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- BOOT DISC PROCEDURES FOR MS-DOS 5.x or 6.x AND CD-ROM DRIVES
-
- IMPORTANT: In order to maintain 100% compatibility please ensure
- that you are using a Microsoft mouse driver, MOUSE.COM v8.20 or
- higher (A copy of which is contained on this CD in the UTILS
- directory).
-
- 1. Place a blank high density disc in drive A: and type;
- format a: /s <enter>
-
- 2. Now type,
- edit a:\config.sys <enter>
-
- 3. Now type,
- device=c:\dos\himem.sys
- device=c:\dos\emm386.exe ram
- dos=high,umb
- files=30
- buffers=30
- :CD ROM DRIVERS LOADED ON THIS LINE*
- stacks=0,0
-
- * In order to access your CD ROM drive, one must modify
- this line to load the relevant CD ROM driver into upper
- memory. You will need to check your existing CONFIG.SYS
- file against one of the example lines below. Do NOT use
- the examples.
-
- 4. Save this file by pressing, ALT, then F, then X, then ENTER.
-
- 5. Now type,
- edit a:\autoexec.bat <enter>
-
- 6. Now type,
- prompt $p$g
- path=c:\dos;
- :CD ROM DRIVERS LOADED ON THIS LINE*
- loadhigh c:\dos\mouse.com**
- c:
- mem
-
- * In order to access your CD ROM drive, one must modify
- this line to load the MSCDEX.EXE program into upper memory.
- Please check your existing AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the correct
- MSCDEX line for your machine. The examples below give some
- idea of the kind of line you are looking for.
-
- 7. Save this file by pressing, ALT, then F, then X, then ENTER.
-
- 8. The boot disc is now ready. Leave it in drive A: and reboot
- the computer.
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- TIPS FOR CD-ROM USERS WHEN MAKING A BOOT DISC
-
- Creating a system boot disc for your computer using a CD-ROM driver
- can be a little tricky because of a lack of a standard driver name.
- In other words, for each brand of CD-ROM drive, there is a different
- set of commands that you will have to use in the CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Below is a list of the most common drivers,
- however if your CD-ROM drive is a different brand or the following
- commands do not work (some brands have different models) please
- refer to your CD-ROM drive documentation on how to load the
- drivers for your particular CD-ROM drive. Note that these are
- only examples. Please check your current configuration for the
- exact line details.
-
- The CONFIG.SYS file
-
- You must load the vendor-specific driver for your drive in the
- CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- The MediaVision (Pro-Audio Spectrum) CD-ROM may use the
- following lines:
- devicehigh=c:\proaudio\tslcdr.sys /d:mvcd001 /r /s:31
- devicehigh=c:\proaudio\mvsound.sys d:1 q:7
-
- The Creative Labs (Soundblaster) CD-ROM may use this line:
- devicehigh=c:\sbpro\drv\sbpcd.sys /d:mscd001 /p:220
-
- The NEC CD-ROM drives may use this line:
- devicehigh=c:\scsi\neccdr.sys /d:neccd
-
- The Sony Laser Library CD-ROM may use this line:
- devicehigh=c:\laserlib\sony_cdu.sys /d:sony_001 /b:340 /q:* /t:* /m:h
-
-
- The AUTOEXEC.BAT file
-
- You must load the Microsoft CD-ROM Extension (MSCDEX.EXE) into the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- The MediaVision (Pro-Audio Spectrum) CD-ROM may use this line:
- loadhigh c:\proaudio\mscdex.exe /d:mvcd001 /L:d /m:8 /v
-
- The Creative Labs (Soundblaster) CD-ROM drive may use these lines:
- set sound=c:\sbpro
- loadhigh c:\sbpro\drv\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /L:d /v
-
- The NEC CD-ROM drives may use this line:
- loadhigh c:\scsi\mscdex.exe /d:neccd /m:8 /L:d /v
-
- The Sony Laser Library CD-ROM drives may use the following line:
- loadhigh c:\laserlib\mscdex.exe /d:sony_001 /L:e /m:8 /v
-
- As always check your current AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the correct lines.
-
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