Installing CD ROM

[tcurrier]

I'm trying to install a cdrom in a 486 that has never had one. I've set drive 0 to master w/ slave present and the cdrom to slave. What's next?

[richamies]

Connect the cables and power up....

What is the problem exactly? Your post is not terribly descriptive. What OS you installing under? What type of PC(is it branded(IBM/Compaq/etc) or clone)? IDE or SCSI cdrom?

It all helps http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif.

[tcurrier]

sorry - The OS is Windows 3.11, It's a Zenith 100 branded PC and an IDE machine. When cable is connected, file manager doesn't recognize "D" drive. I've put "C:\MSCDEX.EXE" in the autoexec.bat but am unsure of what switches I need also.

[howste]

In my autoexec.bat the line was c:\dos\mscdex.exe /d: mscdooo

You also need to add a line to config.sys similar to device=c:\dos\oakcdrom.sys /D :Oemcd001 where c:\dos\ is the path to your specific driver and oakcdrom.sys is the driver name. It's different for various CD drives.

You should be able to get a generic set of CD drivers that work for any IDE drive at http://www.bootdisk.com/ They should also have the correct commands and switches for the drivers.

Good luck http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Steve