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Re: MSCDEX needed for PC with Adaptec AHA-1542 and NEC CDR-84

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From: Mike Stanbro
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:50
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In article <1is7t9INNb4l@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com>, probert@fires1.uucp (Neal Probert) writes:
|> I have a PC with an Adaptec AHA-1542 SCSI controller and I have 2 disk drives,
|> a tape drive, and the NEC CDR-84 CD-ROM drive.  I need an MSCDEX.EXE that
|> works with the Adaptec's controller and software to make my CD-ROM go.
|> 

You actually need more than just MSCDEX.EXE.  You also need a driver specifically for
the Adaptec controller that knows how to talk CD-ROM.  The MSCDEX.EXE program is a
sort of universal go-between for Windows and the device driver to the CD-ROM.  

You can contact Adaptec and try to get what you need or you might be able to contact NEC
and get it.  I personally gave up on Adaptec as their always made me wait on hold
for a long time and then took my name and number but never called me back.

Either way, you are going to have to pay for what you need.
-- 
Mike Stanbro                       
Mentor Graphics Corporation
mikes@pdx.mentorg.com
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