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When prompted to select the base
1/0
address
of
the Audio interface, you
should select the ones that match those on the card. Remember to reboot
your system for the changes to take effect.
To run DIAGNOSE:
1.
Change to your sound directory.
2.
Type DIAGNOSE and press <Enter>.
3.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
For more information, type
DIAGNOSE/? and press <Enter>.
If
you run DIAGNOSE with the
/s
switch from the DOS prompt, it reads
the BLASTER environment for the settings on the card and programs the
card with those settings. Take note that it does not modify your system
files. You can also put DIAGNOSE/s after the
SET
BLASTER entry
in
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
if
you do not want to load CTSBPRO.SYS
during bootup.
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Blaster
Pro
(Sony
Interface)
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Setting
Environment
Variables
In
order for your audio card to work, several
of
its parameters must be
specified in your system during bootup. This
is
done
by
setting three
environment variables SOUND, BLASTER, and MIDI in memory. They
arc described below.
SOUND
Environment
Variable
The
SOUND environment variable specifics the directory location
of
your
audio card's drivers and software. The command for setting the SOUND
environment variable
is
as follows:
SET SOlJND=<path>
where <path>
is
the drive and directory
of
your audio card's software (cg.
C:\SB16)
Note that there is no space before and after the
equal(=)
sign.
BLASTER
Environment
Variable
The BLASTER environment variable specifies the base I/O address,
interrupt number, and DMA channel hardware configuration
of
your audio
interface. The command for setting the BLASTER environment variable
is
as follows:
SET BLASTER=A220
15
D 1
H5
P330
T6
Note that there
is
no space before and after
the=
(equal) sign. hut there
must be at least one space between two settings.
Settmg
Environment
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