Monster Sound, Readme File                                     

Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc.

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Release 1.01



INSTALLATION TIPS

   Install the Monster Sound card into an available PCI slot and tighten the 

   bracket screw to the system chassis. After powering on the system Win95 

   will detect new multimedia hardware and prompt for the driver disk. Enter 

   the full path to the installation CD.



   If you are running OSR2 you may be prompted a second time to locate 

   certain Monster Sound related drivers. Again respond with the full

   path to the installation CD. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive

   letter D: you will need to enter "D:\Win95".



   After the drivers are installed, the Monster Sound setup program will 

   start. Follow the on screen instructions to install the utility software.



   Monster Sound Card Bracket Layout

   _______

   \------\

    |     |

    | (*) |    Output #1

    |     |

    | (*) |    Output #2

    |     |

    |     |

    | (*) |    Microphone

    |     |

    | (*) |    Line-In

    |     |

    |     |

    |  /| |

    | | | |    Joystick/MIDI

    | | | |

    |  \| |

    |     |

    \     /

     |   |

      ---



CONFIGURATION

   Use the Monster Control applett located on the taskbar to change the 

   configuration of the Monster Sound card. This includes setting the output 

   mode (stereo vs. quad), configuring the output1 and output2 device(s), and 

   assigning the preferred 3D device.



FEATURES

   This release includes support for following functions and features:

      DirectSound and DirectSound3D (3D accelerated & enhanced via A3D)

      Windows Multi-Waveout full duplex audio 

      Windows MIDI (with wavetable daughter card)

      Windows Mixer

      Sound Blaster Emulation for DOS based games (in Win95 DOS box)

      Accelerated Windows Gameport



LIMITATIONS

   1) This release does not support more than one Monster Sound card installed 

      in your system.

   2) The Sound Blaster Emulation feature does not support FM or Gameport

      emulation. It is recommended that you keep your existing legacy audio 

      card installed in your system for the best DOS application support.

   3) Digital joystick or gamepad devices may not work properly using the 

      Monster Sound gameport. If the joystick or gamepad supports an analog 

      configuration, try switching the device to analog mode, then recalibrate

      and retest. Note: The Microsoft SideWinder(tm) gamepad does not support

      analog mode and will not operate properly with Monster Sound for this 

      release.



For more information please refer to the Monster Sound on-line documentation.