Creative Labs(R) SB Live! Value(R) Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 audio device driver version 5.12.10.01.3041 README This package installs an update to the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 device driver for the Creative Labs(R) SB Live! Value(R) audio adapter that may have been preinstalled in your IBM(R) computer. This update requires approximately 4.0 MB of space on your hard disk (drive C). This update package is intended for IBM(R) machine types 2178-xx, 2198-xx, and 6864-xx that come with a preinstalled SB Live Value(R) audio adapter. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Downloading the update ---------------------- 1. Click the file link to download the file from the Web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Click Start, then click Find, and then click Files and folders. 2. Type dn1z00us.exe in the search box, then click Find Now. This will locate the dn1z00us.exe file you just downloaded. 3. Double-click the icon for dn1z00us.exe. The directory should remain C:\IBMTOOLS\DRIVERS\DN1Z00US. 4. Click Next. 5. Click I Agree. 6. Click Finish. 7. Click Yes. 8. Click OK. Follow all onscreen prompts to complete installation. Testing for successful installation ----------------------------------- To verify that the installation was successful, do the following: 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon. 3. From Device Manager Properties, Click the Device Manager tab. 4. Click the '+' next to Sound, Video and Game controllers 5. Double-click the entry labeled Creative SB Live! Value. 6. Click the Driver tab, and Select the Driver File Details button. 7. The file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEMS32\DRIVERS\EMU10k1f.sys version should read: 5.12.10.01.3041 ISSUES RESOLVED BY THIS UPDATE ------------------------------ The following issues are resolved with this update. 1. Problems with Windows(R) 98 desktop sound schemes causing system lockups. 2. Resolves system halts after suspend. TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS --------------------- The following are a list of known technical limitations of this update. 1. Some applications that use the Creative Labs(R) EAX(R) 3D audio may behave erratically or lock up. TRADEMARKS ---------- IBM is a trademark of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2000. All rights reserved.