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Many thanks to all who replied. I now have the CDROM working in
DOS/Win3.11/Win95. This may be of interest to other readers. Here's what
I did:

The DOS problem was due to incorrect address/interrupt. The install
program sets these to the 1st?? IDE controller, but the sound card's IDE
is apparently on the 2nd IDE controller (address 170, interrupt 15,
can't be changed). This works:

Config.sys
device=c:\sbcd\drv\sbide.sys /D:msc001 /p:170,15 /v

This also allowed operation in Win3.11 as well.

Apparently, (according to a Creative readme file) the creative Win95
drivers are only for IDE ports 3 and 4???. The driver wouldn't allow
address 170 so couldn't be used in Win95. The Win95 driver (for
controller 1 and 2) wasn't loaded because it didn't detect the CDROM
drive. This problem was solved by adding the CDROM's DOS config.sys  and
autoexec.bat lines to WIN95's config/autoexec (edited from within
Win95). This works well, but I assume the CDrom is now accessed in 16
bit mode :( 

Hope that helps.



Ross Walker wrote:
> 
> Just purchased a Creative GCD-R542B Quad speed CD-Rom and no-name
> sound card with IDE interface. No manual was supplied with the CD-ROM.
> With the CD-ROM connected to the sound card's IDE interface, neither
> DOS, Win3.1 or Win95 will detect the drive. I've tried all three
> CD-ROM jumper settings (ma, sl, cs) without success (what does 'cs'
> mean?). Here's a rundown of what's happening:
> 
> DOS
> 
> 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.
> 
> WIN95
> 
> After installing the sound card drivers successfully, Win95 fails to
> automatically detect the CD-ROM. Under manual hardware installation,
> the driver loads but can't find the device. Under CD-ROM Controllers,
> Device manager tells me that the CD-ROM isn't installed or the driver
> isn't loaded (error code 10). The driver uses the same (default)
> interrupt and address settings as the dos driver (1E8, interrupt 11).
> 
> Without a manual for the drive, I have no idea what settings to use
> for interrupt and address. Should I be using the sbide.sys driver when
> the CD-ROM is actually connected to the sound card (not the hard disk
> interface)? What should the interrupt and address settings be for the
> sound card's IDE interface? The sound card manual mentions nothing
> about the ide interface specifics.
> 
> Unfortunately, connecting the CD-ROM to my HD controller isn't an
> option. I'm using an old Tekram cacheing controller which doesn't seem
> to accept the CD-ROM as an ide drive.
> 


-- 
Regards

Ross

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