INSTALLATION PROCESS
Please follow these steps below for a proper installation of the
drivers for Windows 95. It is hereby assumed that you already have
Windows 95 installed and have properly plugged in your Sound Card.
1. You should have the latest drivers on a floppy diskette ready
for installation.
2. Start Windows 95 and proceed to the Control Panel folder and
select (double click) the SYSTEM icon.
3. Select the Device Manager tab to display the list of devices
currently present on your system.
4. Check to see if you have previously installed the device.
Usually, the device name starts with "OPTi .. Sound System."
If a previous instance of the device does not exist, exit the
System Properties dialog box and proceed to STEP 6.
5. If the device has been installed previously, double click on
the device name to expand the list of sub-devices and select
"OPTi .. Sound System:..." to remove the set of devices plus
this parent device. You will not be able to remove child
devices which are controlled by this parent device unless this
parent device is removed.
Check also to see if you have previously installed any Windows
Sound System or Sound Blaster audio devices or their compatibles,
and if so, please remove them from the list.
Once the devices has been removed, you must restart Windows 95
and proceed to STEP 6.
6. Select (double click) the Add New Hardware icon located in the
Control Panel folder to add/update the new device and it's
associated drivers.
7. When prompted by Windows 95 for the Auto-Scan option for
detecting new devices on your System - select NO and proceed
to the next page.
8. Windows 95 will display a list of known devices that you
currently wish to install. Select "Other Devices" eventhough
the name of the device is included in the list. This forces
Windows 95 to perform a fresh install for your device. Select
Next to proceed.
9. Windows 95 will again display a list containing manufacturer
names and at which point you should ignore the list and select
the "Have Disk..." button. This tells Windows 95 to read
special installation instructions from your diskette to
correctly install the drivers for your OPTi Sound device.
You will have to direct Windows 95 to the proper location of
the floppy diskette.
10. Once information from the floppy diskette has been read by
Windows 95, a list of devices available for installation will
be displayed. This list includes options such as what type
of CD-ROM that you wish to connect to your Sound Card (meaning
using the connectors on your Sound Card for your CD-ROM
interface). Select the correct CD-ROM type combination that
you desire but make sure that the CD-ROM has already been
installed and connected to your Sound Card. If you do not wish
to use your Sound Card for CD-ROM support (as a CD-ROM controller),
just select the basic option which includes only the Sound/Game
support.
11. Select Next and Windows 95 will proceed to install the drivers
needed for your device and configure your device accordingly.
Once your device has been successfully configured, Windows 95
will prompt you to restart your system - select No to skip this
restart process since you should have your Sound Card properly
plugged in and installed. If however your Sound Card has not
been correctly installed, you will have to select Yes to
restart Windows 95.
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