IDREAM 6 channel (5.1) PCI Sound Card User Manual All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
About the sound card This sound card is based on the CMedia (CMI8738/PCI series) 32-bit PCI high performance audio controller. This sound card is compatible with all major PC sound standards, including Sound BlasterTM, Genuine OPL3, Microsoft Windows Sound SystemTM and more. It provides an integrated sound solution for business audio, educational and entertainment sound and other multimedia applications. Features • • • • • • Compliant to PCI Version 2.
• • • • • • • • • Optional Professional Digital Audio Interface – supporting 24-bit SPDIF IN and OUT (44.1K & 48K format). Drivers support EAX, Karaoke Key and Echoing. Compliant to Microsoft PC99 specification. Build-in 16-bit full duplex CODEC. Supports Full-Duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback such as Internet Phone. True Full Duplex playback and capture with different sampling rate of up to 48KHz stereo. Built-in dual analog/digital game port and MPU401 compatible UART.
Installing the sound card in your computer 1. Turn off your computer and all devices connected to it. 2. Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer user’s manual for more details. 3. Find an unused PCI slot and remove the metal bracket. Save the bracket screw for later use. 4. Align the sound card horizontally with respect to the PCI slot and insert it into the slot firmly and evenly. Take care not to force it into the slot.
Driver Locations All the drivers for the 6Ch sound cards are located in this directory of the Driver CD: : \Sound Card\CMI8738\ Installing Windows 98/95 Driver This sound card supports Plug & Play features, which makes installation in Windows 98/95 system fast and easy. 1. Start Windows 98/95. 2. Windows 98/95 Plug-and-Play features will automatically detect the sound card. 3. At this point, insert the Driver CD into the CDROM drive and click on the Next button. 4.
• Double click on the Sound Card folder. • Double click on the folder, which contains the • • • 7. drivers for your sound card. Double click on the WIN95-98 folder. Double click on the DRV folder. And finally, click on the OK button. At the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click the NEXT button to continue installing the sound card driver. Follow the instructions presented on your screen to complete installation. Installing Windows 2000/ME Driver 1. Start Windows 2000/ME. 2.
• Double click on the WIN2K-ME folder. • Double click on the DRV folder. • And finally, click on the OK button. 6. Windows 2000/ME will locate the driver in the Driver CD. Click the “Next” button to continue. 7. Follow the instructions to finish up the drive installation. Installing Windows NT 4.0 Driver 1. 2. 3. 4. • • 5. 6. 7. 8. • • Start Windows NT and go to Control Panel. Double click on the Multimedia icon. At the Multimedia window, click on the Devices tab.
• Double click on the NT40 folder. • Double click on the DRV folder. • And finally, click on the OK button. 9. Select the appropriate driver and click the OK button. Follow the instructions presented on your screen to complete installation. Installing Audio Rack This sound card comes with Audio Rack application. To install this software application, simply run SETUP.EXE in the appropriate directory.
