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Vortex SQ1500 Windows 2000 Driver                                     README.TXT
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This is version 5.0.3500 of the Aureal Vortex SQ1500 driver for Windows 2000.

DRIVER INSTALLATION 

   If you have older drivers in your system, please uninstall them first.

	1.  Power on the system, placing the "Installation Driver Disk"
            in the CD-ROM drive.

	2.  Select "My Computer" icon.

	3.  Select "Control Panel" icon.

	4.  Select "System" icon.

	5.  You should be in the "System Properties" window.

	6.  Click on the "Hardware" tab.

	7.  Click the "Device Manager" button.

	8.  Click the "Sound, Video and game controllers" selection.

	9.  The current list of adapters is sound.

	10. Click on the adapter (Microsoft WinMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver)
            that the driver is replacing.

	11. Click on the "Driver" tab.

	12. Click the "Update Driver..." button.

	13. The "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" window should now open.

	14. Click the "Next" button.

	15. Select the option to "Display a list of the known drivers
	for this device so that I can choose a specific driver".

	16. Click the "Have Disk" button.

	17. Click on "Browse" and go to the directory (CDROM:\Aureal\Driver\Win2000>).
	Go to the directory. Select the "Wdma_aurl.inf" file and press ok.

	18. The "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" window should open with a Message 
	"Select a Device Driver"

	19. Click the "Aureal Semiconductor" of Manufacturers.

	20. Click the "Aureal Vortex 8810 Audio(WDM)" of Models.

	21.  Follow remaining prompts as instructed.  Close all windows
	and reboot.