ATAPI vs. IDE?

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From: ace
Date: Sat, 06 Apr 1996 00:00

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Hello! Does anybody know what's the difference between ATAPI and IDE?
How do you recognize them? Or are they the same? I'm having problems
with my Hitachi CDR 7730 Quad speed CD-ROM drive. I'm not sure if it is
IDE though, but it has 40 pins interface cable. You see, I just bought Creative
Sound Blaster Value IDE PnP, and tried to hook my CD-ROM drive on it.
Sounds okay, but my CD-ROM doesn't work on Windows 95 and MS-DOS mode
when I run some applications (eg. Encarta 96, Cinemania 96, my games). Works
fine when I run CD-Audio or CD-Player. I've got CD-ROM drivers that came with 
it but it seems Windows 95 doesn't support it. I don't know what causes it. I 
tried many things to make it work but fails. Will anybody help me? I need more
suggestions.

Thanks in advance. :(

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From: ace@gatewest.net
Subject: ATAPI vs. IDE?
Date: 1996/04/06
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