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Sonic Edge™ Soundcard User’s Guide 35
7. Appendix B
Uninstalling the Old Drivers and the Soundcard
Regardless of which one of the supported operating systems you have, the following general steps
are used to remove the old drivers. It is recommended that you remove the drivers before you take
the old soundcard out of your computer.
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Click on the start button
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Click on the Settings and select Control Panel
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Double click on Add/Remove Programs
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Find the audio drivers on the list. Warning: Be sure you select the right drivers and you are
not deleting any other program.
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Click on the Remove (or Add/Remove) button.
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When uninstall is finished removing the drivers, click OK, close all applications.
In most cases the above procedure removes the drivers. However, it is a good idea to check the
Device Manager to be sure every thing is removed. If you are not familiar with Device Manager just
follow these steps:
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Right click on My Computer icon and select Properties. If your desktop does not show an
icon for My Computer, click on the Start button and Right click on My Computer, then select
Properties. A new window will open.
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On Windows 2000 and XP, select the Hardware tap on top and click on the Device manager
button at the middle of the window.
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On Windows 98SE and ME select the Device Manager tab on top.
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In the Device Manager window locate “Sound, video, and game controllers”.
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Click on the + next to it. A list of devices will drop down from this selection.
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Select your soundcard, right click on it.
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From the drop down menu select Remove. Click on OK.
There may be more than one component to the old soundcard, such as a game port. Make sure you
remove all components before exiting the Device Manager.
Close Device Manager and shut down your system to proceed with removing the old soundcard out
of your PC. Please go back to Soundcard Installation section of this document.