This program was written by:    Wade Warren
                                Not Quite So Starving College Student
                                1815 North Boomer I-42
                                Stillwater, OK  74075
                           
     I'm up to version 3.01 now so here it is.  Use this knowledge wisely!
     
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     If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for improvements you can e-mail
me on CompuServe (71232,532) or via Internet to WADE@139.78.201.41  
There is a listing of new features in this version 3.01 of FM-Reset 
listed below!     
     
     These files may be freely distributed without any obligation to
the author.  All I ask is that you distribute all three files together,
unchanged and unmodified.  If you can find it in your heart to send a 
donation I would be eternally grateful and much happier eating something 
other than RAMAN Noodles this month!

     This file was originally intended for OS/2 2.x Users who need an 
easy way to reset the FM-Chip on the Sound Blaster Card that could not 
be accomplished by the SBFMDRV.COM file.  OS/2 seemed to be unaffected 
by the SBFMDRV file.  The only way to adaquetly reset the FM Chip was 
to run the Sound Blaster Test Program (run the 4-Operator test first
and then the 2-Operator test) or play a MIDI file.  This file is intended 
to provide a simple way to accomplish this feat without making the user 
jump through hoops to get there.

   * This program will also work on DOS based computers that are 
     experiencing the same symptoms.

     LIST OF NEW and IMPROVED FEATURES in Version 3.01

     9.  BRAND NEW SUPPORT for CREATIVE LABS NEW Architecture Software!
         This is the only change from the old version 2.05.  I decided
         to make a complete version change due to the complete rewrite
         required by Creative's new software.
     8.  Fixed problem with version 2.04 not releasing all of its memory
         when unloading.  This was not a major problem due to OS/2's
         ability to reclaim all memory that was previously being used
         by a closed DOS session.
     7.  Fixed problem with version 2.03 on some systems causing DMA 
         conflicts on older bios revisions of the Promise VESA Local Bus 
         Caching Controller.
     6.  Fixed problem with version 2.02 on some systems reporting a good
         reset without clearing the DMA and HDMA channels.
     5.  Fixed problem with version 2.01 returning "Incorrect DOS version"
         The FM-Reset program was still functioning correctly, it was just
         making a video call that is not supported under the DOS Session
         in OS/2.
     4.  Returns Good Reset message after a good complete reset of the 
         Sound Blaster card.
     3.  Added environment string reporting and listing of current I/O
         Address, Interrupt Setting, DMA Setting, HDMA Setting (For SB16
         cards ONLY!), MIDI Port Setting (For SB16 cards ONLY!), and the
         card Type designated as the "T" parameter.
     2.  Added error code returns for invalid environment settings and 
         incorrect location of IMPORTANT files.
     1.  All versions of 2.xx and higher will work independantly of 
         where the Sound Blaster software is installed.  As long as 
         your environment strings are correctly set.  Version 1.05 was 
         dependant on the Sound Blaster software being installed in 
         the default directories.  
     
This zip contains three files:

     FMRESET3.COM     (Executable)
     FMRESET.MID      (Blank MIDI Header to reset FM Chip on 
                       SB16\SBPro1\SBPro2\SB1.x\SB2.0)
     FMRESET3.TXT     (This Text File)

1) Copy FMRESET3.COM to the Sound Balster directory or some other directory 
     in the path statement so you may run it from any directory on the 
     hard drive.

2) Copy FMRESET.MID to the Sound Blaster directory.  This file MUST be in 
     the Sound Blaster directory.
