IMPORTANT NOTICE

ALL STATISTICAL INFORMATION, QUOTES AND OTHER COMMENTARY IN CHAMPIONSHIP

MANAGER IS FICTITIOUS. NONE OF THESE DETAILS (INCLUDING MATCH RESULTS,
PLAYERS' CONTRACT AND SALARY DETAILS) HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED OR ENDORSED BY
THE PEOPLE REFERRED TO IN CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER. ALL SUCH INFORMATION HAS
BEEN CREATED SOLELY FOR THE GAME.
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Release Notes
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Championship Manager 01/02
Developed by: Sports Interactive Ltd
Published by: Eidos Interactive Ltd
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For the latest information and updates
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Visit the following home pages on the web:
Sports Interactive Ltd - http://www.sigames.com
Eidos Interactive Ltd - http://www.eidos.com
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Technical Support
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Address Unit 2
Holford Way
Birmingham
B6 7AX.
Phone 0121 356 0831
Web http://www.eidos.com/support.html

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Troubleshooting
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Copy Protection
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Should you experience a problem when trying to run Championship Manager where th
e game asks for the CD
even though it's already in your drive please try the following :
* Under 'My Computer' right click and select properties
* Click on the Device manager tab
* Right click and select the properties of the CD Rom drive in question
* Search for the option 'DMA'
If this is enabled, disable it, if its disabled enable it. This has been known t
o solve the issue on drives where it hasn't recognised the CD
Customer services have been aware of this problem which affects a small minority
of users
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Maximum Database
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Within the game options screen you can select to run the game with a MAXIMUM dat
abase.
This will ensure all player information is loaded however we strongly advise tha
t only users
with high spec machines attempt this process due to the extra load on this place
s
on your computer.
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Install issues
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It has been noticed that InstallShield can report that there is enough hard disk
space free to install Championship Manager 01/02, yet run out of disk space duri
ng install.
This happens when installing Championship Manager 01/02 to a different drive to
the one
windows is installed upon. The disk space reported is on the target drive, yet
Installshield unpacks data to the windows drive in a temporary directory.
If you get this problem you need to clear space on your windows drive to allow
InstallShield the room to unpack data.
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Video issues
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Some video drivers do not properly support DirectDraw full-screen
in 16-bit colour at any resolution. If you are unable to
start Championship Manager 01/02 which defaults to full-screen mode,
start Championship Manager 01/02 with the command line option -windowed
In order for Championship Manager 01/02 to work in full-screen mode you must
have DirectX installed, and your graphics adapter must support 800x600
16-bit colour mode.
If Championship Manager 01/02 fails to open in windowed mode, ensure that your
Windows desktop is in 16-Bit colour mode with at least 800x600 pixel resolution.
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Sound issues
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Championship Manager 01/02 uses DirectX to play in-match sounds. If your
sound does not work and it is turned on in the 'Game Settings' dialogue,
make sure that DirectX is installed correctly and configured to use your
sound card.
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Network play issues
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The network play option uses TCP/IP. If you are unable to create/join
a network game check that you have TCP/IP protocol installed.
To do this:
* Open the control panel. (Start->Settings->Control Panel)
* Click on the network icon.
If TCP/IP is not listed in the window you must add it:
* Click on Add.
* Select Protocol
* Select Microsoft
* Select TCP/IP
* Click on Ok
NOTE: You can only play in a game that is on the same subnet mask,
To check this:
* Open the control panel. (Start->Settings->Control Panel)
* Click on the network icon.
* Click on TCP/IP in the list - If you have more than one network binding
there will be more than one entry, select the one that is connected to
your LAN adapter.
* Click on Properties
Your subnet mask is displayed on the IP Address tab. If this is blank or
differs from the computer you are trying to connect to, see your network
administrator.
If you do not have a network administrator, enter 255.255.255.0 in the sub net f
ield.
Due to the configuration of some networks, the name of the network game may not
appear
on the Join Network Game screen. In this case, it is still possible to join the
game by
typing the server's IP address into the edit box. The server's IP address can be
found on
the Manager Status screen on the server.
