The Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC (Needs Reboot) is an audio device manufactured by Genius. This driver fixes problems with no sound or static or distorted sound, and can unlock advanced features of your audio device. This version of "GeniusSoundMaker3DJchipcrystalISAcsW95.exe" is rated (5 out of 5 stars) based on 3,226 downloads and 20 reviews. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 506.0 KB.
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Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95
Genius SoundMaker 3DJ chip crystal ISA CHIP CX4238B-XQ3
FCC ID FSUG7014.But must run whit any ISA whit this crystal chip.
Remember to kick out the lines that the driver append to config.sys and autoexec.bat(it is needed to some olds DOS games).
Lucas (DG Member) on 29-Sep-2000
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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Readme.TXT | 3.2 KB | 22 Jun 1998 |
SETUP.EXE | 79.9 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDINIT.EXE | 98.2 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDMIDI.DRV | 10.0 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDPCPLE.DLL | 37.9 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWD3DSND.EXE | 206.8 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDAUDIO.INF | 28.7 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDFM.DRV | 21.8 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDAUDIX.VXD | 91.2 KB | 7 Apr 1998 |
CWDJOY.VXD | 10.1 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDMIX.EXE | 239.3 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDAUDIO.DRV | 173.5 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDAUDIO.BIN | 8.7 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDAUDIO.INI | 774 bytes | 1 Apr 1998 |
CWDMIDI.VXD | 14.5 KB | 1 Apr 1998 |
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