Philips PSC70417 User manual - Page 52

Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 52 Philips Seismic Edge Frequently Asked Questions This section highlights some of the more commonly asked questions and their possible solutions. Reviewing this chapter can help you solve many problems and often eliminate the need for telephone assistance. Will Philips Seismic Edge work on all motherboards ? Philips Seismic Edge is a PCI based solution for audio acceleration and requires a Pentium class motherboard with one available PCI slot for operation. Most chipsets found on commercially available motherboards and in pre-built systems are compatible with Philips Seismic Edge Audio. See Minimum System Requirements in this manual. Is Philips Seismic Edge full-duplex capable? Full duplex is the ability for a sound card to record and playback audio at the same time. Philips Seismic Edge is able to do this while maintaining full 16-bit 48KHz sound quality. What wave file types is Philips Seismic Edge compatible with (ie. what wave types can it playback)? Basically all wave file types you are likely to encounter will work fine. Most of the supported sample rates of audio applications such as SoundForge or the Windows Media Player are supported, although it is possible that in a very rare instance you might encounter a nonstandard file format that may not work. What version of DirectX should be installed? For most applications and particularly for games, it is recommended that you run DirectX 6.0 or higher. 52