Diamond’s Multimedia Kits
Windows® 95 Support

Compatibility Report of Diamond’s Multimedia Kits Under Windows® 95 Build 950 (Officially released version)

Version 1.01
Table of Contents
I. Introduction	
II. Installing Windows 95 over Windows 3.x	
III. Installing Windows 95 before Installing the Multimedia Kit Software	
A. Installing the Multimedia Kits models 1000 - 7000:	
B. Diamond Audio under Windows 95	
1. Installing the Windows 95 Sound Blaster Pro driver:	
2. Installing the Windows 95 Windows Sound System driver:	
3. Installing the Diamond Windows 3.1 driver:	
C. Installing the Windows 3.1 applications for Diamond’s user interface with Windows 95 ( volume control, hardware setup, etc.)	

I.	
Introduction
This purpose of this document is to outline the steps necessary to run the Windows® 95 operating environment with Diamond’s Multimedia Kits.  This document will answer commonly asked questions regarding Diamond products and the Windows 95 platform, as well as explaining how to get your Diamond product to operate under Windows 95. 

II.	Installing Windows 95 over Windows 3.x
If you have installed Windows 95 over a previous version of Windows 3.x, Diamond’s Multimedia Kit products should be fully functional, providing the Multimedia Kit worked properly in your Windows 3.x version.
III.	Installing Windows 95 before Installing the Multimedia Kit Software
If you’ve installed Windows 95 before you’ve installed the Multimedia Kit,  the sound card and CD-ROM capabilities of the Multimedia Kit will work properly by following the instructions listed below. 
A.	Installing the Multimedia Kits models 1000 - 7000:
These installation instructions assume you have a ‘clean’ installation of Windows  95 (not installed over a previous installation of Windows), and that you are currently on the Windows 95 desktop.
1.	From the “Start” menu choose “Shut Down”.
2.	From the “Shutdown” dialog box choose “Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode”.
3.	After the computer has restarted in DOS mode, run INSTALL.EXE on  your Diamond driver diskettes.
4.	Choose Auto Configuration during the installation option choice. 
5.	You will be prompted for drive letter to install the drivers. Drive C:  is the default option.
6.	You will then be asked if Windows is installed on your computer, answer NO.  {This is important in order to recognize the CD-ROM}
7.	Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
8.	After returning to a DOS prompt,  change to the DIAMOND directory (cd \ diamond).
9.	Run SNDINIT.EXE
10.	Choose Configure
11.	In the upper left hand corner under the “Mode” setting,  change the selection so that the “WSS” is chosen instead of  “SB”.  Note the settings for Port, IRQ, and DMA.  You may need this information later.  Now quit the SNDINIT program.
12.	Restart the computer by typing EXIT.
13.	Your system may recognize the CD-ROM and sound functions when you restart Windows 95.  If not,  go to the Windows 95 Control Panel,  choose “Add New Hardware”,  and let your system search for any new hardware devices.
14.	If sound does not function,  you may add the Windows Sound System drivers manually through the “Add New Hardware” icon. Choose Next on the initial screen, and on the second screen,  make sure you choose NOT to let Windows 95 detect your hardware.  Under “Hardware Types”,  select Sound, video, and game controllers. Choose Microsoft as the Manufacturer,  and choose  MS Windows Sound System Compatible. If the utility asks you for the disk that contains the driver information, it is located under the \WIN95 directory on your Windows 95 CD-ROM.
15.	Note the settings that have been given to you.  The SNDINIT program that you previously ran must match these settings for the WSS Mode.  Here are the equivalent settings:	Direct Memory Access is the SNDINIT DMA value.   Input/Output Range is the address range for Port.   Interrupt Request is the IRQ.
16.	Once these choices are made,  and you have restarted the system,  any problems with the CD-ROM may be gone.  If the CD-ROM is still not recognized,  you may have a hardware conflict.   
NOTE:  Although,  Diamond recommends that the Windows Sound System drivers be used with the Multimedia Kits and Windows 95, your complete list of audio options are listed below.
B.	Diamond Audio under Windows 95
Under Windows 95, the user has 3 options to choose from with our sound cards. These options include using the Windows 95 Sound Blaster Driver, the Windows 95 Windows Sound System driver, or the Diamond supplied Windows 3.1 driver. 
1.	Installing the Windows 95 Sound Blaster Pro driver:
After installing Windows 95, complete the following steps. These steps assume a ‘clean’ installation of Windows 95 (not installed over a previous installation of Windows).
a)	From the “Start” menu choose “Shut Down”.
b)	From the “Shutdown” dialog box choose “Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode”.
c)	After the computer has restarted in DOS mode, run INSTALL.EXE on  your Diamond driver diskettes. You will be prompted for the path to install the drivers. You will then be asked if Windows is installed on your computer, answer NO. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
d)	After the SNDINIT has been installed, reboot the system. After Windows 95 starts, go to the Control Panel and run the “Add New Hardware” applet
Note:  If your system hangs after adding SNDINIT /b to your autoexec.bat there may be a  hardware conflict. Note the settings for the Sound card, restart Windows in fail safe mode and use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter  that is included with the Windows 95 Help.

