
NT1.07 Release Version of ForteMedia PCI Audio Device FM801 for Windows NT 4.0
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Date: 11/07/98

This is a release version of ForteMedia FM801 PCI Audio Device 
and its driver software. If you find any problem(s), please report to 
ForteMedia or your local ForteMedia Sales Representatives. 
Thank You.

[1] Installation Procedure for FM801 NT1.07
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[1.1] Install From Floppy disk
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For Typical Driver Directory in Floppy: A:\Winnt40,
1) Turn off Machine
2) Insert FM801 Card
3) Turn on Machine and reboot system
4) Open Control Panel following Start\Settings\Control Panel.
5) Run Multimedia applet by double click the Multimedia icon.
6) Install Wave, Mixer, Fm-Syn driver:
	a. Select the "Devices" tab
	b. Click "Add" Button which locates at the bottom of the tab
	c. An "Add" dialogue box is displayed, select the "Unlisted or Updated driver" item,
	   then click the "Ok" button.
	d. An "Install Driver" dialogue box is displayed, enter A:\Winnt40 in the edit box,
           then click the "Ok" button. Or, search the directory in which driver locates using "Browse", then
	   click the "Ok" button
	e. An "Add unlisted or update driver" dialog box is displayed, select "FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-Syn" item, 
	   then click the "Ok" button to install audio driver. After the driver is installed, system will prompt 
	   to restart the computer. Click "Restart now" button.
	f. After the driver is installed, an "System setting change" dialog box will pop up with two choose buttons 
	   of "Don't Restart Now" and "Restart Now", to activate the change of the new installed driver, click the 
	   "Restart Now" button to restart the computer.
	
[1.2] Install From CD ROM
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Steps of installation from CD ROM is the same with installation from floppy. The only difference is the path
to the driver is difference.

[1.3] Install Joystick
Windows NT has provided joystick driver, path of the driver is \drvlib\multimed\joystick\x86 in the Windows NT
CD, following steps below to install it:
1) Open Control Panel following Start\Settings\Control Panel.
2) Run Multimedia applet by double click the Multimedia icon.
3) In Multimedia applet:
	a. Select the "Devices" tab
	b. Click "Add" Button which locates at the bottom of the tab
	c. An "Add" dialogue box is displayed, select the "Unlisted or Updated driver" item,
 	   then click the "Ok" button.
	d. An "Install Driver" dialogue box is displayed, enter d:\drvlib\multimed\joystick\x86 in the edit 
	   box (assume drive D: is where your Windows NT CD locates), then click the "Ok" button. Or, search 
           above directory in which driver locates using "Browse", then click the "Ok" button.
		
[1.4] Uninstall the FM801 Driver
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1) Open Control Panel following Start\Settings\Control Panel.
2) Run Multimedia applet by double click the Multimedia icon.
3) In Multimedia applet:
	a. Select the "Devices" tab
	b. Double click the "MIDI Devices and Instruments" under "Multimedia Drivers"
	c. Select "Audio for FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-Syn" entry
	d. Click "Remove" button.
	e. After the driver is removed, an "System setting change" dialog box will pop up with two buttons 
	   of choices "Don't Restart Now" and "Restart Now".  To activate the change of the driver remove, 
	   click the "Restart Now" button to restart the computer.

[1.5] Update with new Driver
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To update driver, the first step is uninstall the existing driver (following 
directions in [1.3]), then install the updated driver (following directions
in [1.1] or [1.2]).

[2] What is new in this version
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1. Bug fixing: There will be noise when adjusting analog source volume down to the
   bottom in volume control.

2. Codec 3D control capability detection: 
   Codec 3D control gain will be adjusted according to the model of codec used on the sound card
   If the codec has only partial 3D control capability, for example, only 3D
   depth control, then only 3D depth control line will be displayed in mixer.

3. Fixing bugs that may be caused by some PCBs not populating necessary components, such as Pushbutton.

4. Bug fixing: On-the-fly capture format change.

5. Interrupt Sharing: Our audio device can share interrupt with other devices

[3] Known Problems
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| Trouble Shooting |
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[4] Check list if Sound Card not found or IRQ not assigned to FM801
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1) Change Slot: Insert our PCI Audio Card into another PCI Slot. Reboot.
2) if problem persists, please Adjust BIOS Settings.
3) Adjust BIOS Settings:
   a. getting into BIOS (usually, hit "F1", "Del" or "F10" after Reboot)
   b. get into the Section with title "PCI/PnP"
   c. make sure it reserves enough IRQ for PCI devices
   d. if there is "Reset Configuration" option, change it to "Yes/Enable".
   e. reboot.
4) if problem is still there, report the problem to us.

[5] Second Joystick
    If you can't find second joystick in the system after you connect two joysticks to game port:
    a. Open Mulitmedia applet from Control Panel
    b. Click "Devices" tab
    c. Double click "Joystick devices" item
    d. Select current joystick driver, such as "Analog Joystick Driver"
    e. Click "Properties" button to show the properties dialog box
    f. Click "Settings" button to configure joystick
    g. Check "There are two joysticks plugged into this port"
    h. Click "Ok" buttons to exit
    i. Reboot your PC to make the setting taking effect
    j. There will be 2 joysticks shown in Joystick applet of Control Panel
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