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- INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 95 DRIVER (REV. D)
- FOR CD55A CD-ROM DRIVE
-
-
-
- This installation guide is divided into the following sections:
-
- SECTION 1: IMPORTANT DRIVER NOTE. (PLEASE READ!!)
- SECTION 2: Pre-installation checklist
- SECTION 3: Installing the Windows 95 driver
- SECTION 4: Running the CD55A in the DOS mode
- SECTION 5: Most commonly asked questions
- SECTION 6: Contacting TEAC's TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 1 *************************************
-
- This is the FINAL release of the CD-55A Windows 95 driver. The release date on
- this driver is Jan. 08, 1996.
-
- This final release driver WILL ONLY work with the following cards:
-
- 1) TEAC CD-55A 8-BIT I/F card
- 2) TEAC CD-55A 16-BIT I/F card
- 3) Any TRUE SoundBlaster cards with Panasonic CD-ROM interface
-
- This final release driver WILL NOT support third party interface cards such
- as:
-
- SMS, TOPTEK, MWI, Golden Sound Cards, etc.
-
- NOTE: TEAC's original kit NEVER included any of these third party cards. If
- you happen to have one of these cards, you have the option to replace
- it with TEAC's 16-bit interface card which can be purchased through
- our SALES DEPARTMENT. Contact TEAC's corporate number, ask for
- the Data Storage Products Sales Department, and order a 16-bit
- interface card for the TEAC CD55A Quad-Speed drive. The cost is
- $16.00 plus shipping charges.
-
- This final release driver WILL NOT support any SoundBlaster compatible cards
- like:
-
- Diamond, Vibra16, Turtle Beach, MediaVision, Reveal, etc.
-
- NOTE: If you happen to have one of these cards, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY A
- NEW SOUNDCARD! You can still use your current soundcard for its sound
- capabilities; however, instead of connecting the flat, gray interface
- cable to that sound card, you will be connecting it to TEAC's 16-bit
- card. In the current configuration, you most likely have both the
- interface and audio cable, coming from the back of the CD-ROM drive,
- connected into the soundcard. In the new configuration using the TEAC
- card, you will disconnect ONLY the interface cable from your soundcard,
- connect it to the TEAC card, and install the TEAC card into any open
- slot on the motherboard. You now have the interface cable connected to
- the TEAC interface card, but the audio cable is still connected to
- your soundcard. You're now ready to install the Win '95 driver from TEAC.
- The TEAC 16-bit interface card can be purchased through our SALES
- DEPARTMENT. Contact TEAC's corporate number, ask for the Data Storage
- Products Sales Department, and order a 16-bit interface card for the
- TEAC CD55A drive. The cost is $16.00 plus shipping charges.
-
- *********************************************************************************
-
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 2 *************************************
-
- To ensure the windows 95 driver installation is as smooth as possible, please
- go through the following steps:
-
- 1. SETTING THE CD55A TO ID 0
- Make sure the only jumper on the back of the CD55A is set for ID 0 which
- can be accomplished by moving the jumper to the far left of the drive,
- looking at the drive from the back. The jumper should be right next to the
- audio cable connector. Reference your hardware manual, if not available,
- you can contact our FAX ON DEMAND system and request document number 6010.
-
- 2. IDENTIFY YOUR INTERFACE CARD.
- The TEAC interface cards (there are only two of them) have "TEAC" printed on
- the cards.
-
- - The TEAC 8-bit interface card has a red box with eight white dip-switches.
-
- - The TEAC 16-bit interface card has a set of three jumpers labeled JP1 which
- is located at the upper-left-hand corner. each jumper is labeled accordingly
- from 1 through 3 (left to right).
-
-
- - Creative Labs Soundblaster cards generally have Soundblaster
- printed on the card, and start off with the letters CT for their
- model numbers.
-
- Again, the TEAC interface cards have "TEAC" printed on them in white. You
- may reference TEAC's hardware installation guide for jumper and/or switch
- settings information, if not available, contact our FAX ON DEMAND system
- and request document number 6010.
-
- Please verify what interface card you have before you start with the
- installation of the Windows 95 driver. AGAIN, THIS FINAL RELEASE, WILL ONLY
- WORK WITH A TEAC INTERFACE CARD (8 OR 16 BIT) AND ANY TRUE SOUNDBLASTER CARD
- WITH A PANASONIC CD-ROM INTERFACE.
-
- 3. IDENTIFYING THE I/O PORT ADDRESS
- The final release of the Windows '95 driver supports a selected set of I/O
- port address ranges. Please make sure your card, TEAC or SoundBlaster, is
- set to one of these settings; otherwise, the Win '95 driver will not load
- properly!
