Category : Tutorials + Patches
Archive   : CDROM.ZIP
Filename : README.CD
This is a preliminary release of the Always Technology CD-ROM
driver. The driver may have bugs and/or deficiencies. Please
follow the instructions below for installation. If you have any
difficulties or suggestions, please let us know.
This release of the driver does not support audio, except on the
Sony CDU-541. Audio support for additional drives is in the works.
Please check with the Always BBS for updates to this driver. The
Always BBS can be reached at (818) 597-0275. This driver has been
tested with the following drives:
Sony CDU-541; Chinon CDS-431; Toshiba XM-3201B
NEC CDR-36
additionally, customers have reported success using this driver
with other CD-ROM drives.
Attach the CD drive to your system, as described in the
installation guide. Pay particular attention to avoid SCSI ID
conflicts, and to bus termination. The drive must be attached and
powered on when the driver is loaded, in order to access the drive.
Using CD-Roms under DOS requires two separate "drivers". The first
driver is the adapter interface, and is included on this disk. The
other "driver" is called MSCDEX, and is supplied by your drive
manufacturer.
To install the driver, add the following line to your systems
CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=C:\CDROM.SYS [/D:name]
Note that the parameter /D:name is optional, and allows you to
assign a different name to the driver. The default name is
"ALWAYSCD". The name assigned is used later when loading MSCDEX to
identify a driver to the MSCDEX utility. After adding the above
line, you must re-boot your system for the change to take affect.
When the driver is loaded by DOS, a message will be displayed,
giving the driver name, and version. The number of CD-Rom drives
will then be displayed. If the driver states that no drives have
been found, verify the installation, and check that power to the
drive is on. After correcting the problem, re-boot the machine.
The drive must be found at boot time and reported by the driver to
be usable.
Once the system is running, and a DOS prompt is displayed, you must
load the Microsft CD Extensions (MSCDEX). At the DOS prompt, type
the following line:
MSCDEX /D:ALWAYSCD
If you changed the default driver name (using the /D:name option)
in your CONFIG.SYS file, use the same name here, in place of
"ALWAYSCD".
MSCDEX will display the drive letter(s) assigned to your ROM
devices. Use those letters as you would any other drive letter
under DOS. MSCDEX has a number of options for controlling data
buffering, which will enhance performance. See the MSCDEX document
for more details.
HISTORY:
Date Version Comment
910916 Beta 0.4 - Fixed hang problem when no IN-2000 installed
- Support for NEC CDR-35
910910 Beta 0.3 - Audio support for Sony CDU-541.
- Chinon CDS-431
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