Creative AWE64 ❑8 MB RAM, ❑Windows 95 or, Using This Guide, ❑Using This Guide, ❑Document Conventions, ❑Getting More Information, Checking System Requirements

If you do not want to use WaveSynth/WG, you can disable it through the WaveSynth/WG Control Panel. Then, your MIDI and audio tasks will be handed back to the appropriate hardware in your computer.

The combination of these features, along with our award-winning EMU8000 hardware wavetable synthesizer, will allow you to enjoy hours of fun listening to and creating music on your PC.

Read this simple Getting Started manual to find out how to install and begin making the most of your new audio card.

Before You Begin

The README file on the CD-ROM contains information and changes not available at the time of printing. Read the file before you continue. In addition, read the following sections:

❑Checking System Requirements❑Using This Guide❑Getting More Information❑Document ConventionsChecking System RequirementsYour audio card requires at least:❑An Intel Pentium 90MHz computer with a VGA or SVGA card installed❑8 MB RAM❑20 MB of free hard disk space❑Windows 95 orWindows 3.1x with MS-DOS 5.0 and a Plug and Play (PnP) configuration managerUsing This Guide

Chapter 1 explains the various hardware components on your audio card, and also shows you how to install the card into your computer. Chapters 2 and 3 describes how to install the audio software in

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