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3. Select the [Devices] tab.
4. Select the [Audio Devices] and click the [Add...] button.
5. Select [Unlisted or Updated Driver] and click the [OK] button.
6. Insert the [YAMAHA SW1000XG Driver Disk for Windows NT] disk into the
A drive, and enter "A:\" in the drive field, and click the [OK] button (if you have the files copies to your hard drive,
just browse to the correct location)
7. Select [YAMAHA DS2416, SW1000 Driver] and click the [OK] button.
8. Restart the computer.
Now the driver has been installed.
Note: Yamaha recommend that you are running at least service pack 4 of Windows NT4.0 prior to installation.
THE BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)
Before adding any new drivers or devices to NT, users should be fully aware and familiar of the implications of the
BSOD. This is an NT start-up screen that nobody ever wants to see. A full memory dump and instructions to use
crash recovery mode to re-instate your Windows NT system. Yamaha presume everyone running NT, will be aware
of the recovery methods which are covered in the NT users manual. As we have said, the Yamaha SW1000XG driver
has been tested under NT up to and including (as of time of writing) service pack 5. Please make sure you have a
free IRQ to allocate the SW1000XG to, and are running support software that is specifically written for NT such as
Logic Audio 4 & higher, Cakewalk Pro Audio 8 and higher, or Steinberg Nuendo. Yamaha will not offer technical
support for the NT driver with applications that are not specifically designed to run under NT
Applications support under NT4.0
As of time of writing of this guide, Yamaha's own XGWorks application does not support NT, so Yamaha recommend
XGEDIT95 which runs flawlessly under NT, alongside one of the growing number of NT compatible applications,
such as Cakewalk Pro Audio, Logic Audio 4.0 (and higher), Cool Edit Pro etc. It is wise to keep checking with your
Yamaha dealer or the Yamaha websites for latest information relating to NT4.0 support. Remember also that Hubis
loopback driver as of time of writing does not support NT, so please download MIDI-YOKE (discussed earlier in this
guide) if you wish to run XGEDIT and another application at the same time under NT.
Installation of MIDI-yoke under NT is covered in the MIDI-yoke read-me file that accompanies the software. MIDI
Yoke will be essential for use with the SW1000XG under NT, to allow applications such as XGEdit to communicate
with your NT application.
Whilst NT can offer a great many benefits in terms of stability and multi processing, at the time of writing many
applications packages and software that you may use every day, will not work under NT. You will need to weigh up
the possible advantages and disadvantages yourself before deciding to go down the NT path.
Yamaha's future commitment to driver development on the SW1000XG.
As of time of writing, Yamaha is committed to an ongoing development of drivers for new technologies. With the
introduction of the new Cakewalk AudioX standard, Yamaha's DS2416 card will be the first card in the world to utilise
this exciting new technology, which embeds the control needed for a card such as the DS2416 inside the driver.
Yamaha will continue to monitor all other new audio standards as and when they appear.
The latest info as always will be on our xgfactory.com website.
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