Sound Blaster SB16 PCI User Manual

User’s Guide

SB16 PCI

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Version 2.0

March 200 0

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Contents

Introduction

Checking Sy stem Requir ements....... ................ .................................................. .....................2

Using This G u ide................... ................................. ................................. .................................2

Getting More I n f o rmation..... ................................. .................................................. ....2

Document Convention s..................... ................................................. ..........................2

Preliminary Step for Windows 95 Users....... ................................. ................................. .........3

On the Audi o Card...................................... ................................. .............................................4

T o Install th e Card and Related Hard ware.... ................................. ..........................................4

T o Install Software in Windows 95/98............................. ................................. .......................5

T o Install A u d i o Driver s.................... ................................................. ..........................5

T o Inst all App licatio ns.... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... ....6

T o Test the In stalla tion.... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... ....7

To Uninstall Sound Blaster 16 PCI............ ........................................ ... ..................... ..8

T o Install Software in Windows NT 4.0........................................................... .......................8

T o Install A u d i o Driver s.................... ................................................. ..........................8

T o Test the In stalla tion.... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... ....8

To Uninstall Sound Blaster 16 PCI............ ........................................ ... ..................... ..9

To Reinstall the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc.......... .......................... ....9

A Windows NT 4 .0 Service Cont rol Manager error mess ag e appears......................9

Applications........................................ ................................. ....................................................10

Creativ e Mixer........................... .................................................. ...............................10

Creativ e WaveS t u d i o......................................... ................................. ........................11

Soundo’LE (for Windows 95/98 only)......................................................................11

Creativ e Key tar........................ .................................................. .................................11

General Sp ecification s.............................. ................................. .............................................12

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