-
- - The TEAC 8-bit card (It's default address is 0230H)
- The supported address ranges and card switch-settings are as follow:
-
- *RANGE* *SWITCH - SETTINGS*
- 0230 - 0237 (Default) Set switches 1, 5, & 6 to the ON (UP) position
- 0250 - 0257 Set switches 1, 4, & 6 " " "
- 0270 - 0277 Set switches 1, 4, 5, & 6 " " "
- 0290 - 0297 Set switches 1, 3, & 6 " " "
- 0310 - 0317 Set switches 1, 2, & 6 " " "
- 0330 - 0337 Set switches 1, 2, 5, & 6 " " "
-
- - The TEAC 16-bit card (It's default address is 02C0H)
- The supported address ranges and card jumper-settings are as follow:
-
- *RANGE* *JUMPER - SETTINGS*
- 02C0 - 02C7 (Default) Set all 3 jumpers to the OFF position
- 02E0 - 02E7 Set only jumper 3 to the ON position
- 0300 - 0307 Set only jumper 2 " "
- 0320 - 0327 Set jumpers 2 & 3 " "
- 0340 - 0347 Set only jumper 1 " "
- 0360 - 0367 Set jumpers 1 & 3 " "
-
- NOTE:
- The jumpers are the little black caps used as a short between two pins.
- The 16-bit card has three sets of two vertical pins. They're labeled 1
- through 3 from left to right. As it's default, all jumpers are in the
- OFF position just hanging from the bottom pin. To set anyone of the
- jumpers ON, take the jumper and move it up so that it covers both pins
- vertically (NOT HORIZONTALLY).
-
- - Creative Labs SoundBlaster Cards
- ALL SoundBlaster cards have an 8-bit Panasonic port. Whether you have a
- SoundBlaster 16 or even a SoundBlaster AWE-32, they are 16 and 32-bit SOUND
- respectively, but the Panasonic port on all cards is still 8-bit. Therefore,
- when loading the TEAC Windows 95 driver using a SoundBlaster card, you'll be
- loading it as the driver for TEAC 8-bit card. The supported address ranges
- are the same as those above. DON'T change the settings on your SoundBlaster
- card. If your card is set to address 220H, select the address range
- 0230-0237. If your card is set to address 240H, select the address range
- 0250-0257. You will, therefore, be selecting an address range that is 10
- more that of the actual setting of your SoundBlaster card.
-
- *********************************************************************************
-
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 3 *************************************
-
- INSTALLING THE WIN '95 PROTECTED-MODE DRIVER
-
- 1. Prior to installing the Windows 95 Protected mode driver, please make sure
- that the following 5 files are contained in the file you downloaded from our
- BBS or in the diskette you received from our Technical Support Group:
-
- TEAC4X08.INF
- TEAC4X16.INF
- TEAX4X .MPD
- TEAC_CDA.SYS
- README.TXT
-
- If you don't have these 5 files, please re-download the file CD55_W95.ZIP
- from our BBS or contact our Technical Support Group to obtain a new disk.
-
- 2. If your upgrading to Windows 95 (CD version) from Windows 3.1/3.11 using
- using the CD55A CD-ROM drive, make sure the drive is properly installed
- under DOS and Windows 3.1/3.11. Reference the documentation received with
- your kit, if not available, contact our Fax on Demand system and request
- documents 6009 and 6010. Once you have access to your CD-ROM drive,
- follow the instructions to install Windows 95, then follow Step 3 below to
- the TEAC's Win 95 protected mode driver for the CD55A CD-ROM drive.
-
-
- 3. If Windows 95 is already on the system:
-
- NOTE: Prior to the installation, we strongly recommend that you determine
- your card's (TEAC 8/16 bit OR SoundBlaster) I/O port address. If
- unsure, please review SECTION 2 above.
-
- - Go to CONTROL PANEL
- - Double-click on ADD NEW HARDWARE
- - Click on NEXT to begin installing the driver.
- - Select on NO for no automatic detection because the CD-55A driver will
- be installed from a diskette, then Click on NEXT.
- - Select CD-ROM CONTROLLER for the type of hardware and Click on NEXT.
- - Click on the button labeled "HAVE DISK".
- - Insert the diskette containing TEAC's protected mode driver into the
- specified drive. If you have downloaded the driver and stored them
- on your C: drive, specify where the drivers are located by typing-in
- the directory's name in the Window prompting you for the diskette.
- Click on OK.
- - You now have TWO options:
- "TEAC4X CD-ROM Drive w/16 bit card" AND
- "TEAC4X CD-ROM Drive w/8 bit card"
-
- NOTE:
- Please make your selection as follow:
- - If you have a TEAC 16-bit card, select "TEAC4X w/16 bit card".
- - If you have a TEAC 8-bit card, select "TEAC4X w/8 bit card".
- - If you have ANY SoundBlaster card, select "TEAC4X w/8 bit card".
