Basketball 95-96: README.TXT Contents - Part 2 of 2
  
PSS ID Number: Q136677
Article last modified on 04-18-1996
 
1995-96
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - The Complete NBA Basketball Guide 1995-96
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SUMMARY
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The following article contains part 2 of the Complete Basketball readme
text (readme.txt). This article is part 2 of 2.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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CIRRUS LOGIC DRIVERS
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The 64K-color Cirrus Logic video driver, version 1.32, that shipped
with the Compaq ProLinea and Presario (and presumably other systems
having these drivers) is incompatible with the WfW 1.1 drivers shipped
with Complete NBA Basketball, 1994. As a result, during Complete NBA
Basketball Setup, your system may crash when profiling your video
display. This problem doesn't occur with the latest versions of the
64K-color Cirrus Logic video driver, versions 1.41 and 1.43.
 
To upgrade your Cirrus Logic video drivers, contact Cirrus Logic
product support at:
 
   Cirrus Logic
   3100 W. Warren Ave.
   Freemont, CA  94538
   (510) 623-8300
 
The Cirrus Logic driver products referenced here are manufactured by
Cirrus Logic, a vendor independent of Microsoft; which makes no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.
 
TOSHIBA DRIVERS
---------------
 
If you are using the Toshiba T44V480C.DRV video driver, Complete
Basketball video may appear pink. You can fix this problem by changing
the WIN.INI file.
 
To fix this problem:
 
1. In the Program Manager, select Run from the File menu.
 
2. In the Command line, type win.ini and then click OK.
 
3. In the [DRAWDIB] section, change 1,0,0,0 to 5,0,0,0. Be sure to use
   the number zero and not the letter "O". The [DRAWDIB] section
   should look something like the following example:
 
   [DRAWDIB] t44v480c.drv 640x480x8(5)=5,0,0,0
 
4. From the File menu, choose Save to save your WIN.INI file. Then try
   playing video in Complete NBA Basketball again.
 
65,000 COLOR DRIVERS
--------------------
 
If your machine has a 16-bit video card, and you are using a 65,000-
color driver, some images in Complete NBA Basketball may not display.
To fix this problem, switch to a 256-color driver. For more
information about installing video drivers, consult your Windows
manual.
 
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Audio Problems
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Although you can install and run Complete NBA Basketball without a
sound card, to hear the sounds that come with the product, a sound
card is required. If you're sure you have a sound card, read through
the following troubleshooting information, or consult the
documentation that came with your sound card for more information.
 
GENERAL SOUND ISSUES
--------------------
 
Audio problems can have many causes. Other applications that play
sounds may interrupt sounds in Complete NBA Basketball because your
computer cannot play two sounds simultaneously. This is usually a
temporary clash that resolves itself. However, a few applications that
play sounds, such as some screen savers, may remove audio capability
from all other Windows applications. If you suspect you have such an
application, turn it off or do not run it while running Complete NBA
Basketball.
 
SOUND PLAYS, BUT NOT WELL
-------------------------
 
Sound distortion is often caused by sending a higher volume or
amplitude of sound than the speakers are able to handle. Also, if the
volume control on your audio card is set too high it may cause
distortion from the amplifier on the audio card. Sometimes low-quality
speakers distort sound at a lower volume than better speakers.
 
It's also possible that the software settings on your sound board are
causing distortion. For example, if the sound card volume or "WAVE
file input" is set to near its maximum, it will produce amplification
distortion, just as it would on a stereo system. For information about
changing your sound board settings, check the documentation that came
with your sound board. This is normally done with either a volume dial
on the back of your audio card (in the rear of your computer where the
speakers plug in) or with a program that is often called a "mixer,"
which is usually installed in the Windows Control Panel of the Main
program group. Some audio cards use both types of controls, and they
both must be adjusted.
 
SOUND PLAYS, BUT SKIPS
----------------------
 
If audio breaks up or skips periodically it usually means that your
CD-ROM drive doesn't have a fast enough data transfer rate. Complete
Basketball requires that your CD be capable of transferring data at a
rate of 150 KB per second while utilizing 40 percent or less of the
CPU. You can continue to use your CD-ROM drive to run Complete NBA
Basketball, but you will continue to experience this choppiness in
audio and animation clips.
 
SOUND DOESN'T PLAY AT ALL
-------------------------
 
If you don't hear anything when you play sounds in Complete NBA
Basketball, be sure that:
 
 - A sound card is installed.
 
 - A speaker is connected to the jack on your sound card (not to the
   CD-ROM drive).
 
