Bob,

DOS does not have the capability of "seeing" a CD on it's own.
There are two files that you need to install.
First, you need MSCDEX.EXE (a DOS file) in the autoexec.bat file.
At the minimum, this statement should contain:
           X:\path\MSCDEX /D:cd-name /L:cd-letter
X:\path = your choice
cd-name MUST match the name used in the config.sys statement (see below)
cd-letter can be any drive letter above the existing hard disk letters (I
usually set up systems with the CD as drive J: which places it high enough
that it won't move when extra drives and/or partitions are added)

Second, you need to install the CD-ROM's driver (from the Creative setup
disks) into a DEVICE= statement in config.sys.  You should refer to the
documentation that came with the sound card for the exact parameters for
this.

Once Windows is installed, it should load it's own driver for the CD and
at that point, the DOS driver set will no longer be needed.

If you do not have the disks, there is a "universal" CD driver which may
work for you.  Roxanne Pierce has uploaded it to the NOSPIN web site.
(There are lots of other handy tools on the site so you might want to poke
around while you are there.)  Or you can go to Creative's web site and
download the driver for your system.  The URL (for Australia)  is:
http://www.creative-asia.com/support/

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Stout <[log in to unmask]>


> Hi all
> been lurking for a while and now have a bit of a problem..
> I have inherited an upgraded 486 with 12 meg ram and 1 gig HD and I cant
get
> the CD to work.
> It had a virus so I formated the hd and tried to reload win95 but it
can't
> see the cd player,
> I tried to connect it as a slave but to no avail the thing wouldn't
start at
> all..
> I've tried the bios and all it does is look for a slave drive and wont
see
> the CD at all..
> The CD ROM is connected to to the sound card.. It's a creative CD rom
and a
> sound blaster 16 board..
> I guess I'm asking what do I do to get the thing to reconise the CD rom
so I
> can load win 95..
> I have built 3 pentium systems but this old thing has me stumped and its
> only 5 yrs old
>
>
> Bob the plumber

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