Labway A471R1 YMF744 PCI Sound Card User Manual GUIDE

Labway Corporation YMF744 PCI Sound Card GUIDE

Contents

W98 Installation Guide

YMF744/754 PCI SOUND CARD
Device Driver and Application Installation
under
WINDOWS 98
July 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVER..........................................................2
1.1 Installing Device Driver under Windows 98...................................................2
1.1.1 Installing the Device Driver by Setup.exe .......................................................................... 2
1.1.2 Installing the Device Driver................................................................................................. 3
2. Verifying the Device Driver Installation ...............................................6
3. APPLICATION SOFTWARE...............................................................7
3.1 “Ystation32” Installation Guide Under Windows 98.......................................7
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1. INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVER
1.1 Installing Device Driver under Windows 98
This section contains the procedures for installing the YMF744/754 PCI sound card device
driver software on your computer. The YMF744/754 PCI sound card is a Windows 98
Plug-and-Play device. Once the YMF744/754 PCI sound card is installed and your
computer starts up, Windows 98 will automatically detect the device and start the Install
Wizard. You can install the device driver by following the procedure either in Section 1.1.1
or in Section 1.1.2.
1.1.1 Installing the Device Driver by Setup.exe
1.) Please bypass the Microsoft Windows installation wizard by clicking on the
CANCEL button as shown in the figure below.
2.) In Microsoft Windows 98, click on the “Start”->”Run” item. Assuming your CD-ROM
drive is D, type D:\YMF744\Win95&98\AUTOINST\SETUP.exe in the command line of
the RUN dialog box. Click OK.
3.) Follow the on-screen instructions. The SETUP program will ask you to restart the
computer as a necessary procedure to install the device driver successfully.
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1.1.2 Installing the Device Driver
If you want to install the device driver please follow the steps as described below:
1.) After you have installed your YMF744/754 PCI sound card start up your Microsoft
Windows 98 operating system.
2.) The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as shown below.
Click “Next>” to continue.
3.) As recommended choose “Search for the best driver for your device”.
Click “Next>”.
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4.) In the next “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box, select “Specify a location”.
Assuming your CD-ROM drive is D, please type the path D:\YMF744\Win95&98 in the
command line. Click “Next>”.
5.) The next “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will inform you that the wizard has
found the “YAMAHA DS-XG Audio CODEC” in the specified location. Just click “Next>”
to accept the location of the new device driver.
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6.) The next dialog box will display the message “YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC”.
Just click “Finish” to complete the installation of the new device driver.
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2. Verifying the Device Driver Installation
If you want to view the correct installation of the device driver for your YMF744/754 PCI
sound card, please follow the steps as described below.
1.) Go to >”Start”->”Settings”->”Control Panel" and double-click on the “System” icon.
2.) From the “System Properties” dialog box select the “Device Manager” tap and you
will see the following figure.
3.) Double-click on “Sound, video and game controllers” and you will see the following
three devices have been added to your system:
Make sure that thare is no yellow Question mark or Exclaimation mark on each of the
devices to ensure the driver is successfully installed.
• YAMAHA DS-XG GamePort
• YAMAHA DS-XG Legacy Sound System
• YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC
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3. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
3.1 “Ystation32” Installation Guide Under Windows 98
If you want to install the application software “Ystation32” for your YMF744/754 PCI sound
card, please follow the steps as described below.
1.) Start up your Microsoft Windows 98 operating system.
2.) Click on the START and choose the RUN from the START menu.
3.) Please insert your driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Assuming your CD-ROM drive is
D, type D:\YMF744\Ystation\Setup.exe in the command line of the RUN dialog box.
4.) The first “Setup” dialog box will flash by, preparing the InstallShield Wizard which
will guide you through the rest of the SETUP program.
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5.) The “Welcome” dialog box will recommend that you exit all Windows programs before
you run the installation program. Please click “Next>” to continue.
6.) The “Choose Destination Location” dialog box will display the default destination
directory, to where the SETUP program will install the program files.
To continue the installation, you may accept the default directory C:\Program
Files\YAMAHA\DS-XG\, click “Next>”.
If you want a different location, click on the “Browse..” to browse to another directory as
the destination directory and click “Next>”.
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7.) The SETUP program will retrieve files from your driver CD. The figure below shows you
the status of the copying process.
8.) The SETUP program is now complete. Click e OK and you may run YStation32 by
double clicking the program icon in the new “Yamaha” Program group. You may also
select the program icon in the Programs menu.
9.) The “Yamaha DS-XG” program group will appear at the end of the SETUP procedure.
The application “Ystation32” has been successfully installed on your computer.

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