For Windows 95 Users Only

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Sony CD ROM Discman PRD-150 Driver for Windows 95 Installation Guide
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The PRD-150 driver for Windows 95 is designed to work with Windows 95 
in the protected mode.  Before installing the driver, please copy the 
following files to a floppy disc to make an installation disc.

PRD150.MPD  ----  	Miniport driver for PRD-150
PRD150.INF  ----  	Device information file
README.TXT  ----	This file
LICENSE.TXT ----	License agreement

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Installation Instructions
	
Windows 95 can run peripherals in a 16-bit (MS-DOS compatible) or 32-bit 
(Windows 95 enhanced PCMCIA) environment.  To use the enhanced 
PCMCIA environment, preset the Windows 95 PCMCIA socket to 32-bit mode.	

Please preset the Windows 95 PCMCIA socket to 32-bit mode before 
installing the PRD-150 driver for Windows 95.

1.   Quit any applications you are running and remove the PC Card of the 
     PRD-150 from your PC Card slot.

2.   From the My Computer window, open the Control Panel.

3.   Double click on the System icon to open the System Properties window. 

4.   Click the Performance tab to see the Performance Status.

	If the "PC Cards[PCMCIA]:" line indicates "32-bit", go to the 
	procedure: Installing the PRD-150 Driver.  

	If it indicates "MS-DOS compatibility mode", continue this 
	procedure to change the PC card mode to 32-bit.

5.  Double click on the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon located in the Control Panel.

	The message "Welcome to the PC Card Wizard" appears.

6. Click Next until the third screen opens.

	The third screen indicates that the 32-bit device driver 
	support is ready to be enabled. 

7. Click Finish to enable the drivers. 

	The message "System Settings Change" appears.

8. Click YES to shut down your PC. 

Turn your computer on again, and follow the above steps 1-4 again to 
     confirm that the PCMCIA socket works in 32-bit mode.


Using the Help program	

During the PCMCIA socket set up, the PC Card (PCMCIA) 
     Troubleshooter guides you step-by-step through the 
     setup procedure.  

To activate the help program: 	

1.  Click Start in the Task Bar and select Help	
2.  Click the Contents tab	
3.  Double-click on Troubleshooting and look for PC card(PCMCIA) Help

	
Installing the PRD-150 Driver	

1.  Insert the PC Card of the PRD-150 into the PC Card slot. 

	The New Hardware Found window appears.  It recognizes 
	the PRD-150 as a "Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller" 
	and prompts you to install the Windows default driver, but 
	DO NOT click on OK at this time.

**WARNING**

To cancel the installation, always use the Cancel button.  Never use 
the "Do not install a driver" option.  If you select this option, your PC 
rejects the CD-ROM Discman PC card and the New Hardware Found 
window will not appear again even if the PC is re-booted.  If you select 
this option, see "Troubleshooting".

2.   Insert the Sony PRD-150 Windows 95 Installation Software disc 
     into your floppy disk drive.

3.   Select the "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" 
     option. 

4.   Click OK.

	The Install From Disk window appears. Confirm that the 
	indicated drive (default A) is the correct letter of your 
	floppy disk drive.  If not, type the correct drive letter.

5.   Click OK

	An ascending tone is heard from the PC and "PC OPR" 
	appears in the CD-ROM Discman's display window. 

6.   Open the My Computer window and confirm that a CD-ROM icon 
     appears.


Optimizing Performance	

1.   Double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel to open 
     the System Properties window.

2.   Select the Performance tab and click File System... in the 
     Advanced settings box. 

3.   Select the CD-ROM tab.

4.   Select "Double-speed drives" or higher under "Optimize access 
     pattern for:" and click OK 


Troubleshooting	

If you accidentally selected the "Windows default driver" option or the 
     "Do not install a driver" option in the New Hardware Found 
     window...	

1.   Insert the CD-ROM Discman PC card and remove any other PC cards 
     in the slot(s).

2.   Double click the System icon to open the System Properties window.

3.   In the Device Manager, select "View devices by connection" in the 
     upper right corner of the window.

4.   Look for your PCMCIA controller in the Device Manager window and 
     double-click on it.  A new device appears next to the PCMCIA 
     controller.  If you selected the "Windows default driver" option, 
     "Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller" appears.  If you 
     selected the "Do not install a driver" option, "SONY CD-ROM 
     Interface" appears.  

5.   Click the new device to highlight it, and click Remove.  

	The confirmation window appears.  

6.  Click OK.  

7.  Remove the PC card from your socket and follow the "Installing the 
    PRD-150 driver" instructions to install the correct driver.



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