BEFORE USING CD-ROM DRIVE: ========================== SUBJECT: CDI function DRIVER: CDMKE.SYS DATE: 24.03.1994 VERSION: 4.10 This version of CDMKE.SYS will support CDI funtion but only if your CD-ROM have already firmware revision 0.76. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: - IBM AT/PC 286 or higher processor - MS-DOS or PC-DOS operating system version 3.1 or later - Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) version 2.0 or later - Matsushita CD-ROM drive interface board or Creative multimedia sound card SOUND BLASTER PRO 2 - Matsushita model CR-52x or CR-562 CD-ROM drive Max. 4 sets of MKE CD-ROM Drives shall be connectable as combination of Model #CR-562 or #CR-52x. In this case, however Model #CR-52x should not be more than 1 set because #CR-52x is fixed at ID No. 0 INSTALLATION: Once this has been accomplished, the files CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT need to be modified to complete the installation of MSCDEX. [ CONFIG.SYS file ] =================== The following are examples: DEVICE=CDMKE.SYS /D:MSCD000 /SBP:220 [switch] (for Soundblaster Pro 2) or DEVICE=CDMKE.SYS /D:MSCD000 [switch] (for Matsushita I/F board) switch explanation ----------------------------------------------------------------- /D: use to find the device driver. Every installed device driver must have a unique name. /P:
I/O base port address of interface board or /SBP:
At the usage of MKE CD-ROM drive interface board, /P: Switch is applied and at usage of Creative S/B Pro 2 interface, /SBP: Switch is applied. Only either /P: or /SBP: is availiable for Switch setting. If /P (or /SBP):
is set, the base port address to be appointed by
is only searched. Thus, the other address cannot be searched. The only one base port address can be appointed by
. Thus, the setting cannot be made at more than one base port address. If /P (and /SBP): switch is omitted, MKE CD-ROM drive interface board shall become 300H, 310H, 320H, 330H, and 340H. Ex: at base port 300H, /P:300 or /P: or /P at base port 220H, /SBP:220 or /SBP: or /SBP /S: Speed control mode. (only with CR-562) For setting, 3 kinds of modes are availiable as below: A: Auto mode speed N: Normal mode speed D: Double mode speed If is set after setting, is effective only for the Drive appointed with ID No. If the setting is omitted, is effective for all connected Drives. If /S:switch is omitted, all connected Drives shall become Double mode speed. Ex: For the set of ID 0,1,2,3 = double mode: /S:D0,D1,D2,D3 or /S:D0,1,2,3 or /S:D or /S: or /S For the set of ID 0 = normal mode, ID 3 = auto mode /S:A0,A1,N2,N3 or /S:A0,1,N2,3 /N: Number of drivers: If the connected Drive is one, by setting of /N:1, the time of Device Driver installation is ocasionally shortened in comparision with no setting of /N: switch (or /N:4). Number to be set is 4 kinds (1,2,3,4). If setting number is smaller than the number of connected Drives, the smaller Drive ID No. is connected and the others (remaind drives) cannot be connected. If /N: switch is omitted, it shall become same as setting 4 as max. number of connectable Drives. Ex. For number of 4 Drives; /N:4 or /N: or /N For number of 1 Drive ; /N:1 /X:N This is usable for the application to require the support of lock/unlock door and eject. (only availiable with model CR-52x). If the application requires lock/unlock door or eject onto the Drive, it shall not treat as error but treat it as if lock/unlock or eject would be executed. (Actually no operation) By this setting, it is operatable even for the application requiresthe above commands. Ex. /X:N or /X: or /X /A: By setting of /A: switch, sound is ocassioally output form both channels even for the case that the operating application outputs sound only from either one channel. Ex. /A: or /A LASTDRIVE=X The last drive in fact only needs to be largest drive letter that will be used on the system. For example, a FC with two floppy drives (drives A: and B:), two hard disk (drives C: and D:), and two CD-ROM drives (drives E: and F:) would only need LASTDRIVE=F. A PC that is on a network though will typically allocate more drive records than are used so that new network drives can be added after booting. [ AUTOEXEC.BAT file ] ===================== The following are examples: MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /M:15 /Y switch explanation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /D: the device driver name, this switch tells MSCDEX.EXE where to find the device driver. /E Tells MSCDEX.EXE to use expanded memory if your system is using expanded memory. (This switch requires LIM 3.2 or later) /L: letter when assigning CD-ROM drive letters. Instead of starting at the first free drive letter, MSCDEX.EXE starts at the drive letter specified by this switch. /M: Tells MSCDEX.EXE how much memory to allocate for caching information on the CD-ROM. The higher this value is, the better your performance will be, though you will have less room on the CD-ROM for other applications. /Y Provides memory usage statistics, such as how much memory is used by buffers, resisdent data, resident code.