3D Lemmings
makes use of state-of-the art programming technology and hardware.
Because of this, 3D Lemmings may require special installation
procedures to work properly on your particular configuration.
Minimum Requirements:
486DX 33 mhz, recommended 486DX2 66 mhz
MS DOS 5.0 or above
4MB Ram, 2.5MB EMS, Conventional memory at 590K
SoundBlaster Pro 16, AWE 32,
or Gravis Ultrasound
Installation Problems?
3D Lemmings
is a DOS based program and must be run from DOS. Windows must
be shut off completely in order for the program to run
properly. To exit Windows 3.1/3.11, just click "File"
from the Program Manager and select "Exit Windows".
For users with Win95, You must click "Start" from the
Start menu, "Shutdown", and "Restart in MS-DOS
mode". When you get a C:\>, just switch to your CD ROM
drive and type "Install".
It is possible to get the game to run under Win95, in very specific circumstances. Download this PDF file, which can guide you through the process.
Music & Sound Problems?
Once the game is installed, type
"Setup" from your CD-ROM drive (usually D:) to select
your sound and music cards. You must have a 16-bit or 100% SoundBlaster
16 compatible.
Still no music?
Well, in your Autoexec.bat file,
make sure that you have a line that sets up your sound environment.
It varies from system to system, but generally looks like this:
Where the SOUNDRIVERS is substituted
for the directory your sound card's drivers are in (usually C:\SB16)
What? No sound effects?
Also in your Autoexec.bat file, make sure that you have a line that reads somewhat like this:
This statement lets us know what
hardware settings your sound card is using. The usual values are
hex address A220 , interrupt I5, DMA channels D1 and T1.
Why isn't the mouse responding?
Check in your Autoexec.bat file
to see if you have a mouse driver installed. If not, then look
for your mouse driver and install it as per the install instructions
provided with it.
Once your driver is installed,
your Autoexec.bat file should have a line that reads:
c:\mousedir\mouse
Insufficient base memory?
If you do not have sufficient
memory to run 3D Lemmings on your configuration, free up
some DOS memory by either removing some TSR's, or booting from
a disk which is free of device drivers and TSRs (TSRs and device
drivers are memory resident programs which can take precious conventional
memory). In addition, MS-DOS 5.0 and above have special facilities
to help you free up DOS memory. The DOS command CHKDSK will
tell you how much free memory you currently have available.
3D Lemmings runs with expanded memory. Therefore, your Config.sys
file should contain the line:
To free up enough base memory,
proceed to the boot disk information on the following pages.
A simple Autoexec.bat and Config.sys file will easily free up
enough memory to run 3D Lemmings.
What is a "CDR101:GFX Mouse.RNC"?
That could be caused by either
your EMS not being enabled, not enough conventional memory, or
because your CD animation is on. For the EMS and conventional
problems, proceed to the boot disk information on the following
pages.
For the CD animation, type "Setup"
at your CD ROM prompt and select "Setup Hardware" go
to "Graphics" and turn your CD animation off. Then save
and exit and try to run the game again. When you get the "Abort,
Retry, Fail" message, press "R" for retry twice.
That should take care of the problem for you.
This problem is caused by non-standard
CD-ROM device drivers, and may also be fixed by contacting your
CD-ROM manuafacturer for an enhanced driver update.
Getting a "DOS 4gw Error: Not enough memory"?
You must create a boot disk and disable Memmaker, Smartdrive, Share, and also QEMM.
To get this error, you probably have one at least one of these programs active. Please proceed to the boot disk information on the following pages.