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- IV. Legacy Audio Compatibility
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- A. CHECKING DOS AUDIO CONFIGURATION
- Be sure to configure the games for Sound Blaster Pro or Sound
- Blaster operation. Typical settings are I/O 220h, IRQ5, and DMA3.
- You can verify your system is configured for these settings the
- resource tab under:
- Control Panel->
- System (Device Manager) ->
- Sound Video, and Game Controllers->
- Available settings:
- I/O range: 220h, 240h, 260h, and 280h
- Interrupt: 5, 7, 9(2), 10
- DMA: 1, 3
- Joystick port: 201h, 202h, 203h, 204h, 205h, 206h, and 207h.
- MIDI port: 300h, 310h, 320h, and 330h.
- Not all of these settings may be available, depending on the
- hardware in your computer.
- B. CHANGING THE HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
- Generally, you should not need to change the hardware settings.
- If you wish to use manual settings, use the following procedure:
- 1. Open "Sound Blaster Emulation", "Gameport Interface" or "MPU-
- 401 Interface" in the system control panel's "Sound, Video
- and Game Controllers" tree.
- 2. Clear the "Use Automatic Settings" checkbox.
- 3. Select "Basic Configuration 0007"
- (This lets you select all possible settings on your computer.)
- 4. Move the highlight to select the resource to change.
- 5. Press the "Change Setting" Button.
- 6. Change settings and press "OK."
- When you change DOS audio settings, the drivers automatically
- update the BLASTER environment variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- and DOSSTART.BAT configuration files.
- C. DOS BOXES
- Windows DOS boxes are launched from the "MSDOS prompt" in the
- Windows 9x Start menu. Simply run the game as usual. The game
- still needs to be configured for the Vortex hardware settings.
- Vortex provides wavetable support in DOS boxes if the game
- supports General MIDI output. To use wavetable in a DOS box:
- 1. Open the Vortex Control Panel MIDI tab.
- 2. Ensure that "Vortex Wavetable Receives DOS Box MIDI" is
- selected.
- 3. Open the application in a DOS box. Configure the music to use
- MPU-401 output.
- The Vortex drivers can also send MIDI to other software wavetable
- or external MIDI devices installed or attached on your computer.
- D. REAL-MODE DOS
- DOS runs in real mode when Windows 9x is not loaded, or when you
- restart the computer in MSDOS mode from Windows 9x. In real mode,
- make sure the game is configured correctly. Select Sound Blaster
- or Sound Blaster Pro for both the Music and the Effects device
- (unlike in DOS box where you can select MIDI for Music). You can
- select MPU-401 output if you have an external synthesizer connected
- to the Vortex MIDI port. Make sure the settings for I/O, IRQ, and
- DMA match the configuration for the Vortex card.
- When you install the Vortex drivers from CD-ROM, Vortex adds some
- lines to your computer's AUTOEXEC.BAT and DOSSTART.BAT files:
- PATH=C:/WINDOWS
- AU30DOS
- SET BLASTER=A240 I5 D3 T4
- AU30DOS is the Vortex real-mode DOS driver, which is installed in
- your default Windows directory (C:\WINDOWS by default). If Vortex
- detects an upper memory manager, it attempts to load AU30DOS high
- (see your memory management documentation for more information).
- Your computer finds AU30DOS via the PATH statement, which includes
- a reference to your Windows directory. Your computer then executes
- the AU30DOS program during boot. When AU30DOS is executed, you
- see text similar to:
- VORTEX DOS AUDIO DRIVER (2.002) Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Aureal Semiconductor
- PCI AUDIO PRO enabled at Ports 220-22Fh, Interrupt 5, DMA 3, Joystick 201h.
- Some games require the "SET BLASTER" line to find the sound card
- in your system. In the above example, the BLASTER environment
- variable is set to I/O port 240h, interrupt 5, and DMA channel 3.
- The "T4" parameter sets the Type of Sound Blaster to Sound Blaster
- Pro.
