Need help with Laptop OS install