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Macca <s1461@kowande.Bond.edu.au> wrote:



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>Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 13:18:25 -1000
>From: Macca <s1461@kowande.Bond.edu.au>
>Newgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom, aus.computers.cd-rom
>Subject: CD-Rom under DOS but...I need memory!!!!

>Hi, guyd,

>I've got a 6x Creatrive labs drive and I did have some trouble getting it 
>to work properly under Win95 DOS-mode. I eventually found out that the 
>setup installation program does not configure the I/O settings properly! 
>It invariably installs the CD-rom as being on the tertiary port when it 
>is actually on the hard disk primary port (in my case but it does the 
>same if it is on the audio card secondary port, i tried). So, now it's 
>okay, I've got my CD-rom accesible either in Win95 mode or in DOS-mode. 
>But the problem is that loading the drivers takes an awful amount of 
>memory at my DOS prompt! 

Had a similar problem, the drive is set to port 170 irq 15 but the all
knowing win95 keeps modifying my config.sys so I now have a batch file
to quickly change it back in dos and then have to reboot. VERY
ANNOYING.  Does anyone know how to fix this?

>Without loading the drivers, I get 605Ks available of conventional memory 
>but with the drivers on, it goes down to 540Ks. I've bee ntrying to setup 
>alternative configurations using EMS, XMS and loading all the drivers in 
>High memory. Still, I can't seem to get more than 550 Ks. 

>"So what?" will you ask me...Well, I 've got those old games on a CD pack 
>and they all require to be run in MS-DOs mode. They demandsome EMS memory 
>and -tha'ts where I've got a problem- at least 585Ks of conventional 
>memory...I've been playing around with the config files for 3 days but 
>can't seem to get anywhere.....Anyone got some tips on how to save a few 
>KS under Win95?? 

Try running memmaker.  Remember to hit F8 and go to the command prompt
when it reboots the computer.  I get more than 600k with sound card
and CD loaded.  More than I could get under dos 6.22

Also make sure smartdrv, and any other unnecessaries are removed.
Also, if I recall correctly, win95 automatically loads a few  TSR's
unless you turn them off using something like dos=noauto.  Can't
remeber exactly.  If you just put dos=umb,high it will load these.
There is a third command.  Anyone?

Hope this helps.


Regards,

Adam Oswald
Concorde Computers

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