Currently, there are 4 commonly used CD-ROM drivers under DOS:
1. VIDE-CDD.SYS (driver for BenQ CD-ROM) File size 11K, memory usage 5K, CD-ROM recognition ability ★★★★, driver loading speed relatively fast
2. OAKCDROM.SYS File size 41K, memory usage 30K, CD-ROM recognition ability ★★★, driver loading speed average
3. TRICD.SYS File size 19K, memory usage 7K, CD-ROM recognition ability ★★★★★, driver loading speed slow (can recognize CD-ROM model)
4. PTSATAPI.SYS File size 4K, memory usage 2K, CD-ROM recognition ability ★★★★★, driver loading speed fast (can recognize CD-ROM model and IRQ number) Strongly recommend everyone to use!
The version number extracted from PT-DOS by myself is 1.4 (2004). The loading method is the same as above: P
Driver loading: :::
Take the BenQ CD-ROM driver VIDE-CDD.SYS (which can support most IDE CD-ROMs) as an example.
Add a line in config.sys:
device(or devicehigh)=vide-cdd.sys /d:mscd001
The /d parameter is to give a name to the CD-ROM. MSCD000/001 is a common name
Add a line in autoexec.bat
lh mscdex.exe /d:mscd001
In this way, the CD-ROM can be loaded. You can also refer to the relevant items of the WIN98 boot disk.
Different loading methods: :::
If it is an IDE CD-ROM:
DEVICEHIGH=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:xxxx
If it is a SCSI CD-ROM:
DEVICEHIGH=USBCD.SYS /D:xxxx (USB->SCSI)
If it is a USB CD-ROM:
DEVICE=USBASPI.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=USBCD.SYS /D:xxxx
Or:
DEVICEHIGH=DUSE.EXE
QCDROM.SYS.rar (7.43 KiB, Credits to download 1 pts, Downloads: 362)
