Reference Guide

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Audio Hardware (Sound Cards) and Drivers
Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
Installing a Sound Card
Follow your sound card’s documentation for installing the sound card in your PC. If you are installing
a PCI card, or any hardware that requires you to open the cover of your PC, be careful to discharge
any static electricity you are carrying by touching the metal casing of your PC before handling the
sound card itself. Static electricity can damage a sound card’s circuitry.
Installing a Driver on Windows 98 and Windows Me
You sound card should come with software, too. Some manufacturers provide a driver setup
program that takes you through the driver installation. Always use the manufacturer’s software
installation program if one is provided. If one is not provided, follow this procedure:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click on Add New Hardware.
3. In the Add New Hardware wizard, click the Next button.
4. Select No when the Add New Hardware wizard asks you “Do you want Windows to search for
your new hardware?”
5. From the list of Hardware types, select Sound, Video and Game Controllers, and click the Next
button.
6. Select Have Disk.
7. If the driver is on a CD-ROM or a diskette, place it in the appropriate drive.
8. In the Open dialog, use the Browse button to navigate to where the driver is located and select it.
9. Click OK.
10.Click Finish.
11.In the Driver Set Up dialog, select the hardware settings that match what the multimedia device
is physically set to, and click OK.
12.Click Yes to restart your computer.
Installing a Driver on Windows 2000 and Windows XP
You sound card should come with software, too. Some manufacturers provide a driver setup
program that takes you through the driver installation. Always use the manufacturer’s software
installation program if one is provided. If one is not provided, follow this procedure:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click on Add New Hardware.
The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Add/Troubleshoot a Device and click Next.
The system searches then asks you to select from a list of devices.
5. Select Add a New Device and click Next.
6. Select No, I Want to Select the Hardware from a List and click Next.