NOTE: This driver will now automatically extract to your hard drive. It will only extract under Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT. The extraction process will NOT work with any other operating system. For instructions on how to transfer files greater than 1.44 MB to multiple floppies, click here.
Installation Guide for Windows 95/98
(Windows 98)
1. Start Windows 98.
2. Extract the drivers onto the hard drive.
3. Click on Start -> Run
4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the driver files and press Enter
Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\.
5. Click on the "Uninstall Crystal Driver" button at the pop-up window, and then select "Shut Down". Re-start Windows 98.
6. When Windows 98 detects "Unknown Device", select "Next" button. It will default to "Search for best driver for your device", press the "Next" button. This window should have search "Specify a location" checked.
7. Specify the directory where the driver files are extracted. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\ Then click on the 'Next' button. The audio driver list appears.
It will then identify the device as a "Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC" with the location of the driver set to "CWDAUDIO.INF", press the "Next" button. It will begin copying files. When coping completes, press the "Finish" button.
8. Windows 98 will now detect the PCI Multimedia Audio device. Push the "Next" button. It will default to "Search for best driver for your device", press the "Next" button. This window should have search "Specify a location" checked
9. Specify the directory where the driver files are extracted.
Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\.
Then click on the 'Next' button. The audio driver list appears.
It will then identify the device as a "Crystal SoundFusion(TM) PCI Audio Accelerator" with the location of the driver set to "CWCAUDIO.INF", press the "Next" button.
10. When copying completes, press the FINISH button.
See additional notes listed below.
Windows 95
NOTE:
Before installing this driver, you must have DirectX 5.0 or later already on the system.
1. Start Windows 95.
2. Extract the drivers onto the hard drive.
3. Click on Start -> Run.
4. Specify the installation program 'SETUP.EXE' with full path you extracted in the step 2 and click on OK. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\.
5. Click on the "Uninstall Crystal Driver" button at the pop-up window, and then select "Shut Down". Re-start Windows 95.
6. When Windows 95 detects "Unknown Device", it will show the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, click the "Next" button.
7. Click "Other Locations..." and specify the directory where the driver files are extracted and click on the 'OK' button. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\
8. It will then identify the device as a "Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC".
9. Click Finish.
10. If you get a Insert Disk window, press OK.
11. In the "Copy files from:" box, specify the directory where the driver files are extracted and click on the 'OK' button. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\
12. If you get a "Received File being copied is older: vjoyd.vxd, Joystick Virtual Device, Your version 4.5.155" Click OK.
13. Windows 95 will now detect the PCI Multimedia Audio Device.
14. Click Next -> Other Location... Specify the directory where the driver files are extracted. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\
15. Click OK, then click on Finish.
16. At the Insert Disk window, click OK.
17. In the "Copy files from:" box, specify the directory where the driver files are extracted and click on the 'OK' button. Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\AUDIO\
It will then identify the device as a "Crystal SoundFusion(TM) PCI Audio Accelerator".
Note 1:
After the installation, you should find the following drivers installed under "Sound, Video, and game controllers" in Device Manager:
Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC
Crystal PnP Audio System Control Registers
Crystal PnP Audio System Joystick
Crystal PnP Audio System MPU-401 Compatible
Crystal SoundFusion(TM) PCI Audio Accelerator
Crystal SoundFusion(TM) Virtual MPU-401
Note 2:
If you experienced boot time error in CONFIG.SYS at "Restart in MS-DOS mode"(file not found error), you need to modify its property as follows.
1. Open property of c:\Windows\Exit to DOS.pif (EXITTO~1.PIF) file from "My Computer" or Windows Explore.
2. Click "Program" tab to access program settings then press "Advanced..." button.
3. There are two list box in the program settings window. Slide the list down of the upper list box, "CONFIG.SYS for MS-DOS Mode:" with its slider.
4. Confirm there is an entry, "Device=C:\WINDOWS\cwbinit.exe /A" at the bottom of the list.
5. Move mouse pointer to anywhere in "Device=C:\WINDOWS\cwbinit.exe /A" line, and click left button once.
6. A cursor appears on that line. Then move cursor with left/right arrow keys to modify "cwbinit" to "cwdinit".(b -> d)
7. After this modification has been done, press "OK" button to exit "Advanced".
8. Press the "OK" button to close the property window.
Summary of Changes
2.83
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 770X, and 600E.
2.86
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 770Z
- (Fix) Hot doc fail if PCI audio is enabled
- (Fix) Tone sound noise as connected to Modem
- (Fix) Dial-tone emits a high pitched sound
v2.87
- (Fix) No modem sound on first use of modem for each boot
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