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How do I make a bootable disk recognize a cd-rom drive in DOS mode??
Name: George Date: February 11, 2001 at 20:36:57 Pacific
Comment:
I want make a bootable disk than can recognize a CD-ROM in DOS mode. What are the correct CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file commands to recognize it? Please help thanks.
Name: Dave Date: February 11, 2001 at 20:44:18 Pacific
Reply:
Get a bootdisk with cdrom support at www.bootdisk.com
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Response Number 2
Name: Krystyna Date: February 11, 2001 at 21:02:43 Pacific
Reply:
Hi George If you want to make your own, it is not too difficult. First, make a bootable floppy for the operating system you are using. eg Win 98 will have different file versions to Win 95 - just make sure all files come from the same OS version 1. Go to DOS prompt and type FORMAT A: /S 2. Then copy these files to the disk from C:\Windows\Command MSCDEX.exe ATAPICD.SYS ( or whatever your CD driver is named ) FDISK.exe FORMAT.COM HIMEM.SYS SYS.COM
3. Autoexec.bat file would say A:\MSCDEX.exe /D:MSCD001 /L:D
( the /L switch is the drive letter of the CDROM - you can call it the next letter after your hard drive and/or partition letters )
4. Config.sys would say DEVICE=A:/ATAPICD.SYS /D:MSCD001
This is for a basic boot disk, you may want to add other functions to it like EDIT.COM and MOVE.exe
Krystyna
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Response Number 3
Name: Krystyna Date: February 11, 2001 at 21:06:47 Pacific
Reply:
Bother... typo in point 4 above Should be back slash after A: DEVICE=A:\ATAPICD.SYS /D:MSCD001
Krystyna
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Response Number 4
Name: me too Date: February 12, 2001 at 02:09:25 Pacific
Reply:
do it the easy way, use your windows 98 startup disk and select #1 ( cd rom support )
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