab.

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5. Check whether there is any yellow exclamation mark (error) on

each of the PCI Galaxy Audio devices. If yes, remove all devices

and re-install the sound card drivers. Refer to Chapter 2 of this

users manual for details on installing the audio drivers.

There is a yellow exclamation mark (error) for the PCI

Galaxy Legacy Audio device.

Certain motherboards with USB capability may sometimes encounter

this problem. The USB port(s), when enabled, sometimes contends

with the PCI Galaxy Legacy Audio device for the same IRQ resource

resulting in a conflict.

The PCI Galaxy Legacy Audio device typically uses IRQ 5.

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Depending on the type of motherboard you have, there may be 2

possible ways to solve this problem:

1. Reserve IRQ 5 for ISA slots (configurable in the BIOS).

2. Disable COM Port 2 (configurable in the BIOS).

After installation of the drivers, there is an error message

about unloading the EMM386.EXE. What can I do?

On some motherboards, there might be a conflict between the DOS

drivers and EMM386.EXE . Therefore, it is recommended that the

EMM386.EXE line be remarked or removed from the CONFIG.SYS

file that is located on C:|, for example, to remark a line, you can do

the following:

REM C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE

I have installed the sound card drivers, but there is still no

sound. What could be wrong?

There are a variety of possible causes. However, you can check the

following:

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i) Have you connected a pair of active speakers or headset to the

Line-Out jack? Make sure your speakers are turned on.

ii) Is the volume playback level in the sound mixer at least half-

way up?

iii) The drivers may not have been properly installed. Un-install the

drivers (refer to the following FAQ) and then run the

AZTSETUP.EXE file from the Multimedia Studio CD to

re-install the drivers.

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How do I un-install my sound card audio drivers in

Windows® 95/98?

1. From the Windows® 95/98 task bar, click the Start button.

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2. Select Settings and then click on Control Panel.

3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

4. Click the PCI Galaxy Audio Uninstallation option and click

the Add/Remove... button.

5. Click the OK button.

When I tried to play games, there is an error message about

the card sharing interrupt with other devices. What can I do?

The following solutions could be helpful:

i) Reserve IRQ5 to PCI Galaxy Audio from the BIOS. Please refer

to your motherboard manual for details.

ii) Remove your sound card from its present PCI slot and plug it

into another PCI slot. Boot up and try again.

I get a warning You cannot use an IRQ greater than 9

when I setup some games. What should I do?

Please ignore the message and press ESC to continue. WaveTSR will

relocate the IRQ and the game will run normally.

Some of my games do not seem to work with the Q3D

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Positional Sound feature.

Not all games, especially older ones, support the Q3D Positional

Sound feature. However, Q3D Positional Sound is becoming a

popular standard among game developers.

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Technical Specifications

Sound Standards Compatibility

l Sound Blaster

l AdLib compliant

l General MIDI compliant

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2.0 and Sound Blaster Pro II compliant

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l Roland MPU401 UART compliant

l PCI Bus Specification Rev 2.1 compliant

l PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification Rev 1.0 compliant

l Audio Codec '97 compliant

Sound Standards Features

l Supports Microsoft DirectSound 3D Acceleration via PCI-bus

l High quality Sample Rate Converter

l Supports simultaneous full-duplex 16-bit record/playback at

independent sampling rate

l Selectable sampling rate of up to 48kHz

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l High Quality Codec

l Supports 64-voice hardware wavetable

l Virtual FM real time FM-to-wavetable conversion

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l Supports Soft3D positional audio from QSound

l Selectable 1,1.5, 2 or 6 MB General MIDI/General Sound Sample

library

l Virtual GS gives General MIDI/GS command interpretation for

wavetable & effect synthesis

System Audio Sources

l Mono Microphone Audio

l Stereo Line-in Audio

l Stereo CD Audio

l Stereo Auxiliary Audio

l Mono Modem Audio

l Stereo FM Synthesized Music/Wavetable Music

l Stereo (PCM) Digital audio

l Stereo Wavetable Upgrade header

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Appendix C  Sound Card Layout

Sound Card Layout

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Aztech PCI Galaxy Audio Sound Card Users Manual

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Aztech PCI64 User's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1.2 Safety Precaution

1.3 Installation Notes

1.4 Installing the Sound Card

1.5 Connecting the Sound Card