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Aptiva - 2134/2176 Telegame procedure
Applicable to: United States
Telegaming is defined as two or more persons on separate computers playing a game while they are connected to each other by modem. The Mwave adapter can be used in telegaming--both as a modem and as a sound card simultaneously.
Prerequisite
1. Check the game's requirements. The game must support a Sound Blaster Sound Card and a Hayes-compatible 14.4 kbps modem. The Mwave card that is in this machine will only support up to a 14.4 kbps while telegaming.
2. For best performance, run DOS games in MS DOS mode. The reason is that DOS games may run through Windows 95 by an icon PIF file or DOS window which requires more resources than MS DOS mode. The game manufacturers typically support the games in DOS compatibility mode. This procedure refers to MS DOS or PC DOS by the generic DOS term.
Note: This procedure will only address the running of FASTCFG in DOS Mode for Windows 95.
Procedure
1. Click on the Start Button then select Shut Down .
2. When the Shut Down Windows dialog box appears select "Restart the computer in MS-DOS Mode" then click the "Yes" button. The computer will now restart in MS DOS Mode.
3. When the computer restarts in MS DOS mode, a splash screen may appear that says FASTCFG and shows the settings. If this message is seen it will have four settings on the screen. This will show on the screen briefly and then the system will continue to boot to a DOS prompt which says C:\Windows.
4. Type in FASTCFG at the DOS prompt and hit the enter key.
5. An image that like Figure 1-1 should appear.
Figure 1-1. FASTCFG Screen shot
6. There are four settings. The option to set up telegaming with modem support is the TeleGame Application Type. This configuration will only support a 14.4 kbps modem and use only Sound Blaster (SB) settings for the sound and music. The modem will support a 14.4 kbps setting but IBM can not guarantee that the user will get a 14.4 kbps connection due to the game and line conditions. No other selection will allow the use of the Mwave as a modem and soundcard simultaneously.
7. Using the mouse, select the Telegame option by clicking on the circle next to the option. To finish the setup, click on the "OK" button. The system will accept the setting and return to a DOS prompt. Restart the system.
8. At this point, the Mwave is now setup to be used as a modem and soundcard in the telegaming software. If this setting is correct and it is not working, test the Mwave by standard testing procedures. If the Mwave passes, verify that you have chosen the SoundBlaster card and Hayes compatible 14.4 modem. If that fails then you must contact the manufacturer of the game.
Note: IBM uses standard Hayes 14.4 kbps modem and Sound Blaster sound card settings. If the game does not work and the Mwave is working fine, it is the manufacturer of the game's responsibility to have their software working.
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Mwave, Entertainment Software, Communications Software, Hardware Installation/Configuration, Software Installation/Configuration | |
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Date Created |
13-06-97 | |
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15-03-99 | |
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15-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva | |
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2134, 2176 | |
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