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In article <3133BE7F.794B@elec.uq.oz.au>, Ross Walker <walker@elec.uq.oz.au> says:
>
>I hope someone can offer a solution to my problem before I lose ALL of
>my hair! 
>
>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.
>
>I've read a number of similar requests for help in this newsgroup, but
>no definitive reply. Just a lot of other people with the same
>problem! Please - any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in
>advance.
>
> 
>
>
>-- 
>Regards
>
>Ross


The usual practice would be to call your dealer about an 
EIDE generic loader and swap connections or your dealer would 
explain this to you in the first place - or even install it for you.
It sound's like you bought yours on the cheap though - maybe even 
a swap meet perhaps ?

Save a few dollars, earn headaches!


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