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            PV4024B DRIVER KIT

        CS4299 Crystal Audio Chips

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               RELEASE NOTES

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           VxD-style Windows 9x 

           Driver Version 4024B

             Released Version

            

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             Beta Release Date

              April 11, 2000

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    This document contains the following:

     1.0  Driver files

     2.0  New Features

     3.0  Working Features

     4.0  Installing Crystal Audio Drivers

     5.0  Known Issues and Limitations

     6.0  Copyright and Trademarks



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1. Driver files

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 The  driver kit consists of the following 7 files :



	CWAAUDIO INF       

	CWADOS   VXD       

	CWAENUM  VXD       

	CWALANG  DAT       

	CWAW95R0 VXD       

	CWAW95R3 DRV       

	PV4024b  CAT       



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2. New Features

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   1. This driver has a dual chipset support, ICH & VIA chipsets.



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3. Working Features

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   1.  Wave playback (all formats)

   2.  Wave capture (all formats)

   3.  S/P DIF

   4.  3D control provided in the mixer panel

   5.  Simultaneous wave playback/capture (full duplex)

   6.  Mixer output controls

   7.  Mixer input control

   8.  AVI playback

   9.  Sound Blaster in DOS Box

   10. Advanced Power Management Support.

   11. DirectX Support.

   12. Mixer INF Control.



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4.  Installing Crystal Audio Drivers

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    WINDOWS 95

    1.	Windows95 will detect the PCI Multimedia Audio device.  Press the NEXT 

        button. 



    2.  The driver for the Crystal SoundFusion (tm) PCI Audio will be requested

        by the Operating System. Enter the drive letter assigned to your CDROM 

        or press the BROWSE button and search for the CDROM Drive or the 

        location of the driver files. Once the path has been provided, press 

        the FINISH button.



   3.	Again, Windows95 will request that you provide the Crystal 

	SoundFusion(tm) Disk.  Press the OK button to continue, then 

	provide the path to the location of the driver files.





    WINDOWS 98

    1.  Windows will detect the PCI Multimedia Audio Device and initiate the 

        Add New Hardware Wizard.  Press the NEXT button to continue.



    2.  Select the 'Search for the best driver for your device' option and press

        the NEXT button.



    3.  Select the CD-ROM drive (or the appropriate path to the location of 

        the driver files).  Press the NEXT button.



    4.  The installation wizard will indicate that it is ready to install the 

        Crystal SoundFusion (tm) Audio driver.  Press the NEXT button to 

        continue.

    

    5.  Press the FINISH button to complete the installation.



    InstallShield Setup



    1. Copy the InstallSield files from the IS subdirectory on the diskette to a 

       directory on the hard drive, or you may install from the floppy diskette.



    2. Run Setup to install the driver and follow the instructions through this process.

       

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5. Known Issues and Limitations

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   1. Programs running in a DOS box may cause the system to re-boot.

   2. A loud pop may occur when opening any digital audio while playing one.

   3. After Remove and Refresh of Crystal Audio Codec, CrystalWave Synth should 

      be installed.

   4. Changing the output type for a wave thru Dsound Buffer to 8 bit, Mono 

      may have a loud pop.



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6. Copyright and Trademarks

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   All brands and product names noted herein are the property or trademarks of 

   their respective holders.

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                                                                Cirrus Logic, 1999

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