This section summarizes requirements for audio device drivers.
26. Device drivers and installation meet PC 98 requirements
Required
The manufacturer does not need to supply a driver for a device if the device passes PC 98 compliance testing using a driver provided with the operating system. If the manufacturer supplies the drivers, the requirements for the device drivers and installation are defined in the “Basic PC 98” chapter in Part 2 of this guide. The basic requirements include driver support for unattended installation and Help file support if special driver parameters are used.
27. Audio meets PC 98 requirements for WDM driver support
Required
All audio devices must have drivers that use the 32-bit WDM architecture exclusively. The manufacturer can either supply a WDM driver with the audio device or rely on a WDM driver provided with Windows and Windows NT. For information, see the Windows NT 5.0 DDK.
28. Applications provided with device meet Win32 requirements
Required
Any Windows-based applications provided with the device must meet software compatibility requirements as defined in the Win32 SDK.