                          TURTLE BEACH TBS929
           Installation Utility for Windows95 (Version 4.00.36)
                                08 09 96
         

    SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS

    The Windows95 TBS929 software package contains (1) 3.5" 1.44M 
    diskette, for the installation of DOS mode and Windows95 drivers.


    INSTALLATION PROCESS

    It is recommended that you print this out and have a hard copy in
    front of you while installing the drivers.

                             INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
	   
    1. 	Make sure you have the driver disk handy.  If you downloaded this
	driver package, then you need to copy all the files in the ZIP on 
	to a floppy disk.  The driver should not be installed from a hard 
	disk directory.

    2. 	If Windows95 is running, select the START button and select SHUT
	DOWN, then 'Shut Down the Computer'.  When you are clear to do so,
	power off the computer, and plug the TBS929 card into a slot.  

	Even if the card is already installed, powering down is still a
	good idea.  Leave the computer off for about a minute.  Turning
	the computer off and then right back on can damage the peripherals
	inside.

    3.  Power on the computer.  While it is booting up, hit the F8 key as
	soon as you see the message "Starting Windows95...".  From the menu,
	select 'Safe Mode'.  It will take a few minutes, but once you've
	entered Safe Mode, go to the Device Manager and double-click on
	'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers'.  Make sure that there is 
	nothing listed there (aside from sound peripherals that you may
	still have in the system).

	Even though you may have uninstalled them before, Windows95 has
	the nasty habit of letting some drivers hang around.

	When you are finished, close the Device Manager.  Click on the 
	START button, then SHUT DOWN.  Select 'Restart the computer' and
	let it reboot.

    4.  Once you enter Windows95 again, double-click on the My Computer
	icon and then on the Control Panel icon.  Then double-click on
	the Add New Hardware icon.

    5. 	When Windows95 asks you to search for new hardware, select 'no'
	and proceed to the next window.

    6. 	Windows 95 will display a list of device categories that you can
       	install from.  Select 'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers', and
	then 'Next' to proceed.

    7. 	Windows 95 will display another list of manufacturers and their
	products.  Place Disk 1 (of this driver package) in your floppy 
	drive, and click on the 'Have Disk...' button.  It may bring up 
	a dialog box asking which drive the disk is in.  Select the drive
	the disk is in.
       	       
    8. 	Once the disk is read, Windows95 will bring up a list of devices
	you can install.  Each must be installed individually, though all 
	do not have to be installed for the TBS929 to operate.

	Turtle Beach TBS929
	This option is for the digital audio portion of the TBS929.
	This is what provides the sounds for system events and sound 
	effects in games.

	Turtle Beach TBS929 (Zeos Computer)
	This option is for the digital audio portion of the TBS929
	for those people running on a Zeos computer.  This option will
	not allow the sound card to use IRQ7 which can cause a Zeos 
	computer to crash.

	Turtle Beach TBS929 Joystick Port
	This option is for hooking a joystick up to the TBS929.  This 
	will work only once the SNDINIT program has run to enable the 
	joystick port.

	Turtle Beach TBS929 MPU-401 Port
	This option is for attaching a daughterboard to the TBS929,
	such as the Turtle Beach Rio or the Yamaha DB50XG.  By adding one
	of these, you will have realistic instrument sounds when playing 
	MIDI files and games.  This will only work once the SNDINIT program
	has run to enable the MPU-401 port.

	Turtle Beach TBS929 IDE CD ROM Controller
	This option is for those who are using the TBS929 as the 
	controller for their IDE CD ROM drive.  If your CD ROM drive is 
	hooked up to the motherboard or another EIDE card, do not install 
	this option.

	- Turtle Beach TBS929 Mitsumi CD ROM Controller
	- Turtle Beach TBS929 Panasonic CD ROM Controller
	- Turtle Beach TBS929 Sony CD ROM Controller
	These options are for those who are using the TBS929 as the 
	controller for their proprietary CD ROM drive.  If your CD ROM drive
	is hooked up to another interface card, do not install this option.

