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Re: CD disappeared in DOS
From:
Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:54:03 -0500
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A Cassel wrote:
>
> Thanks Lucas, Roxanne and Jim,
>
> Well thanks to your help, DOS now sees the CD-ROM.  Only trouble is when I try
> to access it I get;
>
> CDR101: Not ready reading drive L
> Abort, Retry, Fail?
>
>
> Config.sys contains;
> Devicehigh=C:\CPQDOS\CPQIDECD.SYS /D:IDECD001

Art,

I think you need more in this line.  Most CD drivers also need to
be told the IRQ and I/O addresses.  There should also be something
similar to:  /P:170,15 after the /D:IDECD001

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Jim Meagher
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