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- *** Release Notes for HIT-IDE.SYS Ver.1.06d2 ***
-
- 1. General
-
- HIT-IDE.SYS is the device driver for DOS CD-ROM Extensions that supports
- ATAPI CD-ROM drives.
-
- 2. Command line switches of 'HIT-IDE.SYS'
-
- (1) SYNTAX
-
- DEVICE = [x:][\dir\]HIT-IDE.SYS /D:(device name) [/N:(number of drives)]
- [/T:(drive type)] [/S:(base I/O address)] [/V]
-
- (2) Meaning of switches
-
- /D:(device name) Specifies "Device Name".
-
- /N:(number of drives) Specifies number of drives to be supported
- by this driver. Values 1 to 8 are valid.
- If this switch is omitted, the driver will
- search for all connected drives.
-
- NOTE: To speed the booting process, use
- /N:1 if you only have one drive connected.
- The search will stop after the first drive
- is found.
-
- /T:(drive type) Specifies the first drive type to begin to
- support.
- Definition of drive types are as follows:
-
- /T: base I/O address master/slave
- ---------------------------------------------
- 0 1F0h(primary port) master
- 1 1F0h(primary port) slave
- 2 170h(2nd port) master
- 3 170h(2nd port) slave
- 4 1E8h(3rd port) master
- 5 1E8h(3rd port) slave
- 6 168h(4th port) master
- 7 168h(4th port) slave
-
- If this switch is omitted, it is the same as
- /T:0.
-
- NOTE: To speed the booting process, use
- /T:1 if you know your drive is connected
- to the primary slave. Use /T:2 if your
- drive is connected to the secondary master.
- The search will start at this number and
- continue until /N:(number of drives) are
- found.
-
- /S:(base I/O address) Change IRQ number to the specified base I/O
- address.
-
- base I/O IRQ No.
- address without /S: with /S:
- (default) (alternate)
- ----------------------------------------------
- 170h 15 10
- 1E8h 12 11
- 168h 10 9
- (1F0h) (14) (14)
-
- /V Display installation information.
-
- NOTE: Use the /V option to show you where
- your drive(s) are connected. Then you can
- use the /T: and /N: options to speed your
- booting process in the future.
-
- 3. Examples of installation
-
- <Case 1> -- Default is automatic search for all drives connected.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001
-
- -- Install all drives connected to primary, 2nd, 3rd & 4th.
-
- <Case 2> -- Using /N: switch to limit the maximum number of drives.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /N:2
-
- -- Install maximum of 2 drives while auto searching,
- beginning the search with Primary Master.
-
- <Case 3> -- Using /T: switch to change the start of automatic search.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:2
-
- -- Search beginning at /T:2 (2nd port and master). Continue
- searching through /T:7.
-
- <Case 4> -- Using /N: and /T: switches together.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:2 /N:2
-
- -- Search beginning at /T:2 installing maximum 2 drives.
-
- <Case 5> -- A single drive is connected to Primary Slave.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:1 /N:1
-
- -- Search beginning at /T:1 installing only 1 drive.
-
- <Case 6> -- A single drive is connected to Secondary Master.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:2 /N:1
-
- -- Search beginning at /T:2 installing only 1 drive.
-
- <Case 7> -- Using /S: switch to use alternate IRQ numbers.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /S:170,168
-
- -- Auto search all drives using alternate IRQ numbers
- for 170 (IRQ 10) and for 168 (IRQ 9). Use default
- IRQ numbers for others (1F0 IRQ 14; 1E8 IRQ 12).
-
- <Case 8> -- Using all switches together.
-
- DEVICE = HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:2 /N:1 /S:170
-
- -- Install only 1 drive starting search at 2nd port master.
- Use alternate IRQ of 10 for 170.
-
-
- 4. For Windows 95
-
- If you are using one of our IDE CD-ROM drives on a DOS/Windows 3.x system
- and you upgrade your system with Windows 95, Windows 95 will automatically
- upgrade your system appropriately and the drive will work well.
-
- If you are using Windows 95 and then adding one our IDE CD-ROM drives,
- please run the "CDSETUP.EXE" program from the installation disk for the
- drive under Windows 95 and restart your system. After this, the drive
- will work well.
-
-
-
- The above specifications are subject to change.
-
- May 10, 1996
- Hitachi America, Ltd.
-