ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Accelerator User’s Guide Ver. 1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 5 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION ...........
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Introduction The ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Subsystem is a single chip designed for plug and play specification which minimizes support and installation issues. This highly-integrated plug and play audio subsystem incorporates the following functions: • High Performance PCI Subsystem Control Logic • AC-Link Interface • Built-in ALSFM Synthesizer • Power Management • Enhanced normal/digital game port • ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Accelerator fully supports the PCI Plug and Play standard.
Chapter 2 Specifications 5
Hardware/Software Features • High performance VLSI sound ASIC • Compatible with DirectSound™, DirectSound3D™, Blaster™, Sound Blaster Pro™, and Sound Blaster 16 Emulation. • PC98 Specifications Compliant • Avance ALSFM Synthesizer • PCI Power Management Interface(PPMI) Compliant • PCI Bus Master for PCI Audio/PCI 2.1/2.
Control logic is built into the ALS4000 to support the following functions: • • Audio Input · CD-ROM Audio · Line In · Microphone · PC Speaker In Audio Output · • Stereo Line-Out Game/MIDI Port · External MIDI input and output · Joystick input and MIDI connector Software Support • Windows 3.1 • Windows 95/98 • Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.
Emulation • Sound Blaster Pro™ • Sound Blaster 16™ • Sound Blaster ADPCM • MPU-401 UART MIDI interface 8
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 9
Evaluation Sound Card AS9802 Sound Card Description • PCI Plug and Play design • Game/MIDI port • Audio inputs from: • · ATAPI IDE CD-ROM audio · Microphone · Line In Audio Outputs to: · Stereo Line Out Input/Output Connections Phonejacks, connectors, and headers are used to connect other devices to the sound cards. A phonejack is a single hole receptacle for a phoneplug and headers and connectors are multi-hole receptacles for multi-pin plugs.
Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio - The Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio connector is used to connect the audio cable from a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive for playback, mixing, or recording. Only one of the two CD-ROM audio connectors may be used at a time. Sound Card Installation 1. Power off the system and all peripheral devices. Unplug all power cords from the power utility outlets. 2. Momentarily touch the chassis of the system unit with your bare hand to discharge any static electricity. 3. Remove the cover from the system unit. 4.
Note: If anything is connected to the Game/MIDI Port on the sound card, nothing can be connected to any other Game/MIDI Port connector on the system. 10. Plug all power cords into power utility outlets. 11. Power on the system and install the appropriate software driver. Refer to Software Driver Installation in Chapter 4 for instructions on installing the software driver. I/O Addresses The following table shows the addresses occupied by the devices supported by the sound system designs.
Stereo Line-out CD-Audio Connectors Line-in 1308 Mic-in ALS4000 7805 AS9802 Design Specification: Item System Requirements Input/Output Connectors Specification " An 80386 computer or higher with an EGA or VGA card installed(VGA recommended) " 5 MB of hard disk space " An unused PCI expansion slot " Game/MIDI Port 13
" Stereo Line Out " Line In " Mic In " ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio Card Size 80mm by 120mm Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with two layer planes Bus Connector PCI Operating Temperature 0 to 700 C Storage Temperature -50 to 1250 C Operating Humidity 15 to 90% Storage Humidity 0 to 90% 14
Chapter 4 Software Driver Installation 15
Software Applications Supported Applications Windows 3.1 CD/Diskette Names ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities Windows 95 ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.0 ALS4000 Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.0 Drivers Windows 98 ALS4000 Windows 98 WDM Drivers DOS ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.
Software Driver Installation Windows 3.1 1. Start Windows 3.1. 2. Insert the ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities” CD into CD-ROM drive D: (or E:). 3. Select [Run] from the Program Manager File menu and type D(or E): setup on the command line. 4. A Welcome dialog box will appear, Click [Next] to continue the installation. 5. A Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear.
4. The Avance Sound Chip Installation Program screen will be displayed showing the following defaults: Avance software copy to: C:\ALS4K System boot up drive: C:\ • To make changes to the defaults, select the parameter with the Up/Down Arrow keys and press the Enter key. Then change the parameter and press the Enter key again to accept the change. • When satisfied with the new parameters or to accept the defaults, select “accept the above” with the Up/Down Arrow keys and press the Enter key. 5.
5. Select [Run] from the start menu, a Run dialog box appears: 6. Type X:\setup (X is the drive where driver exist) and Click on [OK]. 7. Click [Next] in the Welcome dialog box. 8. A Choose Destination dialog box will appears, Click [Next] to install the sound driver to the default directory or click on Browse if you want to install to a different directory. 9. Windows will automatically create a folder and icon for the sound application. 10. Click [Finish].The installation is complete. 11.
Windows 98 WDM 1. After installing ALS4000 sound card into the PCI slot of your computer and then powering up the system, Windows 98 will prompt user with a “New Hardware Found” dialog box for ALS4000 sound card is a Plug and Play device. To install the ALS4000 driver, select your hard drive or any other drive location which the driver database exists under. 2.
3. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, the SB16 configuration screen showing the I/O port, DMA, and IRQ settings will be displayed, and the default settings are: I/O Port: 220, DMA1: 1, IRQ: 5. Select and set any changes or accept the defaults. 4. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “MPU401” to configure the external MIDI. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using mouse or [space] key.
changed in the system. The following are descriptions of and solutions for the more common problems that you may encounter. Please review these problems before requesting technical assistance. Problems in DOS 1. Problem: No sound when playing a DOS game Cause: There may be a conflict in the SB16 settings. Solution: Rerun the apconfig.exe utility and try another Port, DMA, or IRQ address. Problems in Windows 3.1 1.
FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Avance Logic could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Technical Support Avance Logic, Inc. is committed to providing the best technical support possible for our products.
