User guide

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 5
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The Sound Blaster Live! software CD contains drivers necessar
y
for operation and utilities to make the
most of the audio card.
When
y
ou turn on
y
our computer, Windows automaticall
y
detects the new hardware, and prompts for the
installation disk.
To install in Windows:
1. Turn on
y
our computer—Windows automaticall
y
detects
y
our new hardware.
T If the New Hardware Found dialo
g
appears (Windows 95/98), click the Cancel button.
T If the dialo
g
does not appear, continue below.
2. Insert the installation CD into
y
our CD-ROM drive.
3. When the Sound Blaster Live! installation screen appears, follow the instructions on the screen to
complete the installation.
If the installation pro
g
ram does not run, follow the instructions below to set up AutoPla
y
:
1. Click Start on the Windows Taskbar, choose Settin
g
s, and click on Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the S
y
stem icon.
3. In the S
y
stem Properties dialo
g
, click the Device Mana
g
er tab and select
y
our CD-ROM drive.
4. Click the Properties button.
5. In the Properties dialo
g
, click the Settin
g
s tab and select Auto Insert Notification.
6. Click the OK button to close the dialo
g
.
7. E
j
ect and re-insert the installation CD.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Or:
1. With the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, double-click the M
y
Computer icon on the
Windows desktop.
2. Double-click the Sound Blaster Live! CD-ROM icon.
Or, ri
g
ht-click the Sound Blaster Live! CD-ROM icon and click on AutoPla
y
on the menu.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
This manual reflects a software
installation in an unmodified
version of the o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stem.
Your installation screens and
p
rocedure ma
y
var
y
sli
g
htl
y
from
what is shown and described. The
variations ma
y
be caused b
y
other
software/hardware installed on
y
our com
p
uter, or the version of
the Windows o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stem.
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