CompuServe Thread

PA-16 and Toshiba CDROM

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#37080From: SANJIVA NATHJan 15, 1993 11:29 PM
I recently purchased the Toshiba 3401B CD ROM drive. I also got the Adaptec EZ-SCSI HA but not only do they not have a driver for this model but their ASPI2DOS manager does not load due to some conflict with the existing IDE adapter that I have. Will PA-16 handle this CD-ROM (in DOS/WINDOWS and OS/2). I read about PA-16 in your responses to others. I would like to get a SCSI controller to interface with the CD-ROM and possibly a color scanner that I intend to purchase. thanks..
#37160From: Albert DayesJan 16, 1993 11:58 PM
"I recently purchased the Toshiba 3401B CD-ROM drive." Is that really a 3401B or a 3301B drive?
#37233From: SANJIVA NATHJan 17, 1993 9:49 PM
It is a 3401B (200 ms access time-avg 330 kb/sec data transfer) Was released a month or so ago.
#37518From: Eckard KopatzkiJan 20, 1993 6:25 PM
Where did you get it from? Everybody really is hot on this drive (and so am I!!!) Please put address of your dealer here or send me a mail. Thanks in advance -eko
#37228From: Ken Nicholson of _/\/\/~Jan 17, 1993 8:28 PM
>Will PA-16 handle this CD-ROM (in DOS/WINDOWS and OS/2). >I read about PA-16 in your responses to others. I would like >to get a SCSI controller to interface with the CD-ROM and possibly >a color scanner that I intend to purchase. Yes, we support that CD-ROM drive but you'll have to purchase the driver kit. $39 internal and $79 external. I'm told Trantor (510) 770-1400 is developing support for HP scanners. You may wish to contact them. Ken
#37234From: SANJIVA NATHJan 17, 1993 9:52 PM
Please elaborate on "driver kit".. Is this a reference to your product or is this the drivers from Toshiba. I have ordered the drivers for this CD-ROM drive from Toshiba but I do not know if they support PA-16. thanks for the reply Sanjiva
#37289From: Ken Nicholson of _/\/\/~Jan 18, 1993 4:48 PM
>Please elaborate on "driver kit".. Is this a reference to your >product or is this the drivers from Toshiba. I have ordered >the drivers for this CD-ROM drive from Toshiba but I do not know >if they support PA-16. The driver kit is available from Media Vision and supports CD-ROM drives connect to the PAS 16 SCSI interface. The Toshiba driver will be of no use.
#37314From: Kenneth LewJan 18, 1993 8:13 PM
I called up Mediavision customer support to order an external kit for my Toshiba 3401E. They told me that they have no drivers for this model. Is the driver for the 3301 also compatible for this newer model?
#37418From: Ken Nicholson of _/\/\/~Jan 19, 1993 2:58 PM
Kenneth, I'm going to ask you to send your question to Trantor's Jack Brown [72760,1346]. He should be able to answer any questions on CD compatibility. Ken
#37471From: Trantor SystemsJan 20, 1993 2:27 AM
The 3401 is brand new… the current drivers won't support it in multi-session Photo CD mode yet. But there will be a new driver release soon that will support the 3401 fully.
#37531From: Kenneth LewJan 20, 1993 10:58 PM
Until the Toshiba 3401 driver comes out, can I use the driver for the 3301 model?
#37755From: Trantor SystemsJan 23, 1993 1:35 AM
I don't know if the 3401 will work with the current driver. It hasn't been tested yet in that configuration.
#37676From: Jonathan SaadahJan 22, 1993 8:14 AM
I have just installed the Toshiba XM-3401B with the Tantor T130B SCSI card. It refuses to recognize a multiple session CD (error message: CDR103: CD ROM not High Sierra or ISO-9660 format). TSLCDR.SYS is dated 8/21/92. Even if it won't read multisession shouldn't it read the first session? Is there a newer driver somewhere I'm missing out on? When do you anticipate the multi-session driver being available and where. My drive *will* read a Corel Systems CD I have. I have only two disks to use as tests, the Corel Disk (which ships with Corel Draw on it) and a multisession Photo CD disk (it has two sessions on it). Thanks for your help. Jonathan
#37744From: Trantor SystemsJan 23, 1993 12:39 AM
For PhotoCD support with Toshiba drives you need Trantor drivers version 1.46g or later. For Multi-Session Photo CD support, you need drivers that are not yet released. Release is expected in the next couple of weeks.