Tandem CD-ROM Drive, Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...READ CD ROM DRIVE INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR ISA EISA PCs This manual describes how to install the hardware and software included in the Tandem CD ROM drive kit for ISA EISA PCs TANDEM ...

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Page 4: ...that is different from the circuit to which the receiver is connected D Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables is required for this equipment to meet the FCC emissions limits This equipment complies with the requirements of CISPR 22 EN 55 022 for Class Binformation technology equipment ITE Bescheinigung des Herstellers lmporteurs Hiermit wird b...

Page 5: ...s been revised as follows to reflect the changes to the drive kit D The Installation Summary section includes new jumper switch settings for the adapter board D Section 2 Hardware Installation includes new jumper switch settings for the adapter board and illustrates the new adapter board D Appendix A CD ROM Drive Specifications contains the latest technical specifications for the TXM3401El drive 0...

Page 6: ...Installation Configuring the Host Adapter Board 2 1 Identifying Adapter Board Conflicts 2 2 Setting Jumper Switches 2 3 Installing the Host Adapter Board 2 4 Connecting the SCSI Cable 2 6 Attaching an Adapter to SCSI Cable 2 6 Attaching SCSI to SCSI Cables 2 7 Setting the SCSI ID Switch 2 10 Attaching the Power Cord 2 10 Software Installation Installing Software With the Automatic Setup Program In...

Page 7: ... B 1 Troubleshooting Techniques B 2 Technical Support B 6 Figures Figure 1 1 Front Panel 1 3 Figure 1 2 Loading the CD Caddy 1 4 Figure 1 3 Inserting a CD Into the Caddy 1 5 Figure 1 4 Using the Emergency Eject Hole 1 8 Figure 1 5 Rear Panel 1 9 Figure 2 1 Figure2 2 Figure2 3 TMC 850MEX Adapter Board With Jumper Switches 2 3 Installing the Adapter Board 2 5 Connecting a Single CD ROM Drive 2 7 Fig...

Page 8: ... 1 Tables Table 1 1 Table 2 1 Table2 2 Tandem CD Read Disc Directory Example B 1 Minimum and Recommended Configurations 1 2 Setting Jumper Switches W1 W2 and W3 2 4 Setting Jumper Switches W6 and W7 2 4 096021 Tandem Computers Incorporated Contents ix ...

Page 9: ...on 1 Briefly describes the CD ROM technology and then lists the contents of the Tandem CD ROM drive kit for PCs Additionally it provides recommended software and hardware configurations and illustrates the front and rear panels of the CD ROM drive D Section 2 Describes how to install the host adapter board set the CD ROM drive s SCSI ID switch and connect an SCSI cable to the CD ROM drive and the ...

Page 10: ... contain the electronic form of Tandem manuals and related publications and the CD Read viewer a software program that enables you to display search print and mark the information stored in the Tandem CD Read libraries xii Refer to the Tandem CD Read Quick Start for Microsoft Windows Software for instructions on how to install and use the Tandem CD Read viewer The quick start is provided with the ...

Page 11: ... PC hardware and software you might be able to set up your CD ROM drive by reading only the installation summary contained on the following pages If you do not have installation experience or are unsure of how to proceed please read the rest of this manual It describes the installation process in greater detail Before installing the Toshiba TMC 850MEX host adapter board in your PC verify that the ...

Page 12: ...y the interrupt assignment and the shared memory address Hexadecimal Address Range CAOOh default C800h CEOOh DEOOh E800h ECOOh You specify the shared memory address with jumpers Wl W2 and W3 as follows W1 W2 W3 Jumper Switch Configuration OPEN OPEN 1 2 3 4 w1 JW2 w3 1 j j 0 OPEN CLOSED 1 2 3 4 w1 J JJ W2 W3 1 CLOSED OPEN 1 2 3 4 w1 JW2 W3 l CLOSED CLOSED 1 2 3 4 w1 1 1 1J W2 W3 1 l IJ OPEN OPEN 1 ...

