Adaptec SBC-596, SBC-599 manual My CD-ROM drive doesn’ t work properly under Windows

5.Turn the computer ON. If the new host adapter supports Plug and Play, Windows will install and configure it automatically. Otherwise, run Add New Hardware to make sure the new driver is loaded.

If I am running under Windows 95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my config.sys and autoexec.bat files?

Usually, you do not need to use these real mode ASPI drivers, because the new Windows miniport drivers support most SCSI host adapters and SCSI devices. However, you need to load the drivers (including mscdex, if you have a CD-ROM drive) if any of the following is true:

-You are running in MSDOS mode.

-You are using a scanner or another SCSI device with config.sys - or autoexec.bat- based drivers, such as HP’s sjiix.sys.

-You have an older model SCSI-1 CD-ROM drive that Windows 95 does not support.

-You are using a CD-Recorder drive (however, some newer models of CD-Recorder drives can use the embedded Windows miniport drivers).

To install the Adaptec EZSCSI DOS drivers, click the Start button and select Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. When the DOS prompt appears, follow the Quick Start instructions for DOS.

My CD-ROM drive doesn’ t work properly under Windows 95.

Some older models of SCSI CD-ROM drives are not compatible with the embedded Windows 95 CD-ROM driver. You can add support for the CD-ROM drive by doing the following:

1.Click the Start button and select Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.

2.When the DOS prompt appears, follow the Quick Start instructions for DOS.

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