MOTOR MASH - Additions to manual (DOS VERSION)


(1)     MACHINE REQUIREMENTS

The minimum specification to run the DOS version of the game is as 
follows

MS DOS 6.0 or above
Pentium 120 or above
16 Mbytes (minimum base memory 500K)
CD Drive (Quad Speed Minimum)
SVGA Video Card
31MB Hard Drive Space

Optional : 
Soundcard


(2)	SOUND

(i)	Running Motor Mash on a machine with no sound card
Motor Mash will work on a machine without a sound card or on a machine without
a sound card configured.  However, after the introduction has played a message
saying
"Run SETSOUND to select an appropriate digital audio driver"
will be displayed.  This can be ignored and bypassed by pressing any key.

(ii)	Problems with Creative labs Sound Blaster Pro sound card
A problem was found when running the game on a machine with a combination of
Creative labs Sound Blaster Pro sound card and a Rendition Verite V1000 based
video card (eg. Creative Labs 3D Blaster, Miro Crystal VRX).  A combination of
these resulted in the sound 'warbling' throughout the introduction and game.
This problem was only present when the BRender version of the game was run.
If the Windows version of Motor Mash is run the problem will not occur.

(iii)	Problems with sound cutting out
There is a known problem with the BRender version of the game whereby the
sound effects will start cutting out during a race.  This problem has been
seen with all makes of sound card and there is no known solution to it (other
than running the Windows version of Motor Mash that does not suffer from the
problem).
Once the sound starts cutting out, the only way around it is to restart the
race (it is not vital to do this however as only the audio is affected by the
problem, the rest of the game will still function correctly).


(3)	VIDEO CARDS

(i)	Diamond Edge video card
It was found that the Diamond Edge video card caused slight graphical
corruption on certain machines.  If users of this card encounter any problems,
it is recommended that they run the game through the MS DOS prompt of
Windows 95.  This was found to solve the problems.


(4)	CD ROM DRIVES

(i) Multi CD ROM drives
When installing the game on a machine with a multi CDROM drive 
(ie. one that is capable of holding more than one CD), users are 
advised that they should place the Motor Mash CD in the first 
tray.


(5) Windows 95
This program was not created to run through Windows 95 (either desktop or DOS
prompt).  Although it should work correctly, if any problems are encountered
the player should shut down into a clean DOS environment.  This is done by
moving to the START button on the bottom left corner of the desktop and
selecting the option SHUT DOWN.  A menu will now be displayed and the option
RESTART MACHINE IN MS DOS MODE should be selected.  The machine will now shut
down and return to a DOS environment.  If the machine has problems seeing the
CD drive, the user should contact their hardware vendor regarding the
installation of DOS based CD ROM drivers.  Alternatively a boot disk could be
created, the process of which is as follows


"MAKING A WINDOWS 95 BOOT DISK


NOTE:  This method should not be used for machines that have SCSI peripherals
or that have compressed drives.  If you are unsure about either of these
points please contact your hardware vendor.



(1)	When in Windows 95, move down to the START button in the bottom left
corner of the screen.  Select from the PROGRAMS group the MS-DOS PROMPT.
The following message should be displayed

"Microsoft(r) Windows 95
	(c)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1995
C:\WINDOWS>"


(2)	Insert a blank diskette into your machines 'A:' drive ensuring it is
not write protected.  Enter the following text.

	CD\	<ENTER>

	FORMAT A:/S	<ENTER>

You should then see the message

"Insert new diskette for drive A:
and press ENTER when ready..."

Pressing ENTER will start the formatting of the disk.  Upon completion of
the format the message

"Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)?"

will be shown.  Press ENTER to get past this and then enter 'N' in answer to
the question

"Format another (Y/N)?"