- When exiting from Windows to MS-DOS, the computer runs DOSSTART.BAT
- file in the Windows directory, in much the same way as it runs
- AUTOEXEC.BAT when you boot. Vortex thus places the AU30DOS.COM
- command and BLASTER environment variable in the DOSSTART.BAT file.
- These lines reinstall the Vortex DOS driver and reset the BLASTER
- environment variable. You do not need to run DOSSTART.BAT in Windows
- boxes.
- E. COMPATIBILITY LIST
- Correct audio operation has been verified on the following games.
- * Games that run in a DOX box are flagged with and asterisk.
- ** Games that run in a DOS box, whereas the original Sound Blaster Pro
- card requires real-mode DOS, are flagged with two asterisks.
- 11th Hour* Magic Carpet 2*
- 1942 Pacific Airwar Master of Orion*
- 3D Labyrinth* Master of Orion 2*
- 7th Guest* Masters of Magic**
- Absolute Zero* Math Ace*
- Abuse* Math Rescue*
- Aces of the Deep MAX*
- Across the Rhine* MDK**
- Aegis Mech Warrior 2*
- Alien Legacy* MegaRace*
- Alone in the Dark* MegaRace II**
- Are you Afraid of the Dark Metaltech Earthsiege*
- Armored Fist Mickey's 123*
- Armored Fist 2* Might and Magic II
- Bailey's Bookhouse* Might and Magic III
- Baseball 94 (FPS) Mortal Kombat 1*
- Baseball Tonight* Mortal Kombat 2
- BattleChess Mortal Kombat 3
- Battledrome MS Flight Sim 5*
- Beast Within(Gabriel 2)* Nascar Racing
- Betrayal at Krondor* Nascar Racing 2*
- Big Red Racing* NBA Jam TE*
- Bioforge NBA Live 95*
- Black Thorne * NBA Live 97
- Blake Stone* Need for Speed**
- Blood* Nemesis**
- Blood Bowl NHL Hockey 96
- Breach 3* NHL Hockey 97**
- Brett Hull Hockey 95 Night Trap*
- Bureau 13** Necropolis*
- Busy Town* Orion Conspiracy*
- Caesar 2* Out of this World
- Capture the Flag* Pandora Directive**
- Carmageddon* Panzer General*
- Carmen Sandiego* PGA Tour*
- Castle of Dr Brain** Phantasmagoria*
- Castle Wolfenstein 3D* Piranha*
- Chaos Engine* Police Quest 4*
- ChronoMaster* Populous II*
- Circle of Blood* Power F1 Racing*
- Circuit Racer* Power Monger
- City of Lost Children* Prince of Persia 1*
- Civilization* Prince of Persia 2*
- Commanche Overkill Privateer 1
- Command & Conquer* Privateer 2
- Commander Blood Psychic Detective
- Commander Keen 4* Pure War Game
- Conqueror* Quake 0.9x*
- Conspiracy* Quake 1.0x*
- Constructor** Railroad Tycoon*
- Corridor 7* RAMA*
- Creature Shock* Raptor*
- Crusader Ravenloft*
- Cyber Mage** Reading Carnival
- Cyberia** Realms of the Haunting*
- CyberWar* Rebel Assault 1
- D* Rebel Assault 2*
- Daggerfall Chronicles** Rebel Runner*
- Dark Forces Red Baron*
- Dark Light Conflict** Redneck Rampage**
- Dark Sun: Shattered Lands* Relentless
- Day of the Tentacle* Return to Ringworld*
- Death Gate* Return to Zork*
- DeltaV Ripley's Believe it
- Descent 1* Rise of the Triad*
- Descent 2 * Rocketeer
- Desert Strike Savage Warrior*
- Dig* Scorcher*
- Doom 1* Screamer 2*
- Doom 2* Scud Attack*
- Dragon Lore SDI 2040*
- Dragon's Lair Seawolf*
- Duke Nukem 2 ** Shadow Caster
- Duke Nukem 3d* Shadows of Cairn
