#Sony 535 Drivers
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I just bought a Sony 535 CD-ROM drive. It comes with 2 drivers PCD650S.SYS
and PCD650SM.SYS. PCD650S.SYS is not for multimedia and PCD650SM.SYS is.
I have little need for multimedia at this time, and I probably will only
use the CD-ROM less than 1 hour ea. week.
The multimedia driver requires 2MB of extended memory. Does this mean it
will take 2MB only when the CD-ROM drive is in operation or all the time?
If I have no interest in multimedia now, is there any reason to use the
multimedia driver? When I choose to use multimedia, I can always install
the multimedia driver then.
Is this the Forum to use when asking questions regarding this drive?
Thanks.
Dave
David, you've found the correct forum for anything having to do with CDROM.
You've piqued my interest in the mention of those drivers. Can you tell me
if you got your drive direct from Sony and whether these drivers are Sony
supplied. Or is the drive and drivers bundled from an OEM or distributer.
I've never come across drivers, such as yours, titled as such. The
multimedia driver is intriguing as this is the first I've heard of a
specific MM driver that uses extended memory for the Sony 535. Cheers,
Keith.
I purchased the drive from Hard Drives International 800-927-2906. It
looks like Hard Drives International may have bundled the drive, adapter
and drivers together.
Dave