Install CD-ROM drivers on a DOS bootable diskette or hard drive
Follow these steps if you want to enable SCSI CD-ROM access from either a bootable DOS diskette or a bootable hard drive.
The following systems files will be modified:
- CONFIG.SYS
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
1. Copy the files ASPI8U2.SYS and ASPICD.SYS from the DOS directory of the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set driver diskette to the appropriate drive (either A: or C
and directory in which they will be used (for example c:\SCSI).
2. Modify the CONFIG.SYS file for loading ASPI8U2.SYS and ASPICD.SYS.
If you do not currently have a CONFIG.SYS file, create this file in the A:\ or C:\ directory. Otherwise, add these lines to the existing CONFIG.SYS.
Below is an example of what the command strings should look like:
DEVICE=C:\SCSI\ASPI8U2.SYS /D
DEVICE=C:\SCSI\ASPICD.SYS /D:ASPICD0
NOTE: Make sure you customize the command strings above to reflect the actual location or path of the ASPI8U2.SYS and ASPICD.SYS files.
3. Modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for loading MSCDEX. If you do not currently have an AUTOEXEC.BAT file, create this file in the A:\ or C:\ directory. Otherwise, add these lines to the existing AUTOEXEC.BAT.
C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:ASPICD0 /M:12
This will assign the CD-ROM to the next available driver letter, typically D: if there is only one DOS drive.
NOTE: Make sure you customize the command strings above to reflect the actual location or path of the MSCDEX.EXE file. For example if your MSCDEX.EXE file is located in the c:\windows\command directory, either copy the MSCDEX.EXE file to the DOS directory above or change C:\DOS to reflect the new path.
NOTE: If you are using MS-DOS 5.0 and do not already have MSCDEX.EXE, you will need to either upgrade to MS-DOS 6.0 or above, or download MSCDEX.EXE from Microsoft BBS or CompuServe forum.
4. Reboot your system. You are now able to access your CD-ROM drive from the command line and from Windows or Netware.
