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Vortex SQ1500 Windows 9x Driver                                       README.TXT
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This is version 4.06.3220 of the Aureal Vortex SQ1500 driver for Windows 9x.


I.  Overview
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A.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

	1. Vortex SQ1500 sound card with Installation & Driver CD-ROM. 
	2. Access to Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 installation 
	   CD-ROM. 
	3. Windows 9x PC with:
	  *   100+MHz, >16MB DRAM, >15MB disk space, and CDROM
	      drive
	  *   Available PCI slot.
	4. Good-quality speakers or headphones and connecting cables. 
	5. Joystick and MIDI keyboard for testing the gameport. 

    Wavetable Memory Requirements:
  
      The Vortex SQ1500 hardware wavetable engine uses a native 4MB sample set. 
      The samples are stored on hard disk and swapped to DRAM as required. The 
      typical DRAM footprint is <2MB. As a result, the Vortex sample set 
      provides better sound quality than 2MB sample sets offered by other 
      vendors, but does not require more memory. 


II.  QUICK START
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	1.  Remove any existing Vortex SQ1500 drivers from previous
 	    installations. 
	2.  Install the Vortex SQ1500 hardware.

    In most cases, you will be able to insert the card into your computer, 
    insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen 
    prompts for complete system installation. 




III. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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A. DRIVER INSTALLATION 

   If you have older drivers in your system, please uninstall them first 
   as described in Section C below. 


	1.  Power on the system, placing the "Installation Driver Disk" in the CD-ROM drive.
	2.  During the load process, Windows 9x should detect the Vortex PCI
	    board and display a message such as "New Hardware Found". If Windows
	    prompts you for the drivers of the "PCI Multimedia Audio Device",
	    then select "Driver Disk Provided by Manufacturer"
	    Select the Vortex CD-ROM's \Aureal\Win9x directory. 

   Note: Some Windows 95 versions (OSR2) do not show this prompt. Instead, 
   they ask whether to search the diskette and CD-ROM drives for the 
   appropriate drivers.

   Installed drivers may include Vortex PCI audio, Vortex wavetable, Vortex
   mixer, DOS modem port, Vortex gameport interface, Vortex MPU401 interface,
   and Vortex Sound Blaster emulation. 

   Depending on the version of Windows 95 and the configuration of the 
   system, you may be prompted to provide several file locations. Here are 
   the CD-ROMs and directory locations for which you may be prompted:


        Vortex Installation & Driver Disk		\Aureal\Win9x
        PCI Multifunction Audio Device			\Aureal\Win9x


B.  UNINSTALLING WINDOWS 9x DRIVERS

To uninstall the Vortex SQ1500 software, you can use the following procedure: 
	
	1.  Open to the Windows 9x Device Manager (right-click on "My Computer"
	    and select "Properties").
	2.  Open the "Multifunction Adapters" tree and select "Vortex 
	    Multifunction PCI Platform"
	3.  Press the "Remove" button at the bottom of the Device Manager 
	    window pane. 
	4.  The drivers are now removed from memory, but are still on the hard
	    disk. To delete the files from 
	    the hard disk:
		
		a.  Open the Windows 9x control panel's "Add/Remove Programs"
		    applet.
		b.  To remove the drivers, double-click "Aureal Vortex". A 
		    Vortex uninstaller application starts.
		c.  To remove the demo applications, double-click "Aureal 
		    Vortex Applications".  There is no need to reboot the 
		    computer.


For Technical Support please contact your board manufacturer.

Aureal, A3D, A3D-I, A3D-Interactive, Aureal logo, and Vortex SQ1500 are 
registered trademarks of Aureal Inc. 

All other trademarks are owned their respective owners.

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