                Avance Logic AC'97 Sound System Software    ver:A2.48
                        Installation and Setup


Driver & Application Installation/Removal Procedure For Avance AC'97 Codec:
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<<< For Win98/Win2000/WinME (WDM driver) >>>

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Setup Driver/Application at first time:
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Step 1. Before installing the Avance AC'97 Drivers & Applications, Press the
        [Cancel] button if Windows detect the PCI Multimedia Audio device. 
          
Step 2. Insert the "Avance AC'97 Drivers & Applications" CD into the CD-ROM 
        drive and run the setup.exe program to finish the installation. 

Step 3. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to continue the procedure. If the Windows popup 
        "Digital Signature Not Found" message, press [Yes] to continue the 
        installation.
        
Step 4. Finally, select to restart the system and press [Finish] to complete
        the installation.  

        The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF
        file if so required.

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Update Driver/Application:
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Step 1. Follow Step 2,3,4 described in [Setup at first time] above to complete
        the procedure.

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Remove Driver/Application:
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Step 1. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel.

Step 2. Select [Add/Remove Programs] icon.

Step 3. Select "Avance AC'97 Drivers and Applications" and press [Change/Remove]
        button.

Step 4. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to finish the uninstallation.        

Step 5. At the end of the procedure, select to restart the system and press
        [Finish] to complete the uninstallation.


<<< For WinNT 4.0 (NT4 driver) >>>

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Setup Driver/Application at first time:
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    Ignore Step 1, and follow the same procedure in Win98.

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Update Driver/Application:
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    The same procedure in Win98.
    
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Remove Driver/Application:
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    The same procedure in Win98.

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Silent Installation:
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Run "Setup -s -f2<path\LogFile>"
i.e. setup -s -f2c:\mylog.log 


Note: AVRack only works fine under WinNT 4.0 after installing
      Service Pick 3 or later.


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Version Informations:
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WDM driver for Win98SE/WinMe/Win2000/WinXP : 5.10.00.3610
VXD driver for Win95/Win98Gold       : 4.5.0.3009
VXD Software wavetable driver        : 3.1.0.0
NT4 driver for Windows NT4           : 4.3.0.3019
NT4 software wavetable driver        : 4.3.0.2001

AvRack for Win98/Me/2000             : 2001.7.1.0
AvRack for Win95/NT4                 : 2001.7.1.1

Avance Sound Effect Manager          : 4.1
Avance Sound Effect Manager for NT4  : 2.3

Driver/Application Setup Program     : 4.62

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History:
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A2.48 - (compare to A2.45)
1.  Add customized options.
2.  Mute volume when volume slider was adjusted to the bottom.
3.  The driver now support the VID/DID entry
4.  The drivers in this package has passed logo for ALC201A.
    (Win98SE/WinMe/Win2000/WinXP/WinNT4).

A2.45 -
1.  First release for ALC201A.
2.  The driver only support the VID/DID/SVID/SID entry to meet the
    INF requirement for PCI devices for WHQL logo.
3.  The drivers in this package has passed logo for ALC201A.

