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Frequently Asked Questions
Vortex
Advantage (8810) based sounds cards
Are
3DNow optimised drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards
?
Are
BeOS drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Are
Linux drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards?
Are
OS/2 or Windows 3.x drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound
cards ?
Are Windows Millennium drivers available for Vortex Advantage based
sound cards ?
Are
Windows 2000 drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Are
Windows XP drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Which sound card drivers should I use in Windows 9x or ME ?
Which sound card drivers should I use in Windows 2000 ?
Which sound card drivers should I use in Windows XP ?
Do Vortex Advantage based sound cards support EAX ?
Do
Vortex Advantage based sound card include bass and treble controls ?
Do
Vortex Advantage based sound cards support DownLoadable Sounds or
Soundfonts ?
How
do I install the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x reference drivers ?
How
can I remove the dos support when using the Windows 9x Vortex Advantage
reference drivers ?
How
does the 3D stereo enhancement option work ?
Is
an audio mixer available to adjust the sound volumes in DOS on Vortex
Advantage based sound cards ?
Vortex
Advantage (8810) based sounds cards
Are
3DNow optimised drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards
?
No
Are
BeOS drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
No
Are
Linux drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Yes, unofficial Vortex
Advantage linux drivers are available at SourceForge
Are
OS/2 or Windows 3.x drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound
cards ?
Aureal currently have no plans to make OS/2 or Windows 3.x drivers
Are
Windows Millennium drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound
cards ?
No, the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x reference drivers will work but with
the following limitations:
Hibernation support will be disabled in Windows Millennium since it
requires all audio devices to use WDM drivers.
Sound will fail after the computer resumes from standby mode, to work
around this problem just mute and unmute sound in the volume control in
Windows Millennium.
Are
Windows 2000 drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Vortex Advantage drivers with basic sound support are included in
Windows 2000 and beta
reference drivers are available
Are
Windows XP drivers available for Vortex Advantage based sound cards ?
Vortex Advantage drivers are included in Windows XP, Microsoft got the
source code from Creative Labs and updated the drivers to make them
compatible with Windows XP.
Which
sound card drivers should I use in Windows 9x or ME ?
Use the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x 4.06.3220 reference drivers
Which
sound card drivers should I use in Windows 2000 ?
Use the Vortex Advantage Windows 2000 5.12.01.3559 RC reference drivers.
The Aureal A3D drivers and Vortex Advantage
Windows NT4 reference should not be installed in Windows 2000!
Which
sound card drivers should I use in Windows XP ?
Use the default souund card drivers installed by Windows XP and the Vortex
control panel at Aureal and Quantex
Help Site
The Aureal A3D drivers and Vortex Advantage
Windows 2000 RC reference drivers should not be installed in Windows XP!
Do
Vortex Advantage based sound cards support EAX ?
No
Do
Vortex Advantage based sound card include bass and treble controls ?
Yes, a 10 band graphic equalizer is included.
Do
Vortex Advantage based sound cards support DownLoadable Sounds or
Soundfonts ?
Yes the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x 4.06.3320 or later reference drivers
support DownLoadable Sounds 1.0 and any Soundfonts 2.0 files with don't
use ROM samples. DownLoadable Sounds 2.0 aren't supported.
How
do I install the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x reference drivers ?
For complete drivers:
Download the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x reference drivers
Unpack the file to a temporary directory
Go to Add/Remove in the control panel and remove the old sound card
drivers
The uninstall entry should be called Aureal Vortex AU8810 or the name of
the sound card
Reboot and point Windows 9x to the temporary directory when it asks for
drivers
For updates drivers:
Download the Vortex Advantage Windows 9x reference drivers
Unpack the file to a temporary directory
Copy au10gm.arl from /Windows/System/ to directory where the reference
drivers are.
Go to Add/Remove in the control panel and remove the old sound card
drivers
The uninstall entry should be called Aureal Vortex AU8810 or the name of
the sound card
Reboot and point Windows 9x to the temporary directory when it asks for
drivers
How
can I remove the dos support when using the Windows 9x Vortex Advantage
reference drivers ?
Instructions are available here
How does
the 3D stereo enhancement option work ?
An explanation by Alan Yee from Aureal Inc:
There are various versions of the Codec 3D expander depending upon the
Codec. Most perform basic stereo spreader functions by delaying
the right signal and mixing it into the left channel, and vice versa.
When the 3D stereo expander is on our crosstalk canceller may get munged
and the positional sound may not be rendered correctly.
Is
an audio mixer available to adjust the sound volumes in DOS on Vortex
Advantage based sound cards ?
No
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