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#Merry Christmas/HELP!

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#34841From: KEVIN HUBERDEAUDec 24, 1992 11:58 AM
Merry Christmas ALL! I have a little problem, I hope you people can help me out with. I have a 486-50 clone system, and I have been trying to get this CD-ROM to work. I had the CD working in another machine, but that was a while back. I suspect that the drivers are the problem, but have no way to check. I believe the drive is a panasonic, but not sure. The drivers that I am using are called MTMCDD.SYS for DMA access, and MTMCDS.SYS, for non-DMA. My config.sys is as follows: Lastdrive=Z Device=c:\qemm\qemm386.sys ram x=b000-b7ff device=\dos\setver.exe files=40 stacks=0,0 buffers=17 shell=c:\command.com /e:256 /p /f DEVICE=\DEV\MTMCDS.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:300 /A:0 /M:1 /I:2 and my autoexec.bat file has the MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 statement. I have tried different DMA and IRQ settings to no avail. I have installed the CD on another machine with similar results, and hence the suspicion that the drivers may not be correct, even though they came with the CD. The drive will install as a seperate drive D: on the system, but no access is available, i.e.- drive not ready. Any suggestions? Anything I left out trying? Anything at all? Thx in advance for any suggestions on how to sovle the problem. -Kevin
#35084From: ASHISH KUMARDec 27, 1992 10:18 PM
I am running into same problem. Could you please let me if you find the answer through non-compuserve sources. I will reciprocate (obviously). Thanks.
#35217From: ASHISH KUMARDec 28, 1992 11:51 PM
Ok Kevin, I resolved my problem today. It turned out to be that it was not IRQ or DMA. It was the I/O address. Mine worked at 334. This is funny because very much like you I had I/O address 300, and I thought it was not being used. Apparently it was. So I started from beginning and at last 334 was my lucky number. I am using IRQ 10 and DMA 5 (if that helps).