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David, OS/2 2.0 *does* support SCSI CD-ROM drives. The device drivers for CDROM.SYS *are* included in the GA code delivered in the box. The GA code also includes various .ADD files for various SCSI adapters such as the Adaptec and Future Domain controllers in addition to the IBM SCSI controller. I know of several people who have successfully installed CD-ROM support for OS/2 using the FD and IBM adapters. Unfortunately, much less success seems to be the norm for Adaptec drivers. Also, be aware that Trantor has adapters and the OS/2 .ADD files for its line of SCSI adapters and the Mini-SCSI and Mini-SCSI Plus devices. These, too, work like a charm. The trick to installing the CD-ROM support for OS/2 is to exercise the "More…." button to the right of the CD-ROM selection on the Installation Options screen. You get this screen during the second phase of installation (the graphical install phase) after telling Installation what your monitor, mouse and language settings should be. When you press the "More…" button for the CD-ROM, you will be presented with options to install both the CD-ROM Installable File System driver (CDFS.IFS) as well as the CD-ROM device driver (CDROM.SYS). The IFS selection is already checked, but you *MUST* check the device driver box as well to get the device driver installed. Checking this option *also* installs the VCDROM.SYS device driver which is a virtualized DOS device driver for the CD-ROM device (I have been told that this device driver, VCDROM.SYS, effectively stands in for MSCDEX.EXE – I have not been able to verify that however.) The GA code for OS/2 supports the Toshiba and IBM players for BOTH data and audio. However, there is an updated device driver in OS2SUPPORT (GO OS2SUPPORT, Lib 17 – IBM Files) called CDROM_G.SYS (file name is CDROMG.ZIP I think, not sure about the name) which allows many more players to work. There is one catch to the _G version in that it supports *DATA ONLY*, no audio. [continued in the reply]