Labway A331L7 User Manual

USER MANUAL

Configuration and Hardware

December 1998

Solo-1 PCI Sound Card Configuration/Hardware

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. DESCRIPTION.........................................................................2

1.1. Features........................................................................................2

1.2. Card Figure...................................................................................3

1.3. Connectors.................................................................................... 4

1.3.1. External Connectors:.....................................................................................4

1.3.2. Internal Connectors:......................................................................................4

1.3.3. Audio Connectors:.........................................................................................5

2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...............................................6

2.1. Handling the PCI Sound Card .......................................................6

2.2. Installing the PCI Sound Card....................................................... 6

3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION................................................7

3.1. Software Contents.........................................................................7

3.2. Device Driver ...............................................................................7

3.2.1. Installing the Device Driver for the first time under Windows ........7

3.2.2. Device Driver Installation Under Windows .............................................8

3.3. Application Software .................................................................... 8

3.3.1. Application Installation Under Windows ............................................8

3.4. How to Play Games Under DOS Mode..........................................8

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Solo-1 PCI Sound Card Configuration/Hardware

1. DESCRIPTION

“Solo-1 L70” is a new audio adapter that provides the next generation of PCI audio
performance to the PC market. The adapter not only meets the new demands of
advanced PC audio applications but also enables the integration of a complete
multimedia subsystem on a single adapter. The adapter functionality and interfaces
are compliant with all major industry standards, including the SoundBlaster
Compatible, PC97, Windows Sound System and
PCI 2.1 bus specification.

1.1. Features

⇒ Single, high performance, mixed signal, 16-bit stereo VLSI chip
⇒ PCI parallel bus interface, version 2.1
⇒ Full native DOS games compatibility, via three technologies:

⇒ TDMA
⇒ DDMA

⇒ PC/PCI
⇒ High-Quality ESFM music synthesizer
⇒ Dynamic range (SNR) over 80 dB
⇒ Integrated Spatializer 3-D audio effects processor

Record and Playback Features

• Record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music

• 16-bit stereo ADC and DAC

• Programmable independent sample rates from 4 kHz up to 48 kHz for record

and playback

• Full-Duplex operation for simultaneous record and playback

Inputs and Outputs

• Stereo inputs for line-in, auxiliary A (CD audio), and auxiliary B (wavetable),

and a mono input for microphone

• MPU-401 (UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI

devices

• Integrated dual game port

• Separate mono input (MONO-IN) and mono output (MONO-OUT) for

speakerphone

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