8.1 Introduction
The PPC-150 on-board audio interface provides high-quality stereo sound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the ES1869 audio controller from ESS Technology, Inc. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with a built-in mixer control. The PPC-150 on board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play (PnP) standard and provides PnP configuration for audio, FM, and MPU-104 logical devices. It is compatible with Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro version 3.01, voice, and music functions. The ESFM
synthesizer is register compatible with the OPL3 and has extended capabilities.
8.2 Installation of Audio Driver
Before installing the audio driver, please take note of the procedures detailed below. You must know which operating system you are using in your PPC-150, and then refer to the corresponding installation flow chart. Just follow the steps in the flow chart. You can quickly and successfully complete the installation, even though you are not familiar with instructions for MS-DOS or WINDOWS.
Note: | The CD-ROM drive is designated as "D" throughout this |
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8.2.1 Installation of MS-DOS
The ES1869 audio controller supports PC games and applications for Sound Blaster and SoundBlaster Pro, with no need for a device driver in a DOS environment. The default settings for the audio controller in DOS are:
Address: 220H | IRQ: 9 |
DMA: 1 | MPU-401: Disabled |
