#Installing TEXEL T128
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Hi John,
I'm getting ready to install my TEXEL T128 CD-Rom on my system and
am wondering if there are any words of advice,caution,etc. prior to me
messing it up? I have a 386/25 system with 8mb of RAM and a math
co-processor. The 100mb HD is partioned into c:50mb, d:40mb and e:10mb. I
am running Win 3.1, 386MAX and have the c: drive running under
Stacker(software only). I am also using DOS 4.1 . I would like to be able
to run the CD via Windows or from a dos prompt. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks… PS: I also have a Soundblaster card installed…
Ed…
Ed,
I just did exactly what you are about to do. The T128 goes in very easily
since it doesn't use jumpers to control it – it sort of sits in your system
in isolation, ignoring IRQ's and the like. I assume you have the Texel
DM-3024 internal high-speed unit. Whichever, be sure you use the software
which comes with the kit, even the MSCDEX.EXE file. I tried using a later
version of MSCDEX and my system hung.
I'm having trouble now with getting my SBPro to recognize the Texel audio
output. Perhaps I have a bad drive, or the SBPro needs something changed
that's not in the book. Can't seem to find out. If yours works, please let
me know what you did!
Good luck!
Believe it or not, the T128 does actually have jumpers and can use IRQs. By
default (and the way NEC documents it) it just "sits in isolation."
My recollection is that it can be jumpered to IRQ 5 or 3…
Hi Ed,
Sorry my reply took so long. Time constraints have reduced my Forum
Perusal Frequency.<g>
It looks like you have most of the hard work done already. If you have the
SB card on it's defaults, you should use IRQ5 for the T128. Heed the advice
in the other messages about drivers and MSCDEX, also. You do need a
matching set, with the drivers designed for the version of MSCDEX you are
using.
If you use a MSCDEX version earlier than 2.2, or you can't access the
CD-ROM under Win3.1, you may need to include a device=lanman10.dos line in
your system.ini file under the [386enh] section. If you ever upgrade to
MS-DOS 5.0, you will need to have MSCDEX version 2.20 or higher.
Since you have multiple partitions on your disk and are running Stacker,
you will need to add a LASTDRIVE=F (or higher) in your config.sys. The
order you load the drivers in is important, also, as the CD drivers will
get very confused and not work if loaded before Stacker is done loading and
swapping drives.
If you have a Line In on your SB, you should be able to run the Output
from the CD into the SB, and use it's Amp and speakers. Remember to set the
volume for the Line In on the SB for both DOS and Windows before use, and
make sure you aren't using the Mic In jack. If you don't have a Line In,
you will need to use separate speakers, or run both CD and SB through an
external mixer.
Otherwise, you should have no problem playing CD Audio from either DOS and
Windows. You shouldn't have any problem accessing the CD for program usage
in both environments, either. There are several programs available for
playing CD Audio in the Lib's here, as well as commercial ones, that are
usually better than the packaged methods.
If you have any problems with this, please feel free to give me a holler.
I try to drop by here at least once a week, but you can always get me in
the MIDI Forum or via E-Mail.
HTH,
John