Page 13: ...cify the interrupt assignment and the shared memory address Hexadecimal Address Range CAOOh default C800h CEOOh DEOOh E800h ECOOh W1 OPEN You specify the shared memory address with jumpers Wl W2 and W3 as follows W2 W3 Jumper Switch Configuration OPEN 1 2 3 4 w1 W2 ws l j I 0 CLOSED OPEN 1 2 3 4 w1 w2 ws j I OPEN CLOSED 1 2 3 4 w1 r f W2 ws CLOSED CLOSED 1 2 3 4 w1 1 1 1J W2 ws l 1 1 OPEN OPEN 1 3...

Page 14: ...le CD ROM drive to your PC attach one end of an CD ROM Drive adapter to SCSI cable to the host adapter board connector and the other to the CD ROM drive s SCSI connector Plug a terminator into the second unused SCSI connector 6 Caution Use only the SCSI cable supplied in the CD ROM drive installation kit for ISA EISA PCs This cable has 270009 imprinted on its plug If you use adifferent cable you m...

Page 15: ...ecessary hardware install the CD ROM driver file and Microsoft CD ROM extensions file on your PC To do so use the automatic setup program provided with the Tandem CD ROM drive kit as follows 1 Depending on the type of floppy drive on your PC insert either the 3 5 inch or 5 25 inch software installation diskette into drive A 2 At your current prompt type the following and press the Enter key to set...

Page 16: ...ndem CD Read disc in the CD ROM drive 2 At the prompt type DIR x where xis the letter that was assigned to the CD ROM drive during software installation 3 Press the Enter key The Tandem CD Read disc directory should appear on your screen For an illustration of the Tandem CD Read disc directory and troubleshooting tips in the event that the directory does not appear see Appendix B Testing and Troub...

Page 17: ...apacity durability and portability Tandem uses compact disc and CD ROM drive technology for some of its computer documentation With the required CD ROM hardware and the Tandem CD Read product you can display Tandem manuals on your computer screen Online access to manuals ensures that your manuals are always up to date and available for reference Additionally the search and page marking features av...

Page 18: ...minimum hardware and software required for the Tandem CD Read product which runs on the CD ROM drive The Recommended Configuration column denotes the hardware and software that provide improved performance Table 1 1 Minimum and Recommended Configurations Minimum Configuration IBM or compatible 286 PC with 2MB RAM Hard drive with 2MB of free space High density floppy drive 3 5 or 5 25 Windows compa...

Page 19: ...tem with an SCSI cable Before installing and operating the CD ROM drive you should be familiar with its front and rear panels Front Panel Figure 1 1 illustrates the front panel of the CD ROM drive A description of each part of the front panel in addition to the CD caddy follows the illustration Figure 1 1 Front Panel Headphone Emergency CD Caddy Jack Eject Hole Loading Slot Bi SHIBA Door Volume Th...

Page 20: ...dy in the direction of the arrow mark on the caddy as illustrated in Figure 1 2 When the caddy is inserted in this way the CD ROM drive automatically accepts and loads the caddy The loading function can only be activated when the CD ROM power switch is on Figure 1 2 Loading the CD Caddy Insert the CD Caddy with the arrow mark toward the slot 002 When you are transporting the CD ROM drive the CD ca...

Page 21: ...n Figure 1 3 open the transparent lid of the CD caddy in the direction indicated by the arrow on the caddy while pushing in at the comers on both sides of the caddy Figure 1 3 Inserting aCD Into the Caddy CD Caddy Label Side Up 003 2 Insert the CD into the CD caddy with the disc label side up 3 Close the transparent caddy lid securely pushing both ends of the CD caddy until you hear a click sound ...

