To install the drivers in Windows 2000

To install the drivers in Windows 2000:

Downloading the drivers

Download the drivers from the link above to a temp directory on your hard drive.

In Explorer, navigate to the temp directory.

Double click on the "wdm_8810" f 21521b124v ile to extract the drivers.

If you currently have Vortex drivers (either a previous beta, or the drivers included with the OS) installed, continue with the next section. If not, skip ahead to the following section - Installing the drivers.

Uninstalling the native drivers

Launch the Windows Control Panel.

Double click on System.

Click on the Hardware tab.

Click the Device Manager button.

Select "Aureal Vortex PCI Adapter" under Sound, video, and game controllers.

Click the Remove button.

Close Device Manager.

Launch Windows Explorer.

Select Tools from the menu items, then Folder Options.

On the View tab, check the option "Show All Hidden Folders".

Uncheck the option "Hide File Extenstions for Known File Types".

Uncheck the option "Hide Protected Operating System Files".

Close the Folder Options window.

Navigate to the WINNT\INF folder.

Delete the following files (if present):
WDMA_AUR.INF
WDMA_AUR.PNF
ADM_MULT.INF
ADM_MULT.PNF
ADM_PORT.INF
ADM_PORT.PNF
ADMAUD10.INF
ADMAUD10.PNF
ADMJOY10.INF
ADMJOY10.PNF
ADMMUL10.INF
ADMMUL10.PNF

Navigate to the WINNT\DRIVER CACHE\I386 folder.

Rename the DRIVER.CAB file to DRIVER.OLD.

Navigate to the WINNT\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder.

Delete the following files:
ADM8810.SYS
ADMJOY.SYS

Navigate to the WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder.

Delete the following files:
ADM8810.SYS
ADMJOY.SYS

Reboot.

Installing the drivers

When Windows starts, it will detect new hardware. When it asks for drivers, point it to temp folder you unzipped the driver files to in step 2 of "Downloading the drivers".

When prompted for the KSUSER.DLL file, point it to the WINNT\SYSTEM32 folder.

When prompted for other KS*.DLL files, point it to the WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder.

When prompted for some *.DRV files, point it to the WINNT\SYSTEM32 folder.

When prompted for the PORTCLS.SYS file, point it to the WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder.

For any files, point it to the temp folder you unzipped the driver files to.

When prompted to reboot your system, do so.

Finishing the install

After Windows restarts, launch Windows Explorer.

Navigate to the WINNT\DRIVER CACHE\I386 folder.

Rename DRIVER.OLD to DRIVER.CAB.

A3D Drivers

These are the latest A3D driver components for the Vortex Advantage cards. These drivers are already included in the above driver install. To install these drivers separately:

Download the drivers to a temp directory on your hard drive.

In Explorer, navigate to the temp directory.

Double-click the "a3d312.exe" file to extract the drivers.

Copy the A3D.DLL and A3DAPI.DLL files to the Windows System32 folder.

Reboot your system and you're set.

Note: Advanced users may wish to delete the A3DAPI.DLL file from their local game folders so the games will use the latest one installed in the Windows System32 folder.

A3D 3.0 Demos

These are the latest A3D demos for all Aureal A3D cards.
(Note: Must have the A3D 3.0 drivers already installed.)