Before You Begin; System Requirements; Windows Nt - Creative PC-DVD 5x Drive Dxr2 Decoder Card User Manual

Introduction

Before You Begin

System Requirements

Congratulations on your purchase of Creative PC-DVD
information on how to install and operate the PC-DVD Encore hardware and software.
The README file on the Creative PC-DVD Encore diskette contains information and changes that were
not available at the time of printing. Read the file before you continue.
You may want to make a backup copy of the diskette before you begin. In addition, read the following:
System Requirements
Document Conventions
Miniumum system requirements for PC-DVD Encore are as follows:
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A Pentium 100 MHz PC or compatible
16 MB RAM
8 MB available hard disk space
SVGA graphics adapter with 2 MB RAM (minimum 800x600 at 256 colors, 16-bit color support
recommended)
PCI expansion slot for the Dxr2 decoder card
Enhanced IDE connector on the motherboard or PCI interface card (bus mastering with DMA
support recommended)
Drive bay (half-height) for the Creative PC-DVD drive (drive rails may be required for some
systems and are not included)
Sound Blaster or 100 percent compatible Sound Blaster audio card (Sound Blaster 32, AWE32,
or Sound Blaster AWE64 is highly recommended)
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Microsoft Windows
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Encore! This guide provides you with
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95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
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