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The file you refer to is only for DOS.  It is not appropriate to try to load
in windows as it will disable the long file name support (juliett file
system).  Loading a DOS level driver in windows can also force the IDE ports
into MS-DOS compatibility mode, which will reduce performance.

What this driver is for, is in the event you need to create a DOS level boot
disc to provide CD-ROM support.

In order to determine if you need this driver, simply create a Windows 98
boot disc within Windows, then boot from the disc to see if the boot disc
can recognize the CDROM drive.  If so, do not worry about it.  If not, then
you would need the SBIDE20.EXE file.  Although, I still prefer the
SBIDED95.EXE file, due to it being able to recognize more Creative IDE
drives.

I do expect the windows boot disc to properly recognize the drive with the
basic OAKCDROM.SYS drivers.

Please note, the SBIDE.SYS drivers do not default to polling the primary and
secondary ide ports.  This can be accomplished by making the following
modifications to a windows 98 boot disc in the CONFIG.SYS file.
CONFIG.SYS
(original line)
DEVICE=OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001

(modified line)
DEVICE=SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:1F0,14 /P:170,15.

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"Charles Eaves" <charles.eaves@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:9k3159$ffe$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> I just installed a Creative 52x cd-rom blaster in an IBM Aptiva with
windows
> 98.
> Looking on the creative site after entering some information, it shows me
> these drivers for this 52x blaster drive:
>
> sbide20.exe  Download Driver
>
> Date: 19 Mar 1998  37257 bytes
> SBIDE.SYS v2.0. Latest CD-ROM DOS Driver for Creative IDE CD-ROM Drives.
> Now supports DMA mode in addition to Programmed IO.
>
> Command line syntax has changed. See the README.TXT for more information.
>
> NOTE: This driver may not work correctly with Panasonic (MKE) 574 and 581J
> drives. Use SBIDE.SYS v1.21 for them.
>
> 1>Does this driver update apply to the 52x cd-rom blaster or should I be
> happy with my windows drivers?
>
> The cd-rom drive has worked great and I enabled the DMA option. It doesn't
> do well when I try to sync the cd-rom drive with the computer.
> Thanks and any support would be appreciated.
>
>