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Resolving I/O Conflicts, Problems with Encore DVD Player - windows driver

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Resolving I/O Conflicts You can also refer to the Troubleshooting section in the online Help of Windows 98 SE/ Me. Problems with Encore DVD Player Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I/O address. To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 98 SE/Me. If you still do not know which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except the audio card and other essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Add each card back until Device Manager indicates that a conflict has occurred. To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows 98 SE/Me: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver- indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab. 6. Make sure that the Use automatic settings check box is selected, and click the OK button. 7. Restart your system to allow Windows 98 SE/Me to reassign resources to your audio card and/or the conflicting device. The Encore DVD Player is not launched when a DVD disc is inserted into the drive. To solve this problem: 1. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. On the General tabbed page of the Creative Disc Detector dialog box, make sure that the Enable Disc Detector check box is selected. 3. Click the Players tab. 4. Select the DVD Disc entry and then click the Select Player button. 5. In the Players Properties dialog box, click the Browse button. Troubleshooting and FAQs B-11

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Troubleshooting and FAQs
B-11
Resolving I/O
Conflicts
Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other
device are set to use the same I/O address.
To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral
device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 98 SE/Me.
If you still do not know which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except the audio card and other
essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Add each card back until Device
Manager indicates that a conflict has occurred.
To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows 98 SE/Me:
1.
Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control Panel
.
2.
In the
Control Panel
window, double-click the
System
icon.
3.
In the
System Properties
dialog box, click the
Device Manager
tab.
4.
Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver—
indicated by an exclamation mark (!)—and click the
Properties
button.
5.
In the Properties dialog box, click the
Resources
tab.
6.
Make sure that the
Use automatic settings
check box is selected, and click the
OK
button.
7.
Restart your system to allow Windows 98 SE/Me to reassign resources to your audio card and/or the
conflicting device.
Problems with
Encore DVD
Player
The Encore DVD Player is not launched when a DVD disc is inserted into the drive.
To solve this problem:
1.
In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click
Properties
.
2.
On the
General
tabbed page of the
Creative Disc Detector
dialog box, make sure that the
Enable Disc
Detector
check box is selected.
3.
Click the
Players
tab.
4.
Select the DVD Disc entry and then click the
Select Player
button.
5.
In the
Players Properties
dialog box, click the
Browse
button.
You can also refer to the
Troubleshooting section in the
online Help of Windows 98 SE/
Me.