Page 22: ...ed continuously for two to three seconds The Eject button works only when the CD ROM power switch is on Note The Eject function can be inhibited by acommand issued by the host computer Consequently if pressing the Eject button does not activate the Eject function check the application software on the host computer BusyIndicator When the CD caddy ejects the Busy indicator light turns off When the C...

Page 23: ... is in progress Power Indicator The Power indicator light remains on when power is being supplied to the CD ROM drive Headphone Jack A 3 5 mm diameter stereo headphone jack is available for monitoring audio signals Volume Thumbwheel Control You use the thumbwheel control to adjust headphone sound level Emergency Eject Hole If pressing the Eject button does not eject the CD caddy use the Emergency ...

Page 24: ...olid bar such as a paper clip into the Emergency Eject Hole and push in until the CD caddy pops out of the slot 6 Caution Use abar with adiameter of less than 2 0 mm Do not insert the bar more than 25 mm 1 inch Inserting the bar more than 25 mm could damage the CD ROM drive _ 1 4 Manually and slowly remove the caddy from the drive 096021 Tandem Computers Incorporated ...

Page 25: ... SCSI connectors are used to connect the adapter board in a host computer to a CD ROM drive using a shielded interface cable called an adapter to SCSI cable The SCSI connectors can also be used to connect multiple CD ROM drives to a single PC referred to as daisychaining and to attach terminators If you want to daisychain CD ROM drives you must provide your own SCSI to SCSI cables Power Connector ...

Page 26: ...e drive to the host adapter board The SCSI ID switch is used to select an SCSI ID number between Oand 6 Options 7 8 and 9 are not valid The default setting is 4 To make an SCSI ID selection effective tum the CD ROM drive off and then on again Audio Jacks 7 The left L and right R audio jacks can be used to transmit low level audio signals to an external device such as a stereo amplifier or powered ...

Page 27: ...commonly assigned to four groups D Shared memory addresses D Interrupt assignments D 1 0 address assignments D DMA direct memory access assignments The Toshiba TMC 850MEX host adapter board which is supplied with the Tandem CD ROM drive kit and acts as a controller for the TXM3401El CD ROM drive uses only the shared memory address and interrupt assignment The TMC 850MEX adapter does not assign an ...

Page 28: ...ly prior to installing the TMC 850MEX adapter verify that the default shared memory address and default interrupt assignment are not being used by another adapter board such as a LAN adapter tape drive adapter or SCSI disk adapter already installed on your PC When there is an adapter board conflict that is when two adapters require the same interrupt assignment and or shared memory address D Use o...

Page 29: ...fferent address or assignment by resetting the jumper switches located on the TMC 850MEX adapter The adapter board is illustrated in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 TMC BSOMEX Adapter Board With Jumper Switches Interrupt Assignment Shared Memory Address 006 Set the shared memory address with jumpers Wl W2 and W3 as indicated in Table 2 1 on the following page 096021 Tandem Computers Incorporated 2 3 ...

Page 30: ... 4 w1 W2 ws Se t the interrupt assignment wi jumpers W6 and W7 as indicated in Table2 2 Table 2 2 5etting JumperSwitches W6 Interrupt Jumper Switch Setting W6 W7 Configuration IR 3 Enable SHORT OPEN ws le lo W7 IR 5 Enable OPEN SHORT W6 oje el W7 default Installing the Host Adapter Board After the interrupt assignment and shared memory address have been set for the host adapter board you are ready...

Page 31: ... w1 f w2 W3 Set the interrupt assignment with jumpers W6 and W7 as indicated in Table2 2 Table 2 2 Setting JumperSwitches W6 and W7 Interrupt Setting IR3 Enable IR 5 Enable default W6 SHORT OPEN W7 OPEN SHORT Jumper Switch Configuration W6 le lo W7 W6 ol I W7 Installing the Host After the interrupt assignment and shared memory address have been set Adapter Board for the host adapter board you are ...

