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MSCDEX.EXE is the program used to make your CD-ROM avaliable to
DOS. his line goes into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The command format is as follows :
[drive:][path]mscdex [/M:n][/E][/V][/L:drive_letter]
where
/D:device_name specifies a name for the device driver.
This name must be identical to the
device_name used in the CONFIG.SYS file.
/M:n specifies the number of buffers to be
used to cache the CD-ROM disc.
Typically, each drive should have a
minimum of 4 to 5 buffers. The larger
this number, the less your PC will have
to read directly from the CD-ROM drive.
The recommended value is 15.
/E tells MSCDEX.EXE to use expanded memory
if your system has expanded memory
available.
/V specify this switch if you wish to
display information about memory usage.
/L:drive_letter specifies the letter you wish to assign
to the first CD-ROM drive. The default
is the next drive letter available.
Example- C:\SBPRO\DRV\MSCDEX /V /E /D:MSCD001 /M:15 /L:D
I M P O R T A N T N O T E S :
What version of DOS you have will determine what version of MSCDEX
you need. If you have MS-DOS v6.0, use the version that was included.
It is located in your C:\DOS directory. If you have MS-DOS v5.0 or
earlier, you need MSCDEX v2.21, the version in this archive. Follow
the above instructions to install it. If you are not using MS-DOS,
such as DR-DOS, IBM DOS, or Novell DOS, contact their tech support
and find out what driver you should be using that is comparable to
MSCDEX.EXE.
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