- ALL SoundBlaster cards have an 8-bit Panasonic port. Whether you
- have a SoundBlaster 16 or even a SoundBlaster AWE-32, they are 16
- and 32-bit SOUND respectively, but the Panasonic port on all cards
- is still 8-bit. Therefore, when loading the TEAC's Windows 95 driver
- while using a SoundBlaster card, you'll be loading it as the driver
- for TEAC's 8-bit card.
- - Click on NEXT.
-
- - You already have established card's I/O port address. You will now be
- prompted with an INPUT/OUTPUT range -- this range needs to match the
- I/O address of your Interface card, or SoundBlaster card. For TEAC
- cards, the range needs to match exactly. If the card is set to address
- 230H the range on the screen needs to be 0230-0237. For SoundBlaster
- cards, the range on the screen should be 10 more that of the setting on
- the soundcard. For example, if the SoundBlaster card is set to address
- 220H, the range on the screen should be 0230-0237. If the range doesn't
- match the setting on your card, you CANNOT change it on this screen.
- You must finish the installation and change the I/O port address range
- later.
-
- - Click on NEXT
- - Choose FINISH
- - You'll be asked to Reboot your system.
- A. If the INPUT/OUTPUT range matched your Interface card let Windows
- 95 restart. The protected mode driver installation is complete!
- B. If the INPUT/OUTPUT range DIDN'T match your interface card, DON'T
- let Windows 95 restart the system. It is possible the system might
- lockup for a brief moment -- and should unlock momentarily. You
- now need to change the INPUT/OUTPUT range. Follow the instructions
- in Step 3 below.
-
- 3. How to change the INPUT/OUTPUT range.
-
- - Go to CONTROL PANEL
- - Double-click on SYSTEM
- - Select DEVICE MANAGER
- - Select CD-ROM Controllers, highlight and double-click on the TEAC4X
- statement.
- - Click on RESOURCES
- - Click on CHANGE SETTING option
- - Select the correct I/O port address range. If unsure, review section
- 2 above.
- - Click on OK
- - Reboot your system. The protected mode driver installation is complete!
-
-
- *********************************************************************************
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 4 *************************************
-
- RUNNING THE CD-55A IN THE DOS MODE
-
- 1. If you upgraded to Windows 95 from DOS and Windows 3.1, you still have the
- TEAC DOS driver statement in the Config.sys file. This is the statement
- containing the TEAC_CDA.SYS driver. If that's the case, proceed with Step 2
- below.
- If you have installed the full version of Windows 95 (from diskettes) and
- DON'T have the TEAC DOS driver statement in the Config.sys, DON'T install
- the TEAC installation diskette you originally received with your drive
- (the white & blue labeled diskette P/N T000022-00C). That installation disk
- will be searching for DOS and WIN 3.1 files not available in Windows 95.
- Instead, manually edit a statement into a Config.sys file using the
- TEAC_CDA.SYS file contained in the CD55_W95.ZIP file you downloaded OR the
- Windows 95 driver diskette received from our Technical Support Group. At the
- C: prompt, edit the Config.sys file as follows:
-
- - If you have a TEAC CD-55A 8 BIT I/F card edit this statement:
- DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:230 /T:1
-
- - If you have a TEAC CD-55A 16 BIT I/F card edit this statement:
- DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:2C0 /T:1
-
- - If you have ANY SoundBlaster card with Panasonic interface edit this
- statement: DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:220 /T:0
-
- NOTE:
- Please note that the I/O port address parameter (/P:XXX) in the statements
- above suggest that the cards are set to their default settings. If you know
- the settings on your card are different, change the I/O port address
- parameter on the statement as per your card's settings. Please reference
- SECTION 2 above.
-
- DEVICE=<drv:\path\>TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:<xxxxxxxx> /P:<xxx> /T:<x>
- /P:<xxx> : Specifies the port address of the interface card.
- <xxx> is hex. For example SoundBlaster's /P:220
- /T:<x> : Specifies type of the interface card .<x>=0 or 1
- 0 for SoundBlaster, 1 for a TEAC 8 or 16-bit card.
- /D:<xxxxxxxx>: Specifies the driver name. This <xxxxxxxx> name must
- be the SAME in the Config.sys statement as the one in
- the DOSSTART.BAT statement.
-
-
- 2. When the protected mode driver was installed, the CD-ROM extension statement
- (MSCDEX.EXE or CORELCDX.COM) in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file was remarked or deleted
- automatically. It is to avoid a conflict. Therefore, to use CD-55A in MS-DOS
- mode, edit the DOSSTART.BAT file located in Windows directory and add the
- CD-ROM extension statement. This particular statement will no longer be placed
- in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- - Bootup the system.
- - When you see the message "Starting Windows 95", press the F8 key.
- - At the Startup menu, select "Command Prompt Only".
