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Appendix C. Customizing device driver
configuration settings
Attention: After you install the IBM Option Diskette, you can use a DOS session
in Windows 3.x, DOS, OS/2, Windows 98, and Windows 95 to access the drive as
a CD-ROM drive.
This section contains optional configuration information for the IBM Option Diskette
device drivers for Windows 3.x, DOS, OS/2 and Windows 98 and 95. Use the online
help during the installation and refer to the READ.ME file on the IBM Option Diskette
for additional information.
Requirements vary, and you might need to customize the configuration that the
CDSETUP program installed on your computer. This section provides information and
describes parameters that you might need to change or add for your installation.
Changing device driver parameters for DOS and Windows 3.x
Most computers will function adequately with the default settings for the
IBMIDECD.SYS device driver file. However, there are some parameters that can be
changed if necessary. This section explains the function of each parameter. Use a text
editor to modify the appropriate line in your CONFIG.SYS file. For the
IBMIDECD.SYS device driver file, the line in CONFIG.SYS is in the following
format:
DEVICE=[drive:][path]IBMIDECD.SYS /D:device name
[/P:xxx,yy] [/A:n] [/U:n]
[/L:xx] [/T:n] [/I:n]
(Do not truncate the actual device driver entry. Place the complete DEVICE= on one
line in the CONFIG.SYS file.)
[drive:][path]IBMIDECD.SYS
The above parameter specifies the location (drive and directory) and name of the
device driver file.
Use the following options to configure the device driver.
/D:device name
This parameter specifies the device name of the CD-ROM drive. This name
must be identical to the device name specified in the MSCDEX.EXE
parameters, as shown:
DEVICE=C:\IBMIDECD.SYS /D:IBMCD1
/P:xxx,yy
This parameter specifies the address and interrupt level of the port to which the
IDE CD-ROM drive is connected.
Part 2: Appendixes 2-13