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| SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES |
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The procedure used to install the CD-ROM software on your computer
depends on whether your system has a hard disk or dual floppy disk
drives. Be sure to follow the instructions appropriate for your
system.
To install your CD-ROM drive for use with MS-DOS, you need:
* An IBM personal computer or compatible with 80386 or later
processor chip and a minimum of 640K of conventional memory.
(A minimum of 2M bytes of RAM is recommended.)
* A CD-ROM drive (included).
* CD-ROM SETUP diskette (included).
* MS-DOS Version 3.1 or later.
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| WHAT'S ON THE INSTALLATION DISKETTE? |
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The installation diskette contains all the software needed to
install and operate the CD-ROM. A list of the files and a brief
description of each follows:
MSCDEX.EXE Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions software, which
enables the computer to access the CD-ROM drive.
MTMCDAI.SYS CD-ROM device driver.
SETUPD.EXE CD-ROM installation program which tells the CD-ROM
driver how you want it organized.
PLAYCD.EXE The program that allows you to play audio CD.
READMEA.ENG Text file is written by English. (This text file.)
READMEA.GER Text file is written by German.
READMEA.FRE Text file is written by French.
READMEA.SPA Text file is written by Spanish.
READMEA.ITA Text file is written by Italian.
READMEA.JPN Text file is written by Japanese.
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| PREPARING FOR DUAL DISKETTE DRIVE INSTALLATION |
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To use the CD-ROM drive with a dual diskette drive system, you
will have to first prepare a bootable floppy diskette. To create a
bootable floppy diskette:
1. Insert an MS-DOS diskette containing the program FORMAT.EXE
(FORMAT.COM) in drive B. Place a blank diskette into drive A.
Type b: and press ENTER to select drive B.
2. Format the blank diskette using the /S switch to place the DOS
system files on the diskette. (That is, type FORMAT A: /S and
press ENTER). If you are not familiar with the formatting
process, consult your MS-DOS manual for more information.
3. Remove the MS-DOS diskette from drive B.
4. Insert the supplied installation diskette into drive B.
5. Make sure that the DOS prompt is B> (if not, type B: and press
ENTER), then proceed to "CD-ROM DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION".
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| PREPARING FOR HARD DISK DRIVE INSTALLATION |
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To install the CD-ROM drive software on a system with a hard disk:
1. Select the hard disk's primary partition as the default drive.
(For example, if the primary partition is C, type C: and press
ENTER.)
2. Type CD\ and press ENTER to ensure that the root directory of
drive C has been selected.
3. Insert the supplied installation diskette into drive A.
4. Type A: and press ENTER to select drive A as the default.
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| CD-ROM DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION |
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Certain software programs must be loaded in order to access a CD-
ROM disc in your CD-ROM drive as if it were an MS-DOS formatted
disk. The CD-ROM software files must be properly installed on your
computer before the CD-ROM drive can read a CD-ROM disc.
The procedure for installation is as follow:
1. At the DOS prompt A: or B:, type SETUPD and press ENTER.
(Run the program SETUPD.EXE on the disk.)
2. Select the message language.
3. Select "Begin Setup" and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Quit the installation program when it completes successfully.
5. Reboot your system.
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| DEVICE DRIVER PARAMETERS |
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The MTMCDAI.SYS file is device driver that can be installed in the
directory of your choice. The CONFIG.SYS file specifies this file,
thereby allowing your computer to identify and operate the CD-ROM
drive. This device driver can support up to 8 drives.
Most computers will function adequately with most of the default
settings for this file. However, there are some parameters that
can be changed, if necessary. This section explains the function
of each parameter. Use a word processor or text editor, such as
MS-DOS "EDLIN", or "EDIT" to modify the appropriate line in your
CONFIG.SYS file.
For the MTMCDAI.SYS device driver, the line in CONFIG.SYS is in
the following format.
DEVICE=[drive:][path]MTMCDAI.SYS
/D:device name [/P:xxx,yy][/A:n][/U:n]
Note: The actual device driver entry is not truncated and should
be placed entirely on one line in the CONFIG.SYS file.
[drive:][path]MTMCDAI.SYS
Specifies the location (drive and directory) and name of the
device driver file.
/D:device name
Specifies the device name of the CD-ROM drive. This must be
identical to the device name specified in the MSCDEX.EXE
parameters. For example:
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01
[/P:xxx,yy]
Specifies the port that is connected to the drive, and the
interrupt request.