Page 32: ...ure that the edge connector on the adapter board is fully inserted into the 1 0 slot in the system unit In addition make sure that the adapter board bracket is lined up with the fastening hole 4 Secure the adapter board by inserting and tightening the adapter board bracket screw 5 Replace the cover on the PC Figure 2 2 Installing the Adapter Board Jumper j i Switches I Insert this edge connector i...

Page 33: ... EISA PCs to connect asingle CD ROM drive or the first drive in adaisychain of drives to the host adapter board This cable has 270009 imprinted on its plug If you use adifferent cable you might overload the internal fuse in the CD ROM drive and cause the drive to malfunction You may use any standard SCSI to SCSI cable to connect one CD ROM drive to another Attaching an To connect a single CD ROM d...

Page 34: ...ables are not provided with the Tandem CD ROM drive kit you will have to supply your own SCSI to SCSI cables to daisychain drives 1 Plug one end of an adapter to SCSI cable into either SCSI connector located on the rear panel of the first CD ROM drive Secure the cable by snapping the wire clips over the ends of the cable 2 Plug the other end of the adapter to SCSI cable into the host adapter board...

Page 35: ...onnector located on the rear panel of the second CD ROM drive Secure the cable as directed in step 2 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the remaining CD ROM drives in your configuration 6 Plug a terminator which is included in the Tandem CD ROM drive kit into the unused SCSI connector located on the rear panel of the last CD ROM drive in the chain Snap the wire clips over the ends of the terminator to sec...

Page 36: ...rives Host Adapter Board Connector D I Hardware Installation Connecting the SCSI Cable Terminator CD ROM Drive N Ng SCSI to SCSI Cable I e a CD ROM Drive 2 SCSI to SCSI Cable Adapter to SCSI Cable 009 096021 Tandem Comprners Incorporated 2 9 ...

Page 37: ...nflict in which two or more devices have the same setting change the ID of one of the devices to a nonconflicting SCSI ID number 6 Caution Two SCSI devices sharing the same SCSI ID can produce unpredictable system results Attaching the After connecting the CD ROM drive to your computer and setting the SCSI Power Cord ID switch connect the power cord to the CD ROM drive as illustrated in Figure 2 5...

Page 38: ...pies the Microsoft CD ROM extensions file With the Automatic MSCDEX and the CD ROM driver file MDSCD_FD SYS from the Setup Program software installation diskette to your hard disk The automatic setup program also makes modifications to the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files so that the extensions file is automatically loaded during system startup Finally the program creates two subdirectories on yo...

Page 39: ...r NJ Yand Enter Are you installing on anetwork server Y or NJ Nand Enter Do you want to change the default size Y or NJ Nand Enter Do you want Setup to make the changes to AUTOEXEC BAT YorNJ Yand Enter 5 After responding to each prompt in the automatic setup program reboot your PC to load the CD ROM software files Assuming that you have accepted the default parameters during the execution of the a...

Page 40: ... setup program you should make a backup copy of the software installation diskette provided with your Tandem CD ROM drive kit before starting the installation procedure 1 Depending on the type of floppy drive on your PC insert either the 3 5 inch or 5 25 inch software installation diskette into drive A 2 Copy the Microsoft CD ROM extensions file from the installation diskette to your hard drive C ...

Page 41: ... required parameter IN number Specifies the number of CD ROM drives in your configuration This is an optional parameter 5 Modify the AUTOEXEC BAT file on your PC s hard disk by adding the following command MSCDEX EXE D device name IE M cache value IL drive designation IV IS Specify one or more parameters as follows ID device name Identifies the name of the CD ROM driver file The device name entere...

Page 42: ...his is an optional parameter Provides memory usage statistics such as how much memory is used by buffers resident data and resident code This is an optional parameter Indicates that the CD ROM driver is attached to a LAN server This is an optional parameter 6 Restart your PC to load the CD ROM software files 096021 Tandem Computers Incorporated 3 5 ...

