Category : Tutorials + Patches
Archive   : STAC0694.ZIP
Filename : 4515.TXT

 
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STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE
STACKER 4.0 AND THE TANDY SENSATION!
(Applies to Stacker 4.0)
STAC FAX 4515 (03-25-1994)
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BACKGROUND

Tandy's Sensation Computer is a Multimedia compatible 486SX with
a built in CD-ROM drive. Some of the software which comes with
this system makes direct hardware calls to the CD-ROM drive. The
actual CD-ROM is capable of being setup as any drive letter.
However, the software included with this system requires the CD-
ROM drive be accessed as drive D. Tandy National Technical
Support suggests that their customers use the ASSIGN command to
reassign the CD-ROM drive letter so that it appears as drive D.
This approach has worked in many instances.

SOLUTION

1. Edit your CONFIG.SYS by typing ED /C .
a. If you have a version of DOS that supports preloading
compression drivers such as MS-DOS 6.x, Novell DOS 7, and
most releases of PC-DOS 6.x:
Load the CD-ROM device driver after the Stacker lines as
shown:
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\DPMS.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\STACKER\STACHIGH.SYS
DEVICE=SONYCDU.SYS or DEVICE=PCD650S.SYS [SWITCHES]
b. If you have any other version of DOS:
Load the CD-ROM Device Driver after the Stacker line(s) as
shown in this example:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE (required if running under DOS 5.0)
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\STACKER.COM
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM (this line may not appear)
DEVICE=SONYCDU.SYS or DEVICE=PCD650S.SYS [switches]
2. Edit the STACKER.INI file to reserve a drive letter. Type ED
/I . Insert an asterisk (*) after the STACKER
directory line and before the first STACVOL file. The lines
should appear in this order:
/DIR=C:\STACKER\
*
/C:\STACVOL.DSK,SW
Save the file and restart your computer.
3. Determine which drive letters Stacker has been given. Type:
C:\STACKER\STACKER
The output will look similar to:
Drive C was drive C at boot time [ E:\STACVOL.DSK=nnn ]
Drive D was drive D at boot time [ * -- Not mounted ]
Drive E was drive E at boot time
4. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file by typing ED /A . The CD-
ROM drive letter is assigned here with the /L: parameter on
the MSCDEX command line. Set the CD-ROM to the next
available drive letter. In this example, the addition of the
asterisk above has reserved the D drive. The next available
drive letter for the CD-ROM is F. In AUTOEXEC.BAT you would
assign drive F on the MSCDEX command line,
C:\MSCDEX /D:name /M:x /V /L:letter /E
Change /L:Letter to /L:F
C:\MSCDEX /D:name /M:x /V /L:F /E
5. Now that the CD-ROM drive has been configured to function
with Stacker, it is necessary to reassign the CD-ROM back to
drive D so that the Tandy software will recognize it.
6. Add the ASSIGN command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file below
the MSCDEX command line as follows:
ASSIGN D: F:
Save the file and restart your computer. The Tandy CD-ROM
software will now recognize the CD-ROM drive as D. Drive F
and Drive D will appear as having the same data on them
because they are actually the same drive.
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Copyright 1994 Stac Electronics


  3 Responses to “Category : Tutorials + Patches
Archive   : STAC0694.ZIP
Filename : 4515.TXT

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