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Q125440: Modifications to System Files Made by Media Vision Premium/Pro

Article: Q125440
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
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Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Media Vision Premium 3-D Sound Card 
- Media Vision Pro 3-D Sound Card 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the modifications made to the following configuration files
when you install the Media Vision Premium 3-D or Media Vision Pro 3-D sound
card:

- CONFIG.SYS

- AUTOEXEC.BAT

- SYSTEM.INI

For additional information about Media Vision products, contact:

- Media Vision's bulletin board service (BBS): (510) 770-0968

- Media Vision's Word-Wide Web site on the Internet:

  http://www.mediavis.com

- Media Vision's CompuServe forum: GO MEDIAVISON

- Media Vision product support, phone: (503) 882-1177

CONFIG.SYS
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     DEVICE=C:\MEDVSN\PA3D.SYS A220 D1 I7 H7 M320 Q2

AUTOEXEC.BAT
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     SET  BLASTER=A220  I7  D1  H7  T4

SYSTEM.INI
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     [BOOT]
     SOUND.DRV=MMSOUND.DRV
     DRIVERS=MMSYSTEM.DLL MSMIXMGR.DLL MMMIXER.DLL

     [386ENH]
     DEVICE=VPA3DD.386
     DMABUFFERSIZE=064

     [MCI]
     CDAUDIO=MCICDA.DRV

     [DRIVERS]
     WAVE=PA3DWAVE.DRV
     MIXER=PA3DMXD.DRV
     MIDI=MVIFM.DRV
     MIDI1=PA3D401.DRV

     [PA3DWAVE.DRV]
     PORT=220
     INT=7
     DMACHANNEL=1
     DMACHANNEL2=7

     [PA3D401.DRV]
     INT=2
     PORT=320
     BOARD=0

Entries Appearing in the Control Panel
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  Media Vision 401 Midi Driver
  Media Vision FM Synth Driver
  Media Vision Mixer Driver
  Media Vision Wave Driver
  MIDI Mapper
  Timer
  [MCI]CD Audio
  [MCI]MIDI Sequencer
  [MCI]Sound

MORE INFORMATION
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Possible CONFIG.SYS file PA3D.SYS parameters may be:

  A#      Base addresses for the sound card: 210, 220, 230, 240, 250,
          260. DO NOT use 230 unless the sound card's SCSI host
          address is removed. Default is A220.

  D#      Sound Blaster 8-bit DMA channels 1 and 3. Default is D1.

  I#      IRQ assignment for the board: 2,3,5,7,10, and 15. Default
          is I7.

  H#      16-bit DMA channel: 5 and 7. Default is H7.
          NOTE: on the Media Vision Premium 3-D, the 16-bit DMA channel
can also be set to 1

  M#      MPU-401 emulation base address: 300, 310, 320 and 330.
          Default is M320.

  Q#      MPU-401 emulation IRQ: 2, 3, 5, and 7. Default is Q2.

Optional Parameters

  V       Displays all hardware settings during driver load.

  N       Don't print sign-on banner.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: kbhowto multi media multimedia multi-media kbdisplay kbsound kbhw mmtitles audio 3d

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Technology        : kb3rdpartySearch kbZNotKeyword3
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