EXP Computer CD421, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...PCMCIA Portable CD ROM Installation Manual CD 421...

Page 2: ...a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number by calling EXP Computer Inc At 516 496 7629 The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the returned package and on the accompanying packing list...

Page 3: ...ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user...

Page 4: ...echnologies Ltd Databook is a registered trademark of Databook Inc Cardtalk is a trademark of Databook Inc PCMCIA is a trademark of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association MS DOS Windo...

Page 5: ...SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS WINDOWS 8 AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION 8 MANUAL INSTALLATION 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 11 USING CD 421 UNDER WINDOWS 95 11 USING CD 421 TO INSTALL WINDOWS 95 12 E...

Page 6: ...only or Windows 95 or OS 2 FEATURES Complies with PCMCIA 2 1 Standard MSCDEX compatible Easy to install device driver software Ultra slim PCMCIA Card 85 6 x 54 0 x 3 3 mm Type I CD ROM Drive Size 164...

Page 7: ...on This LED will blink when battery power is low Play Skip for CD Audio operation only If the drive is in the stop state pressing this button will activate the drive to start playing If the drive is...

Page 8: ...connects to the PCMCIA interface card DC in Jack This jack connects to the AC adapter Line out Jack This jack outputs audio signal to an amplifier DC Source Switch This switch select DC power source f...

Page 9: ...uch convenient design ensures that users will not waste the battery power if the CD ROM is not in use The POWER LED indicates the power state it will always light up when the power supply is in the no...

Page 10: ...instruction below 1 Remove the disc from the CD ROM 2 Power off the CD ROM by disconnecting the PCMCIA interface card from your computer 3 Turn over the CD ROM drive and place horizontally 4 Press an...

Page 11: ...If you will not use the unit with the AC adapter for a long period of time disconnect it from the AC power outlet Do not mix old and new batteries or different type of batteries carbon and alkaline et...

Page 12: ...the back panel of the CD ROM drive 4 Locate the PCMCIA slot of your computer or consult your computer user s manual for its location 5 Align the PCMCIA interface card with the arrow sign pointing towa...

Page 13: ...d by the ENTER key 4 Press ENTER or click on the OK button to continue When the opening screen appears a dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the 1 directory to install the device driver 2...

Page 14: ...k of Databook it is necessary to add the above line AFTER the PCMCIA software Otherwise the PCMCIA interface card will not be initialized properly To make sure if any PCMCIA software has been loaded i...

Page 15: ...am Otherwise MSCDEX will not have a chance to load before your menu program begins The example above shows the default setting The D switch indicates the device name It MUST be the same name as you sp...

Page 16: ...very first time If the dialog box does not appear and the CD ROM folder can not be found in My Computer please refer to the section titled Enabling 32 Bit Card Support Figure 7 Select Driver from disk...

Page 17: ...use it USING CD 421 TO INSTALL WINDOWS 95 If you are about to upgrade your operating system from DOS Windows to Windows 95 using the CD 421 the CD 421 DOS device driver as described in the Software In...

Page 18: ...he CD 421 To check whether your computer is PCMCIA Socket supported first double click on the System icon from Control Panel folder you can select the Control Panel under Settings from the Start menu...

Page 19: ...stalled Windows will ask you to reboot your computer Then you should refer to the first section titled Using CD ROM Under Windows 95 to configure the CD 421 If the PCMCIA Socket is not found then you...

Page 20: ...floppy disk drive on your computer 2 Open OS 2 System 3 Open Drives 4 Select Drive A or B depending on which floppy drive is containing the device driver diskette 5 Open OS 2 WARP folder 6 Double clic...

Page 21: ...16 9 The rest of the installation should proceed automatically At last the on screen instruction will prompt your to restart your computer to activate the new device driver for OS 2 Warp...

Page 22: ...rs of EXPCD2 FLT are described as below P is used to set the I O ports and the valid numbers are 1 2 and 3 Each number represents the I O ports group of 170 177 376 377 1E8 1EF 3EE 3EF and 168 16F 36E...

Page 23: ...tall PCMCIA support perform the following steps 1 Open OS 2 System 2 Open System Setup 3 Open Selective Install 4 Check if PCMCIA Support has been installed as the System Configuration window displaye...

Page 24: ...opriate system this should either be a direct match with your target install system or a known compatible system Figure 13 7 Select OK 8 Select Install 9 Follow the on screen instructions to carry thr...

Page 25: ...wing line to the BOTTOM of the file BASEDEV EXPCD2 FLT P 1 I 15 4 Insert OS 2 WARP Installation Diskette into drive A 5 Restart your computer 6 Follow the on screen instruction to remove the Installat...

Page 26: ...e system executes the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT step by step so that you can consistently press the Y key to see each command s message Error messages generated by EXPCDI EXE v v Error CD 421 card i...

Page 27: ...roller is not detected in your system You should contact your dealer to get PCMCIA support software The above message means the PCMCIA controller for your system is not INTEL 82365SL compatible In thi...

Page 28: ...mes In our testing some computers are capable of performing as high as 15 frames sec however some can only achieve 2 frames sec NOTE To play the sound portion of the Multimedia CD Titles your computer...

Page 29: ...controller chips such as the Intel 82365SL PCIC Vadem 468 etc Socket Services includes functions such as configuring a socket for an I O or memory interface and controlling socket power voltages The S...

Page 30: ...ATADRV EXE PCMATA SYS SRAM Card Driver MTSRAM EXE Flash Card Support MTAA EXE MTAB EXE MTI1 EXE MTI2P EXE Memory Card Driver MEMDRV EXE Card Installation Utility CARDID EXE PCMSCD EXE PCENABLE EXE AUT...

Page 31: ...CNFIGNAME EXE DEFAULT DEVICE C PCMPLUS3 PCMSS EXE DEVICE C PCMPLUS3 PCMCS EXE DEVICE C PCMPLUS3 PCMRMAN EXE DEVICE C PCMPLUS3 PCMSCD EXE DEVICE C CDROM EXPCDI EXE P 1 I 15 D MSCD001 AWARD PCMCIA SOFT...

Page 32: ...27 DEVICEHIGH C THINKPAD DICRMU02 SYS MA D000 DFFF DEVICEHIGH C THINKPAD ICPMDOS SYS DEVICE C THINKPAD AUTODRV SYS C THINKPAD AUTODRV INI DEVICE C CDROM EXPCDI EXE P 1 I 15 D MSCD001...

Page 33: ...D ROM drive The operating current will then be reduced to 120 mA The Hot insert remove feature of a PCMCIA card helps to save power If PCMCIA software that is Exchangeable Card Architecture ExCA compl...