How to set up OS/2 to run with the Reveal SC400 REV 3

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Last update: 6th August, 1995

Here's something I found on Compuserve's Reveal Support Forum concerning installation of Reveal CD-ROM and sound cards...

Note:This procedure assumes that you are installing from the OS/2 Warp fullpack (blue box) If you are using the red box (the set without WIN_OS2) then you will need to get the latest corrective service diskette from IBM to update some non-working drivers that came with earlier versions of Warp 3.0

The SC400 REV 3 uses an EEPROM to hold it's settings. The program CONFIG.EXE located in the \SC400\UTILITY directory is used to set the sound card's IRQ, DMA and Port addresses and then write them to the EEPROM.

OS/2 has a native driver that will work with the REV 3 card. It's the Sound Galaxy NOVA 16 Extra.

The normal defaults for Reveals SC400 REV 3 will not work with this native Warp driver and will also not write to the EEPROM therefore we must set the card's settings from MSDOS (not Warp's DOS window) to the following settings before we can use the selective install from the OS/2 system folder to install the Sound Galaxy NOVA 16 EXTRA drivers.

From MSDOS (or an MSDOS partition) change to the SC400\UTILITY directory and execute the CONFIG.EXE program.

You must set the MIDI PORT to IRQ5, port 300h(MPU-401), and the Sound Blaster Port 220, IRQ 2/9 or 7, and the MWSS to port 530.

Exit the config program and save the settings to the EEPROM.

The next step is to start Warp and go to the OS/2 System folder and choose Selective Install. Open the sound card window so you can select the correct sound card type.

NOTE: If there is any other sound card support previously installed, it MUST be removed.

Pick (if Warp does not automatically detect the card) The Sound Galaxy NOVA 16 EXTRA and then click OK. Follow the prompts and complete the installation and your SC400 REV 3 should be making sounds after you reboot.

A slight change to the WARP CONFIG.SYS will be necessary to facilitate the use of the Panasonic CD ROM. You will need to add the statement:

BASEDEV=SBCD2.ADD /P:630 to the config.sys.

For further information regarding the installation and setup of CD ROM devices, please consult with Chapter 19 of the Warp Manual pp 321-330.