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- This is my configuration for the 4.12 driver originally intended
- by CL for the 563 "OmniCD", that I use on my 562B drive. The
- driver included here has been modified so that it doesn't look
- for the 563 model designation. This is a DOS driver -- Windows
- does not require any special driver for CD-ROM. Just add the
- [MCI] CD Audio driver in the Control Panel to enable playing of
- audio CDs. I was using the original 4.11 driver that worked on the
- 562B without trouble, and I'm not sure what advantages 4.12 has
- over 4.11, but if it irks Creative Labs it makes me happy.
-
- You can just load as a device, or loadhigh as DEVICEHIGH in the
- CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 /T:1 /S:D0 /N:1 /R
-
- /D:MSCD001 is the device name that MSCDEX addresses in AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- /P:220 is the address of your SB card... this will probably be
- correct since 220 is the default address. At this moment (I am
- writing this at work) I don't know exactly what the other parameters
- do. But this works on my system and provides double-speed xfer and
- audio playback on CDs.
-
- ... then load MSCDEX.EXE from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- (If you are using DOS 6.2, load this before SMARTDRV.EXE
- and the CD-ROM will be read-cached since the drive will be
- a valid DOS-device when SMARTDRV loads.)
-
- C:\DOS62\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:16
-
- (full documentation for MSCDEX is available elsewhere, but /M:16 is
- the number/size of buffers for disc reads.)
-
- As for the physical connection, pin 1 on each data connector is
- clearly marked on the circuit board/connector. This mark is either an
- arrow pointing to pin 1, or a "1" or sometimes "2" on the end where
- pin 1 is. The cable should be a straight-through ribbon cable -- no
- crossed wires. The audio connector is tricky because the connectors are
- very hard to find. Your drive supplier should have provided the audio
- connection cable. If not, let me know and I will make a diagram of the
- pin-outs. You could either solder wires on, or make single-wire jumpers
- since 3 and 4 pin headers in that size are rare.
-
- NOW FOR THE DISCLAIMER:
- I do not work for Panasonic, Matsushita or Creative Technologies and don't
- represent them. I did not write or modify the driver myself and cannot
- take responsibility for its performance, positive or negative. I can only
- say that I use the driver successfully as documented here.
-
- good luck.
-
- hughem@netcom.com (Internet Address)
-
-