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                          SOLID ICE Version 1.04

                This version will NOT run from a CD drive.

          It must be installed in its entirety to a hard drive.


                      SOLID ICE System Requirements
                      -----------------------------
                        530KB conventional memory
                        7MB EMS  (12MB for Win95)
                        26MB free Hard Disk space
         VESA compliant Video card w/ 1MB Video RAM for SVGA mode
                  486/66 or higher (Pentium recommended)
            Microsoft(tm) or 100% compatible mouse and driver
                  Sound Blaster(tm) or 100% compatibles
                           Joystick recommended


                               INSTALLATION
                               ------------
    þ To install the game, go to your CD-ROM drive letter first, then run
      INSTALL from that drive.
      e.g.
            F:  <ENTER>
            INSTALL

    þ You will be asked to choose a drive to install the game. If you do not
      have a drive with sufficient space, you will have to exit the install
      program by pressing the ESC key, free up some diskspace and run install
      again.

    þ From the Solid Ice directory (e.g. C:\ICE), type CONFIG.exe to select a
      sound card.
      IMPORTANT!: This version of Solid Ice only supports the following choices:
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        þ Sound Blaster Pro 16 ASP
        þ Sound Blaster Pro III
        þ Sound Blaster Pro II
        þ Sound Blaster Pro I
        þ Sound Blaster Regular
        þ Gravis, Sound Blaster Emulation
        þ MediaVision PAS
        þ MediaVision ThunderBoard
        þ No Sound


                              TROUBLESHOOTING
                              ---------------
      Install Problems
      ----------------
        þ If the display is garbled you may not have enough Expanded Memory
          (EMS).  The install program requires 4 MB of Expanded Memory to run
          properly.

      General Problems
      ----------------
      Should the game behave erratically or lock-up:

        þ Make sure your config.sys contains the following line:
          FILES=30
          (or higher).

        þ We have noticed a conflict with certain versions of Logitech mouse
          drivers (notably version 8.20).   Try using a different version,
          either newer or older (versions 6.3 and 6.43 seem to work fine).

      Sound Problems
      --------------
        þ Should the sound stop during gameplay for more than 30 seconds,
          exiting to DOS and resuming the game should fix the problem.

      Display Problems
      ----------------
        þ Should you have trouble seeing the mouse cursor in the menus due to
          extreme flickering, you will have to free up more conventional memory.
        þ The menu backgrounds may not be updated properly if you do not have
          at least 6.9 MB of free Expanded Memory (EMS).
        þ Certain video cards are not 100% VESA Compatible.  This may cause
          display problems in the Action Part of the Game.
          Running an updated VESA driver such as UNIVBE 5.1 or later should
          resolve the problem.

      Device Problems
      ---------------
        þ The Hardware Setup screen will autodetect all joysticks and gamepads.
          Should you have a joystick or gamepad and the joystick icon is
          crossed-out and unavailable, make sure your joystick cable is firmly
          plugged in.
        þ Certain joysticks have a built-in throttle control which may interfere
          with a second joystick if this feature is not disabled.  Symptoms
          include loss of control for the second joystick and poor button
          detection.
          Please read your joystick documentation on how to disable this feature

      Win95 Problems
      --------------
        þ Both the game and install program should be run in a Full Sized window
          (MS-DOS Window Properties) and that Expanded Memory is set at 7000 MB.
        þ If the game runs very slowly in an MS-DOS Window, please use the
          "Shut Down to MS-DOS Mode" instead.

          To setup "Shut Down to MS-DOS Mode"
          -----------------------------------
          From the MS-DOS Mode Properties, Advanced Program Settings Button,
          specify new MS-DOS Configuration.

          For example:

          [Config.sys]
          DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
          DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
          DEVICEHIGH=WHATEVER YOUR CDROM DRIVER IS?
          DEVICEHIGH=WHATEVER YOUR SOUND DRIVER IS?
          DOS=HIGH, UMB
          BUFFERS=48,0
          FILES=40
          SWITCHES    = /F
          BREAK       = ON

          [Autoexec.bat]
          PROMPT $P$G
          LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE
          LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000
          SET PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
          SET SOUND=C:\SB16
          SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6

          NOTE: The CD-ROM DRIVER and the MSCDEX.EXE are only needed for the
                INSTALL Procedure.

        þ Make sure you have 7 MB or more of Expanded Memory (EMS).
        þ For more info on memory management, refer to MS-DOS Program Trouble-
          shooter in Windows95 Help.


      Additional Help
      ---------------
        þ Should you require additional assistance, call Empire Interactive's
          Technical Support at:


                               301-916-9303


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                            Copyright Notices
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Copyright 1996 Strategy First Inc. All rights reserved. Solid Ice is a
registered trademark of Strategy First Inc. Windows 95 is a registered trademark
of Microsoft(r) Corporation. All rights reserved. All product and corporate
names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective owners.
All NHLPA, National Hockey League Players' Association and logos of the NHLPA
are registered trademarks of the NHLPA and are used under licence by Strategy
First Inc. Officially licensed product of the National Hockey League Players'
Association. Copyright NHLPA 1996.
