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AU8820 Windows 3.1x Driver                                   README.TXT
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This is the Vortex AU8820 Windows 3.1x driver version 3.10

CONTENTS
  I. Overview
       A.  Windows 3.1x system requirements
 II. Quick start
III. Software Installation
       A.  Driver installation
       B.  Uninstalling the drivers
 IV. Legacy audio compatibility


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I.  Overview
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A. WINDOWS 3.1x SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

   * 75MHz Pentium-compatible CPU (200+ MMX CPU recommended).
   * 32MB DRAM (the Vortex hardware wavetable engine uses a native 
     4MB sample set. Samples are stored on disk and swapped to RAM 
     as required. Typical DRAM footprint is <2MB. 
   * 15MB hard disk space
   * CD-ROM drive
   * Access to Microsoft Windows 3.1x Installation floppys or CD-ROM. 
   * Good-quality speakers or headphones and connecting cables. 
   * Joystick and MIDI keyboard (optional). 



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II.  Quick Start
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   1.  Remove any existing Vortex drivers from previous installations. 
   2.  Install the Vortex hardware.
   3.  Install the Vortex Windows 3.1x drivers


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III. Software Installation
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A. DRIVER INSTALLATION 

   1.	Power on the system, placing the Install CDROM in the CDROM 
	drive.
   2.	If you don not automatically boot into Windows, type WIN at the 
	DOS prompt
   3.	From the file menu in your Program manager, click on RUN and 
	run SETUP.EXE from the appropriate directory on the 
	installation CD ROM driver installation.
   4.	When the installation program asks you to reboot, select 
	"Restart Now"


B.  UNINSTALLING THE DRIVERS

   1. Click on the UNINSTALL icon in the Aureal group 


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IV. Legacy Audio Compatibility
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Unlike Windows 95 systems, Sound Blaster Emulation is not supported in 
a Window 3.1x DOS box.  Users must execute DOS compatible games from 
the DOS prompt.  This is accomplished right after system boot or after 
exiting Windows 3.1x and executing Vortex.bat

    Correct audio operation has been verified on the following games.  

  	
        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			Conspiracy			
        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
        
(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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and Vortex is a registered trademark of Aureal Semiconductor Inc. 

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(C) Aureal Semiconductor, Inc. 1996-98. All Rights Reserved.
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