----- HOW TO INSTALL ATAPI CD-ROM DEVICE DRIVER ----- ******************** ** Introduction ** ******************** This utility installs the CD-ROM device driver needed by your CD-ROM drive to interface with your PC system. The drive installation disk includes the following files: * README.TXT This file * INSTALL.EXE CD-ROM installation program * IDE.SYS CD-ROM device driver ******************** ** Requirements ** ******************** Hardware Requirements : * IBM PC/AT or 100% compatible * one free IDE socket * one IDE CD-ROM drive Software Requirement: * MS-DOS version 6.0 or later * Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later * MS-DOS CD-Extension (MSCDEX 2.21) or later ******************************* ** Installation Procedures ** ******************************* Follow the steps below to install CD-ROM driver: 1. Restart your computer in DOS mode. 2. Insert the installation disk into your floppy disk drive. 3. Change the directory to that of your floppy disk drive (usually A:), and type "INSTALL <Enter>" at the DOS prompt. 4. After the installation is complete, reboot your system. Two files will be modified to include the following lines: CONFIG.SYS : DEVICE=C:\CDROM\IDE.SYS /D:IDECD000 AUTOEXEC.BAT : MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDECD000 NOTE: Make sure you have the file MSCDEX.EXE under your path. Refer to your DOS manual or the online help for more information. ************************* ** Change Settings ** ************************* Modify the previous two command lines in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to reconfigure the settings of the CD-ROM driver, and then restart your system. To enabling DMA function, change the CONFIG.SYS file as: DEVICE=C:\CDROM\IDE.SYS /D:IDECD000 [/DMA] [/P:xxx,yy] "/DMA" enables BUS MASTER function if your mother board supports this function. "/UDMA" enables ULTRA DMA function if your mother board supports this function. "/q" or "/Q" enable quick mode. (Default) Example: DEVICE=C:\CDROM\IDE.SYS /D:IDECD000 /q /DMA /P:1F0,14 The option "/P:" specifies the I/O port address and IRQ level. The number xxx in hex specifies the I/O port address (such as 1F0, 170, 1E8, or 168 in HEX), and yy specifies the IRQ level (such as 14, 15, 11, or 10 in decimal). Note: Please do not add /P option if you are not familiar with I/O port address and IRQ level. Changing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file : MSCDEX /D:driver [/E] [/K] [/S] [/V] [/L:letter] [/M:number] Example: MSCDEX /D:IDECD001 /L:G /M:10 For more information, please refer to MS-DOS online help for MSCDEX by typing HELP MSCDEX.Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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