#SCSI CD-ROMS
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Jim,
My brother has a cdrom that plugs into an scsi card and a sound blaster
pro that has a small cable that runs from the cdrom to the sound card.
There is space for a big cable for the cdrom drive to go to the sound
blaster but their cable doesn't fit. Instead it plugs into the scsi card.
They have the commands you listed in their autoexec/config.sys. when I
change to drive D I get "invalid drive specification" ie the computer isn't
recognizing the cdrom..any ideas? the cdrom is a taloon with 280 ms access
time. thanks,
Nancy
Nancy, what brand/type of SCSI card do you have? Have you connected power
to the CD-ROM drive? Assuming it's internal, there is a 4-prong white
socket in back. You should connect a cable from your power supply to it.
If you don't have an available outlet from your power supply, you can get a
power cable splitter from your computer vendor. If it's external this
isn't necessary as it has its own power supply.
It is possible to reverse the SCSI cables when plugging them in. There are
faint red X's on one side of the SCSI flat cable I got from Hard Drives
Int'l. These should be aligned with the side of the SCSI cable socket
labeled 1 on both the SCSI card and the CD-ROM Drive.
And, of course, you should make sure that the files that are referenced in
Config.sys & autoexec.bat are where you say they are. And make sure they
are the ones that came with the SCSI card not the ones that came with the
Sound Blaster. Watch when the system boots up and see if there are any
errors.
Hope some of this helps. Get back to me if you need further assistance,
Jim.
Jim,
Thanks…it's my brothers..I'm not sure which scsi card they have but I
recall something like future domain on the disk that installed the drivers.
The power if definitely connected and the files are in config.sys..I will
try installing them again when I get their monday.
The soundblaster is using irq5 (I set it that way to avoid conflict with
the printer)…do I need to set jumpers on the scsi card as well? What does
that tiny cable that goes from the cd to the sound card do? I will check
the alignment of the red dots on the cable to make sure it's plugged in
correctly.
thanks a ton…
Nancy
>> do I need to set jumpers on the scsi card as well? According to the
documentation, if you're running MS-DOS, no IRQs are used. So the IRQ
jumpers (W6 & W7) won't matter. There only used with Unix & Netware. The
defaults all worked for me. If another device is using memory space CA00h,
you will have to change the address jumpers W1, W2, & W3.
>> What does that tiny cable that goes from the cd to the sound card do?
This is probably an audio cable to pass sound from the CD-ROM to the SB.
Is it connected from the back upper left of the Talon CD-ROM drive? If so,
where did your brother get it. I need one. Maybe it shipped with the drive
but I didn't get one.
>> I will check the alignment of the red dots on the cable to make sure
it's plugged in correctly. This is critical. If the colored edge of
the SCSI cable is not aligned to the number 1 on the SCSI board and on the
back of the CD-ROM drive, the drive won't work. Jim
Jim,
Thanks so much..I'm going over now to check out the drive. I'll let you
know how I make out.
Thanks again,
Nancyp.s the cable came with the multimedia kit. I
got the kit from Insight computers..so maybe if you call them they can send
you a cable. (yes it's the cable that connects to the back upper left of
the drive)
I called HDI and the custom cable they provided came with your brother's SB
Pro and only works with it. Jim
Jim,
you are talking about the tiny cable..yes? The big one doesn't fit on the
SB but on the scsi card.. What sound card are you using? I have a pro audio
spectrum and an nec cd rom..my parents have the soundblaster kit with the
sb cd..none of us had any set up problems..hope I can get my brother
straightened out soon.
Nancy
Yes, I'm talking about the tiny cable, the audio connection between CD-ROM
drive and the sound card. I have a Texel DM-3024 internal CD-ROM drive and
a DAK BSR MediaMaster card (an OEM'd AudioMaster). The options for
connecting audio out from the Texel are an internal rear 3-pin male socket
(called a J.S.T. connector) or the front panel female miniplug. The
MediaMaster connects via the rear panel female miniplug or a male on-board
J.S.T. socket.
The easiest way to connect would be a male-male miniplug cable running from
the front of the CD-ROM to the back of my machine but that's too inelegant
for my tastes. I guess I'll have to track down the connectors at some
electronics supplier and make the cable myself. Jim
Jim,
Good luck making your cable. After all I went through it turns out their
cdrom was dead!..I was loading the drivers correctly and I checked the
cables. Oh well, they should have a new one by saturday or monday. At least
now I know exactly what to do!.
thanks again for all your help,
Nancy
Oh, I forgot to add you may have to set the jumpers on the SCSI card. On
the Future Domain TMC-850M it ships with IRQ5 set. If you're using DOS it
shouldn't matter as the card uses no DMA channels, no interrupts, and no
I/O ports under DOS. If it's any different for Windows I don't know.
Mine's working fine under Windows even though I have a modem assigned to
IRQ5 and I have used the modem at the same time I used my CD-ROM. Jim
Jim,
I called my brother and it is a future domain card…does that help?
thanks