'xxx' should be the base address of IDE port.
xxx = 1f0 : Primary(Channel 1)
170 : Secondary(Channel 2)
1e8 : Channel 3
168 : Channel 4
'yy' should be the interrupt channel.
yy = 14 : Primary(Channel 1)
15 or 10 : Secondary(Channel 2)
12 or 11 : Channel 3
10 or 9 : Channel 4
For example, when eight drives has been connected, the syntax
in the CONFIG.SYS file should be as follows:
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS
/D:MTMIDE01 /P:1f0,14 /P:170,15 /P:1e8,12 /P:168,10
Note: The actual device driver entry is not truncated and
should be placed entirely on one line in the CONFIG.SYS
file.
If you have just one drive on the primary port as a master or
slave, the syntax in the CONFIG.SYS file should be as follows:
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01 /P:1f0,14
[/A:n]
Specifies the audio play mode. For a stereo CD, /A:0 or /A:1
is acceptable. For a monaural CD (left or right channel only),
/A:1 will play the monaural audio signal from both the right
and the left channels. Default is n=0.
[/U:n]
Specifies the door lock or unlock. /U:0 is 'unlock'. /U:1 is
'lock'. Default is n=0.
[/L:xx]
Specifies the message language. Applicable language is as
follows:
'xx' = US : English (This is default.)
GR : German
FR : French
SP : Spanish
IT : Italian
JP : Japanese
If you want English, you do not have to specify. If you want
the other language, the syntax in the CONFIG.SYS file should
be as follows:
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01 /L:JP
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| MICROSOFT CD-ROM EXTENSIONS PARAMETERS |
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Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX.EXE) is an executable program
for MS-DOS (Version 3.1 or higher) that works in conjunction with
the device driver (MTMCDAI.SYS) to allow your computer to access
CD-ROM discs in the CD-ROM drive as if they were MS-DOS formatted
disks. This program is written by Microsoft and is specifically
designed to work with the Microsoft designed operating system
commonly called MS-DOS. Computers with MS-DOS "compatible"
operating systems may experience unpredictable results unless the
operating system manufacturer provides an alternative to the
MSCDEX program.
The setup program automatically modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so
that your computer can access the CD-ROM drive. However, there are
some parameters that can be changed if you wish. This section
explains the function of each parameter. Use a text editor, such
as MS-DOS "EDLIN" or "EDIT", to modify the appropriate line in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The syntax of the MSCDEX.EXE entry in AUTOEXEC.BAT is:
[drive:][path]MSCDEX.EXE
/D:device name [/M:n][/E][/V][/L:drive letter][/K][/S]
Note: The actual MSCDEX.EXE command line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
is not truncated and should be placed entirely on one line.
[drive:][path]MSCDEX.EXE
Specifies the location (drive and directory) of the MSCDEX.EXE
file.
/D:device name
Specifies the name of the CD-ROM drive (8 characters maximum).
This must be identical to the device name specified in the
device driver in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
C:\MTM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01
[/M:nn]
Specifies the number of sector buffers for temporary storage
of the most recent disc data. For example to specify four
sector buffers you would use:
C:\MTM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /M:4
The installation program will set this value to 10.
The default value is 4.
Note: The greater this value, the better the CD-ROM drive will
perform. However, each buffer uses about 2KB of memory, and
specifying too many buffers may slow down computer operation
or interfere with other programs which have large memory
usage requirements. Using expanded memory (see the /E option
in this section) or loading MSCDEX.EXE into high memory
(refer to your MS-DOS User Manual or Memory Manager User
Manual) may allow you to specify a larger number of buffers
to enhance CD-ROM performance and operate programs with
large memory usage requirements simultaneously.
[/E]
Instructs the computer to use expanded memory, if available.
For example:
C:\MTM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /E
Note that you must first load an expanded memory driver before
using this option. If no expanded memory driver is loaded, the
following error message appears:
Expanded Memory not present or not usable
[/V]
Instructs the computer to display a summary of RAM allocation
and expanded memory usage at booting. For example, specifying
C:\MTM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /V
will cause the computer to display memory information in the
following format:
5556864 bytes free memory
0 bytes expanded memory
12752 bytes CODE
1712 bytes static DATA
12618 bytes dynamic DATA
27344 bytes used
[/L:drive letter]
Specifies the drive letter to be assigned to the first CD-ROM
drive. Do not assign a letter already used by an existing
drive or the computer will be unable to access the CD-ROM
drive. For example, you might use:
C:\MTM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /L:F
Normally, the CD-ROM drive is assigned to the next available
drive letter on the computer after the floppy drives, hard
drives, RAM drives, etc. Therefore you only need to use this
option if it is necessary to assign a drive letter beyond the
last letter in use.
[/K]
Tells MSCDEX.EXE to use any Kanji (Japanese) file structures,
if present, rather than the default of standard alphanumeric
file structures.
[/S]
Instructs MSCDEX.EXE to patch DOS to allow sharing of CD-ROM
drives on MS-NET based network servers.
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