- Earth Treks* Shadows of Riva**
- Ecstatica* Shattered Steel**
- Epic Pinball Silent Hunter*
- Eradicator Silver Pinball*
- ESPN 2 Extreme Games* SimAnt*
- Extractors* SimCity*
- F117a Demo* SimIsle*
- F22-Lightning 2* Simon The Sorcerer*
- Fable* Sunny's Back to the Forest*
- Falcon 3.0 SlipStream 5000**
- Fade to Black* Space Quest 4*
- Fast Attack* Space Quest 6*
- FIFA 97 Spycraft*
- Fleet Defender Star Command*
- Flight Unlimited Star Control 1*
- Fighter Duel Star Control 2*
- Football Pro 95 Star Control 3*
- Football Pro 96 Star Fighter**
- Full Metal Jacket* Star Trek: 25TH**
- Full Throttle* Star Trek: Final Unity
- Future Shock* Steel Panthers*
- FX Fighter** Steel Panthers 2*
- Gabriel Knights* Stellar 7*
- Gene Wars* Stonekeep
- Global War* SU 27 Flanker**
- Grand Prix II** Super Karts*
- Great Naval Battles* Syndicate Wars*
- Gunship 2000 System Shock*
- HardBall 3* Table Sports 3D*
- Hardball 4** Tank Commander
- Hardball 5* TekWar**
- Harpoon 2* TerraNova*
- Harpoon 2 Deluxe Terminator 2029*
- Hell* Test Drive Off Road*
- Heretic* Theme Park*
- Hexen* Thunder Strike Air Assault*
- Hi-Octane Thunder Truck Rally
- Hind Tie Fighter*
- Hocus Pocus Time Treks*
- I Have No Mouth* Tomb Raider**
- Inca TonyLaRussa Baseball3*
- Incredible Machine* Top Gun*
- Indiana Jones Torin's Passage*
- IndyCar Transport Tycoon*
- Iron Assault TreeHouse*
- Iron Cross* Twinson's Odyssey*
- Jack Nicklaus* Ultima 7
- Jagged Alliance* Ultima 8
- Jagged: Deadly Games* Ultimate Football 95
- Jane's Adv. Fighters Under a Killing Moon
- Jane's Longbow* Unnecessary Roughness*
- Jazz Jackrabbit* Unnecessary Roughness 95*
- Jill of the Jungle* USNF
- Jumpjet* Vikings*
- Kid Pix* Warcraft*
- Kids Zoo* Warcraft 2*
- Kings Quest 5 Wetlands*
- Kings Quest 6* Wing Commander 2
- Krush Kill & Destroy* Wing Commander 3*
- LawnMower Man Wing Commander 4*
- Leisure Suit Larry 5* Wing Commander Armada
- Leisure Suit Larry 6* Wings of Glory
- Lemmings Chronicles Winter Sports
- Lighthouse* Witchaven*
- Links386 Pro Witchaven 2**
- Lord of the Realm 2* Word City*
- Lord of the Rings* X-Com*
- Lost Eden* XCom Terror from Deep*
- Machiavelli the Prince X-Wing*
- Madden 97* XCAR*
- MadDog McCree* Z*
- MadDog McCree 2* Zephyr
- Magic Carpet 1* Zone Raiders*
- Zork Nemesis
- (i) Autodetect
- Some older games do not detect audio hardware automatically. You
- can still use Vortex legacy audio support for these games by
- configuring the hardware resources manually:
- * Carmaggedon * Fast Attack
- * Castle of Doctor Brain * Grand Prix II
- * Command and Conquer * Hard Ball 4
- * Constructor * MDK
- * Cyberwar * Witchaven 2
- (ii) Sound Blaster/Sound Blaster Pro Selection
- If both options are available, pick "Sound Blaster Pro" for best
- quality. The following games work if "Sound Blaster" is selected:
- * Battlechess * NHL Hockey 96
- * Cyberia (use DMA1) * NHL Hockey 97
- * Death Gate * Ripper
- * FIFA97 * Spycraft
- * NBA Live 97
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