%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % % % The readme file for IDE CD-ROM v.1.0.0 % % % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION II. REQUIREMENTS III. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES IV. CHANGING THE CONFIGURATIONS ====================== I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ====================== The CD-ROM drive packet comes with an installation utility which includes the essential CD-ROM drivers for your CD-ROM drive to communicate with your computer. The following files are included in the diskette provided: README.TXT -- Information about this disk INSTALL.EXE -- CD-ROM installation program v.1.0.5 ACDRV.SYS -- CD-ROM device driver v.2.8.0 ACME100.TXT -- User's Manual (English version) v.1.0.0 ACMF100.TXT -- User's Manual (French version) v.1.0.0 ACMG100.TXT -- User's Manual (German version) v.1.0.0 ACMI100.TXT -- User's Manual (Italian Version) v.1.0.0 ACMS100.TXT -- User's Manual (Spanish version) v.1.0.0 ================= II. REQUIREMENTS ================= A. Hardware Requirements 1. IBM PC/AT or compatible (80386-base system recommended) 2. Minimum EGA graphic display (VGA recommended) 3. Minimum 2MB DRAM recommended 4. One free IDE port 5. One CD-ROM drive B. Software Requirement 1. Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later 2. MS-DOS version 5.0 or later 3. MS-DOS CD-Extension (MSCDEX 2.21) or later ============================ III. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ============================ Please observe the following steps to install the CD-ROM driver: 1. Insert the installation diskette into a floppy disk drive of your computer. 2. Change the directory to that of your floppy disk drive, then type "INSTALL [ENTER]" at the DOS prompt. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4. Reboot your system to activate the driver. In general, you can just continually press the ENTER key to install the default settings. A directory (default C:\ACDROM) containing the CD-ROM drivers is created during installation. Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files are also modified to include the following lines: for CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\ACDROM\ACDRV.SYS /D:ARTCD001 /UDMA for AUTOEXEC.BAT: \MSCDEX.EXE /D:ARTCD001 =============================== IV. CHANGING THE CONFIGURATIONS =============================== To change the settings of the CD-ROM drive, use a text editor, such as EDIT.COM, to modify the command lines in , CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. Then restart your computer to activate it. A. Changing the CONFIG.SYS file DEVICE=\ACDRV.SYS /D: The is the name MSCDEX uses to find the device driver. The maximum length of string is 8 characters. Example: DEVICE=C:\ACDROM\ACDRV.SYS /D:ARTCD001 [Note] : If you use the TRIN4X.DSK in Novell system, you must use the following configuration DEVICE=C:\ACDROM\ACDRV.SYS /D:ARTCD001 /UDMA B. Changing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file MSCDEX [/E/K/S/V] [/D:...] [/L:] [/M:] Example: C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:ARTCD001 For more information, please consult the MS-DOS online help for MSCDEX by typing HELP MSCDEX.