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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