home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- MS DOS CD ROM Boot Disk Instructions
- For MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.0
- (10/05/93)
-
- The following instructions have been prepared by Sierra's Technical Support
- Department as an added service to our customers. PLEASE NOTE: SIERRA DOES
- NOT MAKE ANY CLAIMS, GUARANTEES, AND/OR PROMISES THAT THE FOLLOWING
- INSTRUCTIONS WILL WORK ON ANY AND/OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
-
- Many people with CD-ROM drives are having trouble finding enough free
- memory to run Sierra's CD-ROM games. A CD-ROM Boot Disk is the most
- elegant, temporary way to create a simplified and optimal environment in
- which to run Sierra CD-ROM games. These instructions are only for 386, 486
- and Pentium computers using MS DOS 5.0 and above.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Please read the entire instructions prior to starting at
- step 1.
-
-
- STEP 1
- FORMATTING THE DISK
- PLEASE NOTE: It is necessary to format the disk even if the disk is
- already formatted. The /S switch will transfer files to the boot disk
- which are necessary for the disk to work correctly.
-
- To make a CD-ROM Boot Disk, format a high density diskette in the A:
- drive. (Use /F:360 or /F:720 parameter if using a low density
- diskette) For more information on using the FORMAT command, consult your
- DOS manual. Note: This will not work in the B: drive. Type the command
- as follows:
-
- FORMAT A:/S <ENTER>
-
- If after entering this command the system responds with a "Bad command or
- file name" error, then type:
-
- PATH=C:\DOS <ENTER>
-
- Now retype the FORMAT command above. If you still receive the same
- error, the MS DOS FORMAT command may not be on your system or it may
- have been renamed. Programs such as PC Tools and Norton Disk Utilities
- can rename the format command to prevent accidental loss of data.
-
-
- STEP 2
- LOCATING THE MOUSE DRIVERS
- If you plan to use a mouse with your game, it will be necessary to first
- load the mouse driver. To do this, locate the mouse driver and copy it
- to the boot disk in your A: drive. There are two types of mouse drivers
- available, MOUSE.SYS, which must be loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file and
- MOUSE.COM which must be loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You do not
- need to load both MOUSE.SYS and MOUSE.COM. Locate the MOUSE.SYS or
- MOUSE.COM file. Because the file MOUSE.SYS is usually smaller than
- MOUSE.COM we recommend that the MOUSE.SYS file be used in order to free
- more memory.
-
- a) Locating the mouse drivers:
- If you do not know where the MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM files are located on
- your system, the command below should help in locating your mouse
- drivers. For users of MS DOS 5.0 or above, type the following at the
- C:\> prompt.
-
- DIR \MOUSE /S <ENTER>
-
- This command only works with MS-DOS 5.0 or above and will cause the
- system to search all sub directories for a file called mouse. If the
- system locates a file called mouse, it will display the path where the
- mouse files are located. For instance, if the MOUSE.SYS file is located
- in a C:\MOUSE> directory, the system will display:
-
- Directory of C:\MOUSE
- MOUSE SYS 55160 03-10-92 3:10a
- MOUSE COM 56408 03-10-93 6:00a
-
- If the system does not locate a mouse, your driver may have a different
- name or these files may not be currently installed on the system. Some
- other common names for mouse drivers are IMOUSE, GMOUSE, and HPMOUSE.
- Your mouse drivers may have been included on a floppy disk which came
- packaged along with your mouse. For information on the proper name for
- your mouse, check the owners manual which came with your mouse.
-
- b) Copying the mouse driver:
- Once you have located the mouse driver, you will need to copy it to the
- boot disk. In this step, we will assume that the mouse drivers were
- located in the C:\MOUSE> directory as shown in the step above. To copy
- the MOUSE.SYS file to the boot disk, type the following at the C:\>
- prompt:
-
- COPY C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.* A: <ENTER>
- Please substitute the appropriate path and file name for your mouse
- driver in the command line above. You should then see a message
- indicating some files were copied.
-
-
- STEP 3
- LOCATING THE MSCDEX CD ROM EXTENSION
- MSCDEX is the Microsoft extension for CD ROM drives. It must be loaded
- in order for your CD ROM drive to operate. The following steps should
- assist you in locating this file on your system To locate MSCDEX, at
- the C:\> prompt, type:
-
- TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT | MORE <ENTER>
-
- NOTE: The | is called a "pipe" command and is created by pressing
- <SHIFT> \ (backslash).
