AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1650          01/07/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Direct X and Ascentia A
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When running Direct X on the Ascentia A system, the user may find 
   that the system will cause an error in DSOUND.DLL, after 
   initializing the sound during the application start up.
   
   This issue affects the following Ascentia A systems: 503149, 
   503150, and 503151.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   Direct X is a set of APIs that allows developers of interactive 
   content to access specialized hardware features without having to 
   write hardware-specific code. 
   
   Crystal has released new driver version 1.80 which will work with 
   Direct X and overcome the problem.    

 
ACTION 
 
   Download and install driver version 1.80 or later for the Crystal 
   CS4232/6 Audio chip used in this system. 
   
   The file name is W95R180.ZIP and it is available at the following 
   location:
   
           http://www.crystal.com/support/
   
   The installation instructions are contained in a Readme file 
   included with this driver.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN 000500RB 
 
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