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- 3DFX, Rendition V1000, Rendition V2200, or ATI 3D Rage Pro
- Pentium 120 Mhz or better processor
- Windows '95 add with DirectX 5.0 (included)
- 16 MB RAM
- 30 MB of hard drive space
- 2X or faster CD-ROM drive (8X recommended)
- Sound Blaster (Pro, 16, AWE32) and 100% compatibles
- 100% Microsoft compatible mouse and keyboard
- Most joysticks and gamepads supported
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| Installation Tips: |
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To Install Game:
DOS Installation - NOTE: If your CD-ROM drive is an external drive, make sure you have hooked up headphones or speakers to the CD-ROM drive, since all
the music, sound effects, tutorial sound, and combat effects are played directly from the CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM drive is an internal drive and you
have a sound card, make sure a cable connects the internal sound output jack to your sound card to mix the sound sources. See your sound card's manual for
further details.
- Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
- Type D: (or the appropriate drive letter) and then hit the ENTER key.
- Type CD\CDCHESS and then hit the ENTER key.
- Type INSTALL and then the hit ENTER key.
Windows 95 Installation -
- Click on START.
- Click on SHUTDOWN.
- Select RESTART IN MSDOS MODE.
- Follow instructions above for installing with the DOS installation.
To Start Game:
In DOS -
- Type C: (or appropriate hard drive) and then hit the ENTER key.
- Type CD\CDCHESS and then hit the ENTER key.
- Type CDCHESS and then hit the ENTER key.
In Windows 95 -
- Click on START.
- Click on SHUTDOWN.
- Select RESTART IN MSDOS MODE.
- Follow instructions above for starting with the game in DOS.
To Quit Game:
In DOS -
To Quit:
- Hold the Right Mouse button down.
- Move to File (At top of screen).
- Move to Quit.
- Release Right Mouse button.
- Press the Left Mouse button to Confirm.
In Windows -
- Click on 'FILE'.
- Click on 'EXIT'.
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| FAQ: |
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- Problem: No background music or combat sounds.
Solution: Connect a set of speakers to the headphone jack on the CD-ROM drive. Make sure the sound patch cable is installed from
the audio out port on the back of the CD-ROM drive to the CD sound in port on the sound card.
- Problem: No animation.
Solution: Not enough conventional memory free. This game requires 550K conventional memory and 1024K free expanded memory.
- Problem: Can't find "INTERPLAY.CMP".
Solution: Change active drive to the CD-ROM drive. Switch active directory to "CDCHESS" directory. Then run the "INSTALL" program.
- Problem: Upgraded to MS DOS version 6.0 and can't use CD anymore.
Solution: Use "MSCDEX.EXE" version 2.22 or later that should be located in the "DOS" directory.
- Problem: Receive "CDR-101 not ready error Abort, Retry, or fail?".
Solution: The CD-ROM is not in the drive, the CD-ROM is bad or is incompatible with the CD-ROM drive.
- Problem: The game quits out to DOS with a low memory error message.
Solution: The mouse driver may not be compatible. The mouse driver must be 100% Microsoft compatible.
- Problem: Game is in a small window in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
Solution: The screen resolution is set to high. To get a full screen game, screen resolution must be set to 640x480x256.
- Problem: When using a Sound Blaster, getting the error message: "Sound hardware not found".
Solution: Verify the Sound Blaster is set to the following settings:
IRQ 7 or 5, Base I/O Address 220, DMA 1
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