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Chapter 5: Installing Device Drivers

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Installing Device Drivers

This chapter explains how to install the software device drivers and utilities necessary to utilize the optional sound and SCSI support. Other drivers and utilities are available through our online services.

About Device Drivers

Device drivers are necessary for the computer system to communicate with devices such as CD-ROM drives, sound controllers, graphics adapters or devices that are not natively supported by the system BIOS. Once started, device drivers remain active in the background of the computer system. Usually a device driver is added to the CONFIG.SYS file, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or both.

Installing the Sound Drivers

Once you have connected your external sound devices, you can install the sound drivers. NOTE: If you are installing a CD-ROM drive, it is recommended you install it before setting up the sound devices. See Installing a CD-ROM Drive in Chapter 3.

1.Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 on connecting ex- ternal sound devices.

2.If you previously installed another sound card, remove it and all associated files from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. If you are using Windows 3.1x, you must also remove all associated files from the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files. (For more infor- mation, please contact the sound driver manufacturer.)

3.Start your computer system.

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Contents

PCI/ISA Copyright Notices Table of Contents Installing Device Drivers Glossary Index List of Figures Introduction Features IBM Software Compatibility Common Names Before You Begin Installing the W6-LI Quick Installation Power-Up Screen Static Electricity Configuring the W6-LI W6-LI System Board W6-LI System Board CPU Jumper Settings Function Settings Disable Scsi 9B Case & Peripheral Connections Introduction Installing the W6-LI ATX chassis with standard hardware System Memory Installing the W6-LI Memory Configurations Memory Bank Bank 256MB Removing DIMMs Installing the DIMMs Installing a CPU Installing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Peripheral Card Installing an ISA Card Installing an ISA Peripheral Card Installing a CD-ROM Drive W6-LI Sound Option Connecting Sound Devices Line Game PortLine Out Connecting the Scsi Option Setup Bios Setup Utility Power-Up Screen Setting the Main Screen Running the Setup Procedure System Time and Date Video BiosDiskette a or B Numlock Extended Memory System BiosSystem Memory Multiple-Sector Transfers Type Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlBit I/O Smart Monitoring Serial Port B Setting the Advanced ScreenSerial Port a Parallel Port Use MP SpecificationFloppy Disk Controller Integrated PCI IDE PCI Configuration Reset Configuration DataSecured Setup Configuration Large Disk Access Mode Security Screen Set Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Submenu Set User Password Diskette Access Password on BootFixed Disk Boot Sector Power Management Power Screen Auto Suspend Timeout Standby Timeout Hard Drive Boot Order Boot ScreenSetup Prompt Post Errors Floppy Check Exit Screen TheBIOSSetupUtility W6-LI System Board Manual Installing the Sound Drivers Installing Device Drivers Installing the Scsi Drivers Bios Specifications Scsi Environmental Specifications Battery Disposal Technical Support Support and Information Services Service Hours Country Appendix a Technical Information W6-LI System Board Manual Post Messages Message Possible Cause Solution Cmos Beep and Post Codes Get in Post Reg Code One beep Heads Write Sectors Size Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Precomp Sectors Size 823 512 Appendix E Updating the System Bios Updating the System BiosPage Limited Warranty Non-Warranty Service FCC Statement DeclarationofConformity Glossary Internal Cache Cache which is built into the CPU. See Cache Small Computer System Interface Glossary ATX IndexPage