- Now look for the line which loads "MSCDEX". This line should look
- something like one of the following lines:
-
- C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
- LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
- LOADHIGH /L:14429 \DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
-
- Your line may differ from the ones listed above. Please write down the
- entire line following the drive letter in the space provided below. Be
- sure and include the full drive and path to your MSCDEX file. For
- example, any of the above lines should appear as follows:
- LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
-
- LH______________________________________________________________________
-
-
- STEP 4
- LOCATING THE CD ROM DEVICE DRIVER
- Along with MSCDEX, the CD ROM also needs a device driver. This driver
- is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file. To determine the correct CD ROM
- device driver, at the C:\> prompt type:
-
- TYPE CONFIG.SYS | MORE <ENTER>
-
- Now look for the line that contains CD ROM device name which immediately
- follows the same "/D:" switch as the MSCDEX line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. Using the example above, we would be looking for a line
- containing "MSCD001". This line should look something like one of the
- following lines:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
- DEVICEHIGH /L:14652 =C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
-
- Your line may differ from the ones listed above. Please write down the
- entire line following the drive letter in the space provided below. Be
- sure and include the full drive and path to your CD ROM device driver.
- For example, any of the above lines should appear as follows:
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRV\CDROMDRV.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
-
- DEVICEHIGH=____________________________________________________________
-
-
- STEP 5
- CREATING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE
- Now switch to the A: drive and type the following:
- COPY CON CONFIG.SYS <ENTER> (The cursor will drop down one line and
- blink)
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS <ENTER>
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS <ENTER>
- FILES=30 <ENTER>
- BREAK=ON <ENTER>
- DOS=HIGH,UMB <ENTER>
- LASTDRIVE=Z <ENTER>
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE <ENTER>
-
- If you are using the MOUSE.SYS file to load your mouse, add the following
- line to the CONFIG.SYS.
-
- DEVICEHIGH=MOUSE.SYS <ENTER>
-
- SPECIAL NOTE: MS DOS 6.0 users who have compressed the hard drive using
- DoubleSpace or Stacker 3.1, add the appropriate line listed below.
-
- For DoubleSpace, add:
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE
- For Stacker 3.1, add:
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\STACKER\STACHIGH.SYS
-
- Now add the CD ROM driver line as you wrote it down in the "Locating the
- CD ROM device driver" section above.
-
- Complete the file by pressing the F6 Function key <ENTER>
-
-
- STEP 6
- CREATING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE
- Now create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file by typing:
-
- COPY CON AUTOEXEC.BAT <ENTER> (the cursor will drop down one line)
- SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM <ENTER>
- PROMPT SIERRA CD BOOT DISK $_$P$G <ENTER>
- PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS; <ENTER>
-
- Now add the MSCDEX line as you wrote it down in the "Locating the MSCDEX
- CD ROM extension" section listed above.
-
- If you are using the MOUSE.COM file to load the mouse, add the following
- line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
- LH MOUSE.COM <ENTER>
- Complete the file by pressing the F6 Function key <ENTER>
-
-
- Special note
- SPECIAL NOTE FOR
- WILLY BEAMISH CD OWNERS.
- Willy Beamish CD requires EMS memory to function properly. Configuring
- your system for EMS may require more conventional memory. Since Willy
- Beamish only requires 560,000 bytes of conventional memory, you
- shouldn't have any problems. However other Sierra games require more
- conventional memory. Use EMS memory only if necessary. If you plan to
- use the boot disk with Willy Beamish CD, it will be necessary to make
- the following changes to the boot disk instructions:
-
- CONFIG.SYS
- Change the EMM386 line to read as follows:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM <ENTER>
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
- Add a /E to the end of the MSCDEX line.
-
-
- STEP 7
- REBOOT THE SYSTEM:
- Reboot your system by depressing the <RESET> button on your computer or
- by using the <CTRL>, <ALT>, <DEL> key sequence on your keyboard. Once
- you receive an A:\>, go to your hard drive and follow the instructions
- to begin the game.
-
- SHOULD YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.
- If you continue to experience any problems with the Boot Disk, or if you
- have any questions concerning any of the above steps, our Technical Support
- Department will be more than happy to assist you. Please call (209) 683-
- 8989 between 8:15 am and 4:45 PM Monday through Friday. We can also be
- reached by fax at (209) 683-3633, by BBS at (209) 683-4463, or by mail at
- the following address:
- Sierra On-Line
- P.O. Box 800
- Coarsegold, CA 93614-0800
- ATTN: TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- You can also reach our Technical Support Team on one of the
- following services:
- Sierra BBS (209) 683-4463 (settings 8, N, & 1, up to 38,400 baud)
- Compuserve GAMAPUB (Technical Support ID 76004,2143)
- PRODIGY (Sierra ID WBWW55A) (Dynamix ID WBWW55B)
- GEnie Private E-Mail SIERRA.SUP
- America Online Keyword: SIERRA
-
- In Europe, please contact our office in Berkshire, England. The Customer
- Service phone number is (44) 734 303171, the Hint number is (44) 734-
- 304004, the BBS number is (44) 734-304227, the fax number is (44) 734
- 303201, and the address is:
- Sierra On-Line Limited
- Unit 2, Theale Technology Centre
- Station Road
- Theale
- Berkshire, ENGLAND
- RG7 4AA
-
- Please outline the problems along with specific information about your
- computer system, and we will gladly respond to your fax, letter or message
- as soon as possible.
-