Panzer General - Install Guide - PC
Panzer General - Install Guide - PC
Panzer General - Install Guide - PC
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We know youre anxious to begin the DOS version of PANZER GENERAL, but before you do, please be sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements: 386DX/33 Mhz IBM PC or compatible 4 MB of RAM MS-DOS 5.0 6.22, DR-DOS 6.0 An Uncompressed Hard Drive with 10 MB free SVGA video adapter with a Color SVGA Monitor A 100% Microsoft (or Logitech) Compatible Mouse Microsoft Mouse driver version 9.0 or higher, or Logitech Mouse driver version 6.24 or higher A 2X CD-ROM drive The minimum amount of free RAM required is: 450,000 BYTES OF FREE BASE RAM 2,800,000 BYTES OF FREE XMS Remember, 1K is equal to 1024 bytes. For example, 440K equals 450,560 bytes. Users with only 4 MB of RAM who have TSR (terminate and stay resident) files loaded high (including disk caches such as Smartdrive) may have to create a boot disk to run PANZER GENERAL. Refer to the Troubleshooting section for more information. Note: hard drive size and total system memory available have no bearing on free RAM. Follow the directions below to determine if you have enough free RAM to run the game.
SAVING GAMES
PANZER GENERAL requires space on your hard drive for saved games and temporary files. You need approximately 500,000 bytes free on your hard drive.
TROUBLESHOOTING MEMORY
This game requires 450,000 bytes of free base memory and 2,800,000 bytes of free extended (XMS) memory to run. Read the front page of this data card to find out how to check your free RAM. If you do not have enough free base memory, the game may tell you in the form of an error message or it may crash after start up or during play. Not having files and buffers set correctly for the program can result in corrupted data in saved games and/or crashes during play.
Note: If your computer has no form of Windows present, replace C:\WINDOWS with C:\DOS in the DEVICE=... statements in the CONFIG.SYS file listed above. Be sure to include the necessary CD and sound card drivers in the appropriate files. Refer to your respective CD and sound card manuals, or original CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, for the correct names and locations of the drivers required.For example, users of the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 may need the following line in their CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICEHIGH=C:\PROAUDIO\MVSOUND.SYS D:3 Q:7 S:1,220,1,5 M:0 J:1 CD-ROM drivers may appear as follows: CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT DEVICE=C:\CDROM\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
Note: DOS looks for the /D: to match CD-ROM drivers in the CONFIG.SYS and the AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
SOUND CARDS
The following sound cards are supported: Gamewave32/Soundwave32, General Midi; Roland SCC1/MPU 401, General Midi; Ultrasound, General Midi; Waveblaster, General Midi; Sound Blaster Pro 16 ASP; Sound Blaster Pro II; Sound Blaster Pro I; Sound Blaster Regular; Adlib Gold; Adlib; Media Vision PAS 16 in Sound Blaster regular mode; Media Vision Thunder Board. If you are experiencing problems with your sound card, try running the diagnostic software that comes with your card. Eighty percent of all sound card problems are due to mistaken configurations. If you are running a sound card that is not listed above, or are running a sound card in an emulation mode, your results may not be optimal. This game was tested only on the listed cards. If you are experiencing problems with the game, try configuring the game for No Sound. If the game will now run normally (but without sound, of course), then you probably need to reconfigure your sound. Type SOUND at the game directory, choose NO when asked to accept the default settings, correct the IRQ setting, and try starting the game again. If your game still will not run, consult the manual that came with your sound card for diagnostic procedures. If your sound cards IRQ is set higher than 7, you may experience intermittent sound and music. To correct this, set your sound card to a lower IRQ. Refer to your sound card manual for detailed instructions. Note that the Media Vision PAS 16 and other cards which emulate the Sound Blaster family of sound cards must be configured as Sound Blaster regular for the game to run properly. PANZER GENERALs sound installer lists several sound card drivers not supported by the game. These drivers may work, so are included in the sound installer. DOS4GW does not normally work with sound card IRQs set higher than 9.
MOUSE SETUP
If your mouse is not functioning, you should make sure the driver has been loaded. Windows and other programs of its type have built-in mouse drivers that do not function outside of their environment. Loading a mouse driver may be as simple as typing MOUSE (and pressing Enter) before starting the game. Since the command differs from mouse to mouse, consult your mouse users guide. If your mouse is acting erratically, it may be due to an old mouse driver for your mouse, or it may not be fully Microsoft or Logitech compatible. Check with the mouse manufacturer to see if there is an updated mouse driver available. Additional scenario testing by: Eric W. Adams, Steve Murphy, Gerald Penaflor, and Kevin Wallace.
For further technical assistance, please see the CONTACTING SSI TECHNICAL SUPPORT section on the Windows 95 and Macintosh CD-ROM Data Card.
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