Installing CD-ROM Drive into XEN-LS II
It is evident that some confusion exists in the field when installing
the add-in CD-ROM drive (SA50158). In an attempt to clarify the situation, detailed below
are the minimum steps required to ensure operation under DOS and Windows.
CONFIG.SYS
Add the following entry to CONFIG.SYS in order to load the CD-ROM device
driver.
DEVICE=SLCD.SYS /b:320 /d:mscd000 /m:p
Where:-
| SLCD.SYS |
= Device driver name (including path) |
| /b: |
= Base address of adapter (default is 340 if not specified) |
| /d: |
= Specifies device driver name. Used by MSCDEX |
| /m: |
= Data transfer mode (p = polled) (d = DMA) |
Additional Switch Options:-
| /v: |
= Verbose mode. Displays info about the installation |
| /c: |
= Turns on display of drive configuration at boot time |
| /t: |
= Specifies DMA channel to use if DMA selected |
| /k |
= Enables sector caching mechanism |
AUTOEXEC.BAT
Add the following entry to AUTOEXEC.BAT in order to load the Microsoft
CD-ROM extension.
MSCDEX /d:mscd000
Where:-
| MSCDEX |
= Executable file name (including path) |
| /d: |
= Name of CD-ROM device driver as specified in CONFIG.SYS |
Additional Switch Option:-
| /l: |
= Specifies drive letter to be used by CD-ROM. |
|
Next available letter used if not specified |
WINDOWS
If the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files have been configured correctly,
MSCDEX will assign the next available drive letter to the CD-ROM drive (e.g. D:).
- Execute Windows and open MAIN program group.
- Execute CONTROL PANEL and select DRIVERS.
- Insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive. (Driver will not load without a CD
being installed)
- Select ADD and [MCI]CD AUDIO.
- Select OK and follow the disk request instructions.
- Select APRMIX.EXE (installed from the Apricot drivers diskette) and
verify that the CD output channel is set to maximum.
- In order to test operation of the device, insert a music CD into the
drive.
- Open ACCESSORIES program group and execute MEDIA PLAYER.
- Click on DEVICE and select CD AUDIO.
- Click on the play button and the audio CD will play through the internal
XEN-LS II speakers.
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