5. Installation
Before installing the board in your computer, make the following configuration selections:
Select the desired interrupt options with jumper block J9.
The default setting is IRQ E = 11, IRQ F = 12.
Select the desired plug and play ROM option with jumper block J9.
The default setting is internal ROM.
Select the desired volume control option with jumper block J10.
The default setting is Internal.
Select the desired stereo jack configuration with jumper block J11.
The default settings are J5 = speaker out, J6 = line in.
Add the board onto your stack and power up.
For DOS, run CMMHPDOS.EXE to extract the DOS configuration utility program ESSCFG.EXE. Follow the instructions in the file readme.txt. The default extract directory is CMMHP\DOS.
For Windows 95, the system should detect the board automatically and install the default ESS driver. Installation procedures will vary from system to system. Windows 95 may or may not ask for the Windows diskettes and may or may not ask for the driver diskette shipped with the board. Note that the driver diskette includes a
There are three devices seen by Windows 95: The audio board, the game port, and the control device. The control device is used to configure the audio board and game port. On some systems it may be necessary to configure the devices independently in Control Panel / System / Device Manager.
Also remember that since this board is plug and play, the CPU BIOS must support plug and play operations. On some systems, the plug and play features must be enabled in the BIOS setup screens that are accessed at boot time.
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