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Brian, You can get a CDROM disk called "MPC Wizard" at your local Egghead store for about $10. It has some utilities and some tests for MPC compatibility, including speed. It also has some beautiful pictures with music. -John
Howard, I just read your fine article (CD0793.ZIP) and am wondering if the new Hitachi XA interface will work with the 3600U (which I have), or if it must be the 3700 model. Do you know? It would be great if I could just switch the interface card and upgrade…
Bill, Thanks for the reply. It is a relief to know that there isn't a problem with the light! It is disappointing to know that the MPC data rate is less than 100KB, because the drive specs in the docs claim that the sustained transfer rate is 175.2KB. I was…
Sony patch for Mxd up MG
Message #51512
Hi! In the Laser3.txt file here in the libraries, a patch is mentioned for the Mixed Up Mother Goose CDROM. "Some Sony users have experienced disk-read errors," it says. I have the Sony Laser Library, which includes Mixed Up Mother Goose, and am experiencing this problem. I can patch files,…
#Hitachi CDROM 3600 light
Message #51487
Hi! I just got a Hitachi 3600U CdRom drive, and it installed without any problems. However, I've noticed that the 'Busy" light is on constantly, whether or not the drive is being accessed. Is this normal? (The driver is HITACHIA.SYS 2.20) Also, is the drive Photo CD compatible? There is…