Connectivity ......................................................................................................................... A 3

Sound Blaster Live! card......................................................................................... A 3

B

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME

Background ...........................................................................................................................B 1

Understanding the Installation Program ..............................................................................B 2

The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings.......................................................................B 2

The CONFIG.SYS File Settings..............................................................................B 3

System Resource Settings.....................................................................................................B 3

Input/Output (I/O) Addresses...................................................................................B 3

Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line...................................................................................B 4

Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel ................................................................B 4

Environment Variables..........................................................................................................B 5

CTSYN Environment Variable ................................................................................B 5

BLASTER Environment Variable ...........................................................................B 5

Determining Resources.........................................................................................................B 6

Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game ......................................................................B 7

Music Options...........................................................................................................B 7

Digital Audio Options ..............................................................................................B 7

MS DOS Mode Utilities.......................................................................................................B 8

SBECFG.EXE ..........................................................................................................B 8

SBEMIXER.EXE.....................................................................................................B 8

SBESET.EXE ...........................................................................................................B 9

SBEGO.EXE ......................................................................................................... B 10

C

Troubleshooting

Problems Installing Software ...............................................................................................C 1

Problems With Sound ...........................................................................................................C 2

Problem with Surround Mixer..............................................................................................C 4

Insufficient SoundFont Cache ..............................................................................................C 5