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Help with install cd rom driver help

Discussion in 'DVD-ROM drives' started by Stewart74, Aug 17, 2008.

  1. Stewart74

    Stewart74 Guest

    ok heres what i got I brought a cd-rw/dvd drive from computer show from what i can get off the device it is ATAPI rom version tf30 version #050 I located a Atapi driver to install and when i installed driver a blue screen came up and said express install cd-rom driver I hit enter and ERROR cannot create directory or acess file.but it my c drive it made a folder named CDPRO.windows doesnt see the cd-rom
     
  2. Stewart74

    Stewart74 Guest

    heres what the directions said but i dont understand

    To install the CD-ROM device driver, the syntax in CONFIG.SYS
    is as follows:

    DEVICE=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001 [/P:xxx,yy] [/L:xx]

    where [/P:xxx,yy]
    specifies the IDE port which is connected to the drive and the
    interrupt request.

    'xxx' is the base address (hexadecimal notation) of IDE port.
    xxx = 1f0 : Port 1
    170 : Port 2
    1e8 : Port 3
    168 : Port 4

    'yy' is the interrupt number (decimal notation) of the
    corresponding IDE port.

    [/L:xx]
    specifies the message language. Available options are listed
    as below:

    xx = US : English (the default language)
    GR : German
    FR : French
    SP : Spanish
    IT : Italian
    JP : Japanese

    For example, when eight drives are installed, the command
    line in the CONFIG.SYS file could be entered as follows:

    DEVICE=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:1f0,14 /P:170,15 /P:1e8,12 /P:168,10

    NOTE:

    Our device driver will automatically search the drives for 4 ports
    up to 8 drives, and the ports are 0x1f0, 0x170, 0x1e8 and 0x168 with
    interrupt number 14, 15, 12 and 10 as default, respectively. If your
    IDE ports and their respective interrupt numbers are the same as
    those mentioned above, you don't have to specify them verbosely.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    To enable the CD-ROM drive to read CD-ROM discs using the High
    Sierra or ISO 9660 format, you not only need to install the CD-ROM
    device driver, but also need to insert the following line into your
    AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

    MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

    To have a detail knowledge about the MSCDEX.EXE program, please
    refer to MS-DOS user manual.
     
  3. GrandpaBW

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    You're really running a DOS OS????? Good googly moogly!
     
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  4. Stewart74

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    no windows xp
     
  5. ddp

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    then you don't need to load a driver for it as xp uses it's own generic driver. get rid of what you have done. is the rom driver alone or with another drive on same cable? what is that drive jumpered as as in master, slave or cable select?
     
  6. Stewart74

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    i have no idea there was a opening in the back where i took out the old one put the new in the same hole and xp didnt see the new drive and doesnt show up
     
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    compare the back ends of both drives & put jumper in were it is on old drive onto new drive.
     
  8. Stewart74

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    whats a jumper?
     
  9. ddp

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    a jumper is a shunt that connects 2 pins together. is a piece of square thin plastic usually black but can be white, red, yellow or blue with a bit of copper to connect the 2 pins together. when looking at the back end of the drive with the power connector on the right side, you'll see what is usually 2 rows of 3 pins with the jumper on 1 top pin & 1 bottom pin.
     
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    If you have a friend, who knows about computers, ask him/her to help you. Pay attention to what they are doing, and you won't need their help for that, again.

    Everyone, who knows computers, has been where you are right now, and has learned. You will too. Good luck.
     
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  11. varnull

    varnull Guest

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    Jumper settings....
     

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