Installing Gateway Solo 2200 Sound and Joystick Drivers in Windows 95

This document contains the installation information for the sound card and joystick drivers on the Gateway Solo 2200. The only time these drivers need to be installed is if the hard drive is formatted, the CD-ROM files become corrupt, or if the CD-ROM driver directory is deleted. This installation assumes that an internal or external floppy drive is attach.

1. .At the Windows 95 Desktop screen, right click the My Computer icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Click the word Properties on the menu that appears on the screen.
2. Across the top of the System Properties window are four tabs: General, Device Manager, Hardware Profiles, and Performance. Click the Device Manager tab to view this information.
3. In the upper left hand corner of Device Manager, the View devices by type option is bulleted by default. From the list of devices previewed in the window, click the + beside Sound, video and game controllers once. Double-click the ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive setting.
4. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, by default Yes, Recommended is bulleted. Click the Next button located on the bottom of this window. A Select Other Location window appears. Click the Browse button located on the right hand side of the window.
5. Insert the Windows 95 sound driver diskette into the floppy drive. At the Browse window, click the 3 ½ drive icon. Click once on the ES1878.DRV to highlight it. Click the OK button located in the bottom of the window.
6. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click the Finish button located on the bottom of the window. A Copying Files window appears copying the necessary files to your hard drive. Click the OK button at the bottom of the ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive Properties window.
7. The ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive Properties window displays the ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive driver files as they are copied to the hard drive. Click the OK button to accept the changes.
8. From the list of devices in the Device Manager window, click the + beside Sound, video and game controllers once. Double-click the Gameport Joystick setting.
9. At the Update Device Driver Wizard window, by default Yes, the Recommended choice, is bulleted. Click the Next button located on the bottom of this window. A Select Other Location window appears. Click the Browse button located on the right hand side of the window.
10. At the Browse window, click on the 3 ½ drive icon. Click once on the ESSJOY.DRV to highlight it. Click the OK button located in the bottom of the window.
11. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click the Finish button located on the bottom of the window. A Copying Files window appears copying the necessary files to the hard drive. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Gameport Joystick Properties window.
12. The Gameport Joystick Properties window displays the Gameport Joystick driver files as they are copied to the hard drive. Click the OK button to accept the changes.
13. The System Properties window appears with the ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive, ES1878 Control Interface, and Gameport Joystick. These are listed under Sound, video and game controllers. Click the OK button to accept the new configuration.
14. At the System Setting Change window, a message appears prompting you to restart Windows 95. Click the Yes button to restart Windows 95. Once Windows 95 has restarted, the installation is complete.

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