    9. 	Click on the Turtle Beach TBS929 and then click on 'Next' to 
	install the drivers.  Windows95 will allow you to view the settings 
	(via the 'Details' button) that it has determined will work for your
	system.  Don't worry; you can change those later if you want to.  
	Windows95 will then copy some files from the floppy disk then prompt
	you to finish.  Click on 'Finish' and you will be asked to restart 
	your system.  Select 'yes' and restart.

   10.  When the computer reboots, a new program called SND4DOS will run
	before Windows95 loads.  This is a one time only occurrence.  It
	will ask you if you want to set up the TBS929 for Real Mode 
	DOS.  This is for those instances when you have a game or other 
	program requiring sound that refuses to play under Windows95.  It
	is also necessary to enable/disable the joystick port, MPU-401,
	and CD ROM interfaces on the TBS929.  Select 'Yes' to install 
	these drivers.

   11.  When it comes time to pick the CD ROM attached to your TBS929,
	you have many options.  If your CD ROM drive is listed, you can 
	either select it from the list (and have a driver installed for it) 
	or if it is already installed, select 'Other' (and just have the 
	TBS929 CD ROM interface activated, but no specific driver 
	installed).

	Even if you will never use your CD ROM drive in Real Mode DOS, you
	must select the type of CD ROM drive you have, or the interface on
	the TBS929 will not be activated and therefore, will not work 
	in Windows95.  There are four options provided, all starting with 
	'Other' and ending with the controller (IDE, Mitsumi, Panasonic,
	or Sony).  Choose one of these to set up just the controller, but
	no driver.

	In other words, if you have a CD ROM drive hooked to the Panasonic
	port, but there is no driver listed for your type, then you would
	select OTHER (PANASONIC) to enable the Panasonic interface, but not
	install a driver.

	If your CD ROM is being controlled by something other than the 
	TBS929 (such as a motherboard IDE or another controller) select
	'None' from the list to disable the interface of the TBS929.

   12.  Once the SND4DOS program completes, it will reboot the computer and
	go back into Windows95.  You can then use the Device Manager to 
	make any changes to the digital audio settings that you need to.

   13.  To install any of the other TBS929 options, follow the above 
	steps 4 - 8 again.  This time, though, you will highlight whichever 
	option you desire and click on 'Next' to install the drivers.  When 
	you are prompted to restart (or shut down) the computer, select 
	'no' and you can continue to add the other options.  Once you are 
	done adding, select 'yes' to restart the computer.  



                                 SECTION I
                           CHANGES TO YOUR SYSTEM

	Once the SND4DOS programs runs and reboots the computer, your
	CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files will be changed.  These are 
	the lines that have been added/modified.

	CONFIG.SYS

        	DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:?
	  (if the TBS929 is acting as the CD ROM controller)
        	DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 
	  (if you selected your CD ROM from the list - file name
	   will be different depending on CD ROM selected)

	The CDSETUP.SYS driver sets up the interface on the TBS929 to
	whichever of the four controllers is needed.  The syntax for this
	line is as follows ...

     DEVICE=[drive:]\[directory]\CDSETUP.SYS /T:[M/S/P/I/X] /P:[addr] 
            /I:[IRQ] /D:[DMA]  

     [drive] = drive where you have the driver installed
     [directory] = directory where the driver is located
     [M/S/P/I/X] = M is Mitsumi
                   S is Sony
                   P is Panasonic
                   I is IDE drive
                   X is disabled

     [address] = Port address for CD-ROM (320, 330, 340, 360)

     [IRQ] = Interrupt number (5,7,9,10,11)

     [DMA] = DMA channel (0, 1, 3)

     	For example, the following line sets up the interface for a 
     	Mitsumi CD ROM ...

     DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:M /P:340 /I:10

     	If you did not specify the /I or /D options, CDSETUP will 
     	automatically choose the default setting for the CD-ROM type 
     	your have specified.

   	  - For Mitsumi, the IRQ is 10 and DMA is disabled.
   	  - For Sony, they are both disabled.
   	  - FOR Panasonic, they are both disabled.


        AUTOEXEC.BAT:
 
        	PATH=C:\SOUND16 (appended)
        	SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16
        	C:\SOUND16\SNDINIT /B
        	SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
	           (settings may differ from these)


	SYSTEM.INI

	All changes to Windows will be made in the Registry, and nothing
	will appear in the SYSTEM.INI file.  All previous entries will be
	deleted, hopefully.



