#SCSI CD-ROMS
I'm not sure I can help but I'll try. My Future Domain TMC-850M installed
without any problem so I'm no expert.
First, do you have a TMC-850M? It should be marked on the big chip in the
center of the board.
What version of MS-DOS? Windows? Do you have the install diskette with
the files: install.exe, fdcd.sys, & mscdex.exe among others? How old are
they? They should be installed as C:\BIN\MSCDEX.SYS & C:\DEV\FDCD.SYS.
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT should include C:\BIN\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /M:10. Your
CONFIG.SYS should include DEVICE=C:\DEV\FDCD.SYS /D:MSCD000 & LASTDRIVE=Z
(or at least greater than all partitions on all drives.
What is a Pioneers 604X? The FD 850 should be fast enough. I'm running it
on a 486/33 with a 300KBps DTR, 265ms access time Texel DM-3024 CD-ROM.
What drives do you have on your system – ST-506, ESDI, IDE, SCSI?
I know of no power plug on the board. The picture in the manual doesn't
show one nor can I think of any reason it should have one. It gets its
power from the system bus.
The BIOS/Host Adapter Address defaults to CA00 and uses 8K. You should
have nothing that conflicts. Whether it's still set to that is
questionable. Jumper W5, a single jumper directly southeast of the main
chip in th center with the SCSI port to your right, should be off for now
(open).
Future Domain can be reached at 714-253-0400 (California). My TMC-850M
User's Guide is P/N 55-0850M-000-00 & FD CD-ROM Installation Manual is P/N
55-40026-000-00 Rev. 04. Get back to me if I can help, Jim