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- DOCUMENT:Q105188 15-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :KODAK Photo CD System CD-ROM Drive Compatibility Guidelines
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- SUMMARY
- =======
-
- Kodak Multisession Photo CD support has been designed into the
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system. The requirements for using
- Kodak Multisession Photo CD in the Windows NT environment depends on
- how the manufacturer of the CD-ROM drive has implemented Photo CD in
- their firmware.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
- ================
-
- In an effort to help facilitate the compatibility of a Kodak
- Multisession Photo CD with Windows NT and future Windows operating
- systems, Microsoft is distributing a document to CD-ROM drive
- manufacturers (READTOC.DOC) that will help outline the necessary
- details to enable this compatibility through the Read TOC command.
-
- If a drive's firmware implements the Read TOC command as outlined in
- this document and the drive is listed in the Windows NT Hardware
- Compatibility List, then no additional drivers will be needed to
- access Kodak Multisession Photo CD in the Windows NT environment.
- Also, any SCSI interface adapter listed in the Windows NT Hardware
- Compatibility List should support this process.
-
- If a drive's firmware does not or cannot implement the Read TOC
- Command in the manner described in this document, then a filter driver
- will need to be written to enable CD-ROM drives to be
- multisession-capable in Microsoft Windows NT.
-
- The following CD-ROM drives are known to be compatible with the Kodak
- Multisession Photo CD support designed in Windows NT:
-
- Sony CDU-561, CDU-31a
- Texel DM-5024
- NEC CDR-74-1
-
- The following CD-ROM drive is known to not be compatible:
-
- Toshiba 3401
-
- If other manufacturers have used the same Kodak Multisession Photo CD
- implementation in their firmware as that used by Sony, then their
- drives would also be compatible.
-
- The manufacturer of the CD-ROM drive should be contacted to determine
- the compatibility of a specific drive and availability of a filter
- driver for Windows NT if needed.
-
- For the contents of READTOC.DOC, query on the following words in the
- Microsoft Knowledge Base:
-
- readtoc and kodak
-
- REFERENCES
- ==========
-
- KODAK Photo CD System CD-ROM Drive Compatibility Guidelines,
- Eastman Kodak Company Photo CD Information Bulletin PCD007
-
- Eastman Kodak Photo CD Information Service (800) 242-2424, extension
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-
- The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
- Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
- products' performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: hrdwr
-
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-
- THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS
- PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS
- ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES
- OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
- EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
- ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
- OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
- SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.
-
- Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.