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Re: Please help: Creative 4x IDE CDROM to sound card (IDE I/F)

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From: MAC
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 00:00
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Andrew Brown wrote:
> 
> Ross Walker (walker@elec.uq.oz.au) wrote:
> :
> : Ran the install disk which added the following lines to config.sys:
> : device=c:\sbcd\drv\sbide.sys /D:msc001 /p:1E8,11 /v
> :
> : and autoexec.bat:
> :
> : c:\sbcd\drv\mscdex.exe /d:msc001 /m:8 /v
> :
> : When dos is booted, the sbide.sys cannot find the CDROM and fails to
> : load. Thus mscdex.exe also fails to load.
> 
> Are you sure that "msc001" is correct?  Most Creative CD's I've seen use
> a different name, something like "mscd001", I'll have to double check at home.
> Also, what does the /v switch do on the sbide.sys file?
> 
> On the mscdex.exe line, don't forget to add the /L:<drive letter> switch.
> Finally, /m:<buffers> should be at least 20-25.
> 
> Andrew B.
> :

Hey it could be FAULTY

I bought one of these and had to swap it twice to get one to work

It came up with the same error as yours

brian
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Subject: Re: Please help: Creative 4x IDE CDROM to sound card (IDE I/F)
Date: 1996/05/13
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