Multimedia; Immediately After Upgrading From Windows 95 To Windows 2000, The Audio Capability On My Thinkpad Computer Does Not Function; Midi File Does Not Play Correctly When Using The Microsoft Gs Wavetable Sw Synthesizer; Volume Control Hot-Key Is Not Synchronized With Windows 2000 Master Out Volume Control - Lenovo ThinkPad 380E Setup Manual

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Multimedia

5.1 Immediately after upgrading from Windows 95 to Windows 2000, the
audio capability on my ThinkPad computer does not function
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5.2 MIDI file does not play correctly when using the Microsoft GS
Wavetable SW Synthesizer
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5.3 Volume control hot-key is not synchronized with Windows 2000
Master Out volume co ntrol
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5.4 MPEG decoder device on ThinkPad models 760XD and 765D are
marked as yellow exclamation mark on Windows 2000 Device Manager
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ThinkPad model 390
Immediately after upgrading to Windows 2000 from Windows 95, audio
capability does not function.
The audio chip on the computer is not properly initialized at first boot -up
after the upgrade install has completed.
Immediately after the upgrade install to Windows 2000 completes, restart the
computer and audio capability will be enabled at next startup.
ThinkPad i Series 2621
While using the Windows 2000 Media Player to playback MIDI files, the
playback speed is not constant and audio playback is degraded.
Change the 'Preferred device' setting under "MIDI Music Playback" to "FM
Synthesizer:
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1. Click: Start
2. Double-click the Sound and Multimedia applet. After the
"Sound and Multimedia Properties" window opens, click the
'Audio' tab.
3. For the 'Preferred device' setting under "MIDI Music
Playback", change to "ESS Solo FM Synthesizer".
4. Click [Apply]. Click [OK] to close the "Sound and Multimedia"
Properties window.
All ThinkPad models
When adjusting the volume control using the computer's hot-key, the
Windows 2000 Master Out volume control is not synchronized.
Using the hot-key to adjust the volume control is executed through hardware
which is invisible to the Master Out volume control software.
After adjusting the volume setting using the hot -key you might also have to
adjust the volume using the Windows 2000 Master Out controls until the
desired volume is met.
ThinkPad models 760XD and 765D
The Multimedia video controller device on the computer is not enabled while
running Windows 2000. The device is listed under "Other device" in Device
Manager.
The device driver for the MPEG decoder is not supported under Windows
2000.
There will be no support for this device under Windows 2000.
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Settings Control Panel.