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W6-LI System Board Manual
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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