 - The volume is set to an audible level.
 
 - You have Sounds turned on in the Complete NBA Basketball Sounds
   dialog box. This can be accessed from the Options menu.
 
You can test sounds with the Sound option in the Windows Control
Panel. If you hear no sound during the tests, open the Drivers option
to check the installed sound driver files. These drivers must be
compatible with your sound board. Be sure that a driver for WAVE audio
and the entry "[MCI] Sound" appears in the Drivers dialog box. If
"[MCI] Sound" is missing, click the Add button in the Drivers dialog
box. Then, select"[MCI] Sound" in the list of drivers and click OK.
The Drivers application will ask you to insert one of your Windows
installation disks that contains the driver, so be sure to have these
disks on hand.
 
If necessary, try setting up your sound board again. If you still
can't hear sounds, contact the sound board manufacturer to verify that
you are using the correct drivers and that no hardware conflicts
exist.
 
Please note that Complete NBA Basketball requires a sound board to be
installed and isn't intended to run with drivers which use the PC
internal speaker, such as the unsupported "PC Speaker" driver. In most
cases, such a driver won't play any sounds, and if the driver setup
option "Enable Interrupts" isn't checked, the system may crash. Check
the "Drivers" configuration in your Windows control panel. If you have
both a sound board and the PC Speaker driver installed, it's best to
un-install the PC Speaker driver.
 
MEDIA VISION PRO AUDIO SPECTRUM CARDS
-------------------------------------
 
Audio clips may sound "scratchy" (that is, distorted) when played from
the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum card. To correct this problem,
change the Media Vision driver DMA setting to 7.
 
To change the driver setting:
 
1. In the Windows Control Panel, choose the Drivers icon.
 
2. Select the Media Vision Wave/MIDI/Aux driver, and then choose
   Setup.
 
3. Under the DMA setting, set the selection to 7.
 
4. Choose OK, and then choose Restart Now.
 
Audio clips should now play correctly.
 
The Pro Audio Spectrum sound card and driver products referenced
here are manufactured by Media Vision, Inc., a vendor independent of
Microsoft; which makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability. For more information, call
Media Vision, Inc. Technical Support at (800) 638-2807 or(510) 770-
9905. On CompuServe, Media Vision can be reached by typing GO
MEDIAVISION at any prompt.
 
CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER 16 AND 16 ASP SOUND CARDS
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Compressed audio clips may fail to play if you are using a Sound
Blaster 16 or Sound Blaster 16 ASP sound card. This problem occurs
because some computers are unable to use the 16-bit DMA (direct memory
access) channel on the Sound Blaster cards.
 
To correct this problem, switch the HDMA channel to use DMA or 8-bit
DMA. You must change this setting in the following two places:
 
 - The Drivers dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.
 
 - The SBCONFIG.EXE configuration program included with the Sound
   Blaster cards.
 
To change the settings:
 
1. In the Windows Control Panel, choose the Drivers icon.
 
2. Select the Sound Blaster 16 Wave/Midi driver, and then choose
   Setup.
 
3. Under the HDMA setting, set the selection to DMA.
 
4. Choose OK, and then choose Do Not Restart Now.
 
5. Exit Windows.
 
6. At the MS-DOS prompt, switch to the SB16 directory and run
   SBCONFIG.EXE.
 
7. Follow the instructions on the screen. The program helps you select
   and test the following variables:
 
VARIABLE SELECT
---------------
 
   Base I/O port          Autoscan
   MidiPort address       Autoscan
   DMA interrupt          Current
   8-bit DMA              Current
   16-bit DMA             Use 8-bit DMA
 
After you finish making these selections, the SBCONFIG program will
restart your computer.
 
8. If necessary, restart Windows.
 
All compressed audio should now play correctly.
 
For more information regarding Sound Blaster cards and about this
problem, contact Creative Labs technical support at (405) 742-6622.
Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor
independent of Microsoft; which makes no warranty, implied or
otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
 
SOUND BLASTER PRO
-----------------
 
On rare occasions the Sound Blaster audio driver WSSSBPRO.DRV
may have problems playing very short sound files, causing Complete
Basketball to crash. If you encounter this problem, turn off button
sounds in Complete NBA Basketball:
 
1. Click the Options button.
 
2. In the Options dialog box, click the Sound/Animation button.
 
3. In the resulting dialog box, click the Button Sounds radio button
   to turn off button sounds.
 
For more information about Sound Blaster, contact Creative Labs
technical support at (405) 742-6622.
 
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