(3)	The machine should now be displaying the 'C:\>' prompt.  Now type the
following lines

	COPY CONFIG.SYS A:	<ENTER>

	COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT A:	<ENTER>

	A:	<ENTER>	

        EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT       <ENTER>


(4)	Find in the text a line similar to the following

"C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE"    (The mention of MOUSE being the important point)

and add the letters "LH " at the start of the line (if these letters are
already present proceed to step 5).  Using the above example the line would
now read

"LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE"

N.B.  If this line, or one similar, is not present contact your hardware
vendor requesting a DOS based mouse driver for your system.


(5)	Next find the line that contains the word "MSCDEX.EXE", an example
being

"C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000"

and again add the letters "LH " at the start of the line (if these letters
are already present proceed to step 6).  The example would now read

"LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000"

The user is advised to note down the letters after the "/D:" section of the
above line (in this case it would be "MSCD000") for uses described later.

N.B.  If this line, or one similar, is not present contact your hardware
vendor requesting a DOS based CD ROM driver.


(6)	Now if the user has a SOUNDBLASTER sound card or compatible they
should find a line similar to the following:

"SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1"


(7)	Next find a line similar to the one below

"PATH=C:\WINDOWS; C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND"

If this line is different or not present then edit or add it.


(8)	The user should now remove all the other lines in the file apart
from the four outlined. Therefore in our example the file would be as follows:

"PATH=C:\WINDOWS; C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1"


(9)	Next hold down the 'ALT' key and press 'F' to bring up the FILE menu.
From this select the SAVE option.  The file will now be saved to your
diskette.


(10)	Hold down 'ALT' and press 'F' once again, but this time select the
OPEN option.  A window will open asking for a file name, enter the following

A:\CONFIG.SYS

and press ENTER.  A new file will now be opened.  


(11)	Within the file the user should see the following line

"DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS"

If this line is not present it should be entered by the user at the very top
of the screen.


(12)	The user should next look for a line similar to the following

"DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM"

If this line is not present it should be entered below the previously
found/entered HIMEM.SYS line.  If the line is differently worded to that
above it should be altered to match it.


(13)	Next find lines similar to the following

"DOS=HIGH, UMB
BUFFERS=15,0
FILES=30
LASTDRIVE=Z"

If these lines are not present or are differently worded alter them to match
the examples given.


(14)	The next thing the user needs to find is the line used to configure
the CD ROM drive.  In step 5 the user was asked to note down the text after
the "/D:" letters of a line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (in our example it was
MSCD000), and this is where it is needed.  Find the line that carries the
same text, for example

"DEVICE=C:\CDROM\SGIDECD.SYS /D:MSCD000"

This is the line used to control the CD ROM drive, after the word DEVICE the
user should add the word HIGH (with no spaces before or after the word) if it
is not already present.  Our example would therefore read

"DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\SGIDECD.SYS /D:MSCD000"


(15)	The user should now remove all the lines that have not been covered
in steps 11-14.  Our example file would now look as follows.

"DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DOS=HIGH, UMB
BUFFERS=15,0
FILES=30
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\SGIDECD.SYS /D:MSCD000"


(16)	Next hold down the 'ALT' key and press 'F' to bring up the file menu,
from here select the SAVE option.  The file will now be written to the
diskette.  Once again hold down the 'ALT' key and press 'F', but this time
select the EXIT option.


(17)	The machine should now have returned to the "A:\>" prompt.  From here
type

	EXIT	<ENTER>

to return to Windows.


(18)	Save your work and close down all open applications, then shut down
Windows.  The message "IT IS NOW SAFE TO TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER." should now
appear.  Now press the RESET button on the front of your machine (making sure
that the diskette is still in your A: drive).


(19)  	The machine will now restart, and should boot from your freshly
created disk.  Once loading has finished the machine should display the "A:\>"
prompt rather than the usual Windows 95 startup screen.  If your machine does
display the Windows 95 screen as normal and not the DOS prompt then contact
your hardware vendor.


(20)	Follow the games loading instructions.  

This boot disk can be used with all DOS based games.  If you wish to return
to Windows simply remove the diskette from drive A: and restart the machine.

If your machine still has problems please contact your hardware vendor for
further information." 





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to Friday or 10am-2pm on Saturday on:

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