Page 43: ...osure and door to help prevent contamination of the disc D High system reliability using Advanced CIRC Error Correction D Embedded CD ROM XA type ECC EDC D Remote SCSI ID jumper block D Software controlled volume D Automatic lens cleaner D Universal compatibility D Storage capacity of 690 788 MB D 16 modes of output for CD audio D Audio reproduction function with headphone jack and volume control ...

Page 44: ...ities single session and multisession CDs D Easy serviceability Performance The TXM3401El CD ROM drive performs as follows D Data capacity calculated in 65 minutes D Formatted capacity based on CD ROM standard 600 MB approximately D Data block size per disc based on CD ROM standard 2048 bytes Mode 1 2336 bytes Mode 2 D Transfer rate D Average Mode 1 327KB s 2X speed 150 KB s IX speed o Maximum bur...

Page 45: ...TXM3401El CD ROM drive has the following power specifications D 5 V DC 5 0 9 A max 49 A TYP D 12 V DC 5 0 85 A max 22 A 1YP D 12 V DC 8 at start up Indicators The TXM3401El CD ROM drive has Busy and Power indicators Signal Interface The TXM3401El CD ROM drive has an input output SCSI II signal Connector interface connector Audio Output The TXM3401El CD ROM drive has the following audio output spec...

Page 46: ...20 to 85 C D Operating humidity 10 to 80 no condensation D Nonoperating humidity 10 to 90 no condensation D Cable FCC approved shielded 3 to 5 feet long 50 pin Reliability The TXM3401El CD ROM drive has the following reliability statistics D Hard read error rate 10 12 MAX Mode 1 10 9 MAX Mode 2 D Seek error rate 10 6 MAX D Mean time between failures MTBF 50 000 power on hours D Mean time to repair...

Page 47: ...CD Read disc in the CD ROM drive 2 At the prompt type DIR x where xis the letter that was assigned to the CD ROM drive during software installation 3 Press the Enter key The Tandem CD Read disc directory illustrated in Figure B 1 should appear on your screen Figure B 1 Tandem CD Read Disc Directory Example Volume in drive xis C30_08_1 Directory of x SOFTDOCS 3745750 09 26 93 SOFTPUBS DIR 09 28 93 ...

Page 48: ...ocate the host adapter card and then poll the SCSI bus to locate the CD ROM drive In addition the system must execute the Microsoft CD ROM extensions from the AUTOEXEC BAT file and assign the CD ROM drive adevice letter D A failure to tum on the power of the CD ROM drive D A loose or missing terminator D A failure to load a CD in the CD ROM drive D An improperly seated host adapter board Refer to ...

Page 49: ... system is using the same address range as the host adapter board If an addressing conflict exists then select an alternative address by changing the Wl and W2 jumpers on the host adapter board Then restart your PC If the same message reappears continue to Step 3 3 If your system uses a 16 bit VGA graphics card verify that the shared memory address range on your VGA adapter card does not occupy th...

Page 50: ...line appears and therefore executes before the MSCDEX EXE line then the CD ROM drive will not be assigned a drive letter Edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file so that the following command line is executed before the shell or menu command line BIN MSCDEX EXE D MSCDOOO Problem When trying to test the CD ROM drive after installation you see the following message COMMAND COM cannot be found on your path Recover...

Page 51: ...tensions file is loaded during system startup by loading the extensions file after the redirector Consult your LAN vendor for the correct placement of the Microsoft CD ROM extensions file in your startup sequence Problem When trying to boot up your PC which is running DOS version 5 0 you see the following message Incorrect DOS version Recovery The Microsoft CD ROM extensions file does not recogniz...

Page 52: ... ROM Drive Kit 1 I 8 6 TechnicaISupport If you require technical support contact your Tandem NonStop Support Center TNSC Please have your system hardware near the phone or readily accessible and the following information available before calling D A record of any error messages and the sequence of events leading up to the problem D The DOS type and version that you are using D The software applica...

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