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Q95955: Configuring MSCDEX for Multiple CD-ROM Drives

Article: Q95955
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) can control multiple CD-ROM drives. To
configure your system to do this, you must make some adjustments to the
parameters on your CD-ROM driver in the CONFIG.SYS file and to the MSCDEX
command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

MORE INFORMATION
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MSCDEX uses the /D:MSCDxxx parameter to differentiate between the drives. For
example, the following commands assign the Creative Labs CD-ROM driver
(SBPCD.SYS) to drive m and the external CD-ROM (TSLCDR.SYS) to drive n:

  CONFIG.SYS File
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  device=c:\sbpro\sbpcd.sys /d:mscd001 /p:220
  device=c:\scsi\tslcdr.sys /d:mscd000

  AUTOEXEC.BAT File
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 mscdex /d:mscd001 /l:m /d:mscd000 /l:n

NOTE: Because MS-DOS treats CD-ROM drives like network drives, they are assigned
sequentially to available drive letters (for example, three CD-ROM drives could
be assigned to G:, H:, and I:).

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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