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Command Line Options
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The command line options are:
cm0102.exe [-windowed|-nosound|-nonetwork|-verifypics|-verifyhist|-verifysounds]
A brief description of each:
-windowed Starts Championship Manager 01/02 in a window instead of full-scre
en. This option
should be used if the game is unable to open in full-screen mode.
-nosound Stops the sound layer from starting. This option should be used if
DirectX
is unable to communicate with your sound card without error.
-nonetwork Stops the network layer from starting. This option should be used
if you get
errors as the game tries to open the network (i.e. Unable to open
socket)
-verifypics Checks the background picture configuration file for errors as a n
ew game
starts. This option is only needed if you have modified the pics.c
fg file.
-verifyhist Checks the history files for validity as a new game starts. This o
ption is
only needed if you have added new history files.
-verifysounds Checks the in match sound files are valid as the first match start
s. This
option is only needed if you have changed/updated the match events
config file.
-dontcheckram Disables checking of available RAM when selecting leagues to run;
please note that
turning this option off may cause the game to malfunction if too m
any leagues are
selected.
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Printing the Screen
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There is no option to print the screen in Championship Manager 01/02. If you wan
t to print a
copy of the screen (or save to file), then run the game in full-screen mode, hit
the print
screen key and select paste in your art package. You can now save or print the s
creen image.
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Option is not available
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Some game options such as "Save Game", "Restart Game" and "Exit Game" are not al
ways
available. This is because at least one player in the game (including Network an
d
Multi-players) has a screen open that must be responded to. If any of these opti
ons are
unavailable, check the screens you (and any other player in the game) has open.
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Requirements
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The Minimum requirements for running CM01/02 are:
133 Pentium PC (233 recommended)
16 MB Ram (64MB recommended for over 4 multiple leagues)
1MB Video RAM (2MB recommended)
Ethernet Adapter (Network Play Only)
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Speed Issues
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If you find the game is slow to run then you can try the following to speed thin
gs up:
1 - Use Minimum Database
Select Minimum Database from the Game Settings menu before starting the game, th
is will
load a cut-down database with fewer players and clubs present which will speed u
p the
game.
2 - Select Fewer leagues
If you have a slow PC, try selecting fewer leagues as this will cut down on the
in
game processing (see requirements above for memory recommendations).
3 - Slow screen changes
This may be because of an old style video card (for all you geeks out there 16bi
t colour
is held in video memory as RGB 555 or 565 depending upon your video card) .. CM0
1/02 will
be slower when changing screens with a RGB 555 video card. To test this simply t
urn
off picture changes in the Game Settings menu within CM01/02.
4 - Close all other applications
Ensure that CM01/02 is the only application that you are running, any other appl
ications
will use up valuable system memory which may slow down the game.
5 - Clear Disk Space
Ensure that your main hard-disk has a lot of spare disk space for windows to use
when
needed.
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Upgrades
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If the previous tips didn't speed things up enough for your liking and you are c
onsidering
upgrading your system then bear the following in mind:
1 - Frequent Hard Disk Access
This indicates that your system is low on memory and is using virtual memory (st
ored on
the Hard disk), the best way to speed up your game will be to purchase more memo
ry.
2 - Slow Processing with no hard disk access
You best bet in this case would be to upgrade the Processor.
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Memory Issues
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If CM01/02 displays a message stating that there is not enough system memory to
continue, then
the game has used up all available physical and virtual memory. To increase the
amount of
memory available to CM01/02 try closing down any other applications you are curr
enly running,
or increase the amount of disk space available for virtual memory.
For furthur information on configuring your system's virtual memory, consult you
r Windows
operating system manual.
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Reliability Issues
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During the course of playing CM01/02, the program reads and writes a large amoun
t of information
to your hard disk - more so than most other games. If your hard disk contains an
y surface
errors this may cause the game to crash or behave unreliably.
It is advisable to check your hard disk for surface errors periodically using Mi
crosoft
ScanDisk (a utility program that is part of your Windows installation).