- - At the DOS prompt, change directories to the Windows directory.
- - Using the DOS editor, edit a file call DOSSTART.BAT and add the following
- statement to it:
-
- C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDA /M:15
-
- - Reboot your system.
- - At the Windows 95 desktop, Click on the "START" button.
- - Click on "Shutdown".
- - Select and Click on "Shutdown into DOS Mode".
- - You should now have access to the CD55A CD-ROM drive in the DOS mode.
- - To get back to Windows, at the DOS prompt, type the word "EXIT".
-
- *********************************************************************************
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 5 *************************************
-
- Q1 Why is there no Windows 95 support for SoundBlaster compatible cards such
- as Reveal, MediaVision, or Vibra16?
-
- A1 Under DOS and Win 3.1, ONE driver was developed that worked well with all
- SoundBlaster compatible cards. Under Windows 95, a unique driver is
- necessary for each and everyone of the compatible cards. It's impossible
- for TEAC to develop a driver for each and everyone of the compatible cards
- available in the market. Therefore, the driver that's available supports
- the interface cards released by TEAC and the most widely used soundcard
- which is SoundBlaster by Creative Labs. The only kits that were sold
- directly by TEAC America Inc., contained a TEAC interface card (either 8
- or 16-bit).
-
- Q2 I installed the Windows 95 driver and now my drive seems to run slower than
- in the MS-DOS mode. What's Wrong?
-
- A2.1 If you're using a TEAC 8-bit card or a SoundBlaster soundcard, it's
- possible that the 8-bit port onboard both cards may be bottlenecking the
- data throughput of the CD55A drive because you're now in a 32-bit mode
- environment and not a 16-bit mode as in the DOS environment. The TEAC
- 16-bit card doesn't allow any bottlenecking of the drive's data throughput
- (See SECTION 1).
- A2.2 If your using a TEAC's 16-bit card and the drive seems to run slow, in
- Windows 95,
- - go to the Control Panel
- - Click on System
- - Click on Performance
- - Click on File System
- - Click on CD-ROM
- - Set the Optimize Access Method to "NO READ AHEAD".
-
- Q3 The drive worked well in Windows 95 using the DOS drivers, I installed
- the Windows 95 driver and now my system hangs or the drive is no longer
- recognized. What happened?
-
- A3 Most of the time, the I/O port address range has not been selected
- properly. The drive has to be set to ID 0. The card that you're
- using may not be supported by the TEAC's Windows 95 driver. Please
- reference SECTION 2 above.
-
- Q4 Will the 6-speed drives released by TEAC be supported under Windows 95?
-
- A4 The model CD56E is a 6-speed drive with an IDE/ATAPI interface, and it's
- 100% supported under Windows 95 because the driver comes with Windows 95
- itself. It's a Microsoft certified "Plug 'n' Play" drive. The model
- CD56S is a 6-speed drive with a SCSI-2 interface and will be using the
- Windows 95 driver provided by the Host adapter you purchase.
-
- *********************************************************************************
-
-
-
- ******************************* SECTION 6 *************************************
-
- TEAC's TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
-
- 1. TEAC America's Corporate number: (213) 726-0303
- Dial this number ONLY if you would like to order a TEAC's 16-bit
- interface card (The 8-bit interface card is no longer available).
- Please ask the operator to transfer you to the Data Storage Products
- Sales department to place your order. The cost is $16.00 plus shipping
- charges. THIS LINE IS NOT FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT!
-
-
- 2. TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP: (213) 727-4860 VOICE
- The Data Storage Product's Technical Support Group can be reached Monday
- through Friday, except for holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
- time. For after-hours support, the 24-hour automated services available
- include the following:
-
- 3. TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP: (213) 727-7674 FAX
- You can also reach us during regular and non-business hours via fax.
- Please fax us your DETAILED technical questions/comments. If you don't
- have access to a modem, fax us your request for software drivers. Please
- include name, address, phone and/or fax numbers.
-
- 4. FAX ON DEMAND: (213) 727-7629
- The Fax on Demand (24hrs-a-day, 7-days-a-week) system provides for
- technical documents, for all of our products, to be automatically faxed
- to you. The technical documentation available include installation
- guides, product spec. sheets, jumper setting information, as well as
- troubleshooting guides. From a touch-tone phone, call into the Fax on
- Demand system to have a catalog of available documents faxed to you, then
- select the specific document you need from the catalog. All the required
- information, document number and your fax machine number, is input through
- your touch-tone phone.
-
- 5. BBS: (213) 727-7660
- CD-ROM software drivers may be downloaded (24hrs-a-day, 7-days-a-week)
- from our Bulletin Board System. The protocols used are standard: 8 data
- bits, no parity, and 1 stop-bit. We use ANSI terminal emulation.
-
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