If you are installing over the top of an existing Windows installation you must remove the Diamond Windows Sound drivers in order to install this driver and the DOS drivers MUST be left intact (Four lines in the autoexec.bat). After removing the drivers, install Windows ‘95. If  “SNDINIT /b” is left in the autoexec.bat Windows 95 should detect the Sound Card and install the Sound Blaster Pro drivers.
2.	Installing the Windows 95 Windows Sound System driver:
After installing Windows 95, complete the following steps. These steps assume a ‘clean’ installation of Windows 95 (not installed over a previous installation of Windows).
1.	From the “Start” menu choose “Shut Down”.
2.	From the “Shutdown” dialog box choose “Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode”.
3.	After the computer has restarted in DOS mode, run INSTALL.EXE on  your Diamond driver diskettes. You will be prompted for the path to install the drivers. You will then be asked if Windows is installed on your computer, answer NO. Follow the prompts to complete the installation
4.	After the SNDINIT has been installed, reboot the system. After Windows 95 starts go to the Control Panel and run the “Add New Hardware” applet
Note:  If your system hangs after adding SNDINIT /b to your autoexec.bat there may be a hardware conflict. Note the settings for the Sound card, restart Windows in fail safe mode and use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter  that is included with the Windows 95 Help. Also, Windows 95 may install Sound Blaster drivers as well as Windows Sound System drivers. If you have both (check the Device Manager in the Control Panel), remove the Sound Blaster drivers.

If you are installing over the top of an existing Windows installations you must remove the Diamond Windows Sound drivers in order to install this driver and  the DOS drivers MUST be left intact (four lines in autoexec.bat). After removing the drivers, install Windows 95. It may be  necessary to re-run SNDINIT (simply type SNDINIT,  not SNDINIT  / b) and reconfigure the card for Windows Sound System. If  “SNDINIT /b” is left in the autoexec.bat Windows 95 should detect the Sound Card and install the Sound Blaster Pro drivers.
3.	Installing the Diamond Windows 3.1 driver:
After installing Windows 95, complete the following steps. These steps assume a ‘clean’ installation of Windows 95 (not installed over a previous installation of Windows).
1.	From the “Start” menu choose “Shut Down”.
2.	From the “Shutdown” dialog box choose “Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode”.
3.	After the computer has restarted in DOS mode, run INSTALL.EXE on the Diamond driver diskettes.
4.	After the installation is complete start Windows and run FINISH.EXE off of Diamond’s installation diskette.  Be sure that you DO NOT REPLACE ANY NEWER FILES with OLDER versions as this will cause Windows 95 to function erratically. This will install the Windows drivers and  utility programs.
Note:  If your system hangs after adding SNDINIT /b to your autoexec.bat there may be a hardware conflict. Note the settings for the Sound card, restart Windows in fail safe mode and use the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter that is included with the Windows 95 Help

If you are installing over the top of an existing Windows installations you must remove the Diamond Windows Sound drivers in order to install this driver, the DOS drivers MUST be left intact. After removing the drivers, install Windows 95. If  “SNDINIT /b” is left in the autoexec.bat Windows 95 should detect the Sound Card and install the Sound Blaster Pro drivers.

C.	Installing the Windows 3.1 applications for Diamond’s user interface with Windows 95 ( volume control, hardware setup, etc.)
After installing Windows 95, complete the following steps. These steps assume a ‘clean’ installation of Windows 95 (not installed over a previous installation of Windows).
1.	Go to your Windows directory and make a copy of the file “SYSTEM.INI”. Save this copy for future use.
2.	Run FINISH.EXE include on the Diamond Multimedia kit diskette. This will install the applications and make some changes to your system.ini file. Be sure that you DO NOT REPLACE ANY NEWER FILES with OLDER versions as this will cause Windows 95 to function erratically.
3.	Copy your old system.ini file over the new file.