                                   SECTION II
                           SNDINIT.EXE - WHAT IT DOES

 	SNDINIT is the new initialization/configuration program.  This
	program runs at bootup to initialize the TBS929.  You can 
	also run the program from the command line to change the 
	TBS929's settings.

    	You can type the following command at the DOS prompt to get a 
	list of parameters for the SNDINIT program.

     		SNDINIT /?



                                  SECTION III
                           VOLTSR.EXE - WHAT IT DOES

     	The volume control memory resident program, VOLTSR.EXE, allows
     	you to change volume using hot keys while you are in Real Mode 
	DOS.  The program must be run first for the hot keys to be act-
	ivated.  The hot keys are

        Ctrl-Alt-U      Raises the volume
        Ctrl-Alt-D      Lowers the volume
        Ctrl-Alt-M      Mute


                                 
                                   SECTION IV
	         SOUND BLASTER SUPPORT UNDER WINDOWS 95 DOS BOX

	With these drivers, the TBS929 can now act as both a Sound 
	Blaster and Windows Sound System card under Windows.  When setting 
	up your DOS games, be sure that the sound card settings are the 
	same as the settings that Windows95 assigns if this game will be 
	played in a DOS window.

	You can have different settings for SB in Windows95 and Real Mode
	DOS if you wish, but games played under Windows95 will use the 
	settings defined in the Device Manager.  These may be configured
	at any time, and maybe changed as often as necessary for games 
	that require different settings.
    
	Many DOS games have a difficult time running under Windows95.  They
	were not designed to do it.  To ensure the most ideal environment
	for these games, it is recommended you modify the Properties of
	the shortcuts that you create for each DOS game.  On the "Misc" tab
	of the properties sheet, you can adjust the Idle Sensitivity 
	property to High, and deselect all other options that may be
	checked.

        You can control the volume of sound in DOS programs running in a 
	window.  These will not work on some games, notably the ones that
	run in protected mode, such as DOOM and Rise of the Triad.  The 
	following are the hot keys to use.

   		<CTRL>+<ALT>+M     = Decrease Master Volume
   		<SHIFT>+<ALT>+M    = Increase Master Volume
    		<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+M   = Mute Master Volume

    		<CTRL>+<ALT>+V     = Decrease Digital Sound Volume
    		<SHIFT>+<ALT>+V    = Increase Digital Sound Volume
    		<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+V   = Mute Digital Sound Volume

    		<CTRL>+<ALT>+F     = Decrease FM Music Volume
    		<SHIFT>+<ALT>+F    = Increase FM Music Volume
    		<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+F   = Mute FM Music Volume



                                 SECTION VI
                             FULL DUPLEX SUPPORT

	The TBS929 is a good sound card to use for applications like
	InternetPhone(tm), because of its full duplex capabilities.  To 
	enable Full Duplex mode, go to the Control Panel and select the
	Multimedia icon.  Select the Advanced tab, and click on the TBS929
	under Audio Devices, and then Properties, then settings.  Be sure
	that the "Single Mode DMA" option is not checked.  

	You must also make sure that you have selected a configuration that
	has two DMA channels being used.  They must be different and paired
	as follows.
                                  
                Playback DMA:  0    1    3
               Recording DMA:  1    0    0



				  SECTION VII
                        WINDOWS95 BASIC CONFIGURATIONS

	Window95 allows different configurations for each type of hardware
	that you have.  The Turtle Beach TBS930 is no exception.  When 
	dealing with the digital audio, you will have three "basic con-
	figurations" that you can choose from.  They are the same for
	both standard computers and the Zeos computers.

	Basic Configuration 0
	This supports both Sound Blaster and Windows Sound System modes.
	This is the default.

	Basic Configuration 1
	This supports just the Windows Sound System mode.

	Basic Configuration 2
	This supports just the Windows Sound System mode, and without any
	FM Synthesis.  This should allow you to run this card alongside 
	another (like a Sound Blaster 16) without running into conflicts
	with FM Synthesis.

	

                                 SECTION VIII
                                THE LEGAL STUFF
	
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	Portions of the code contained in this driver release are copyright
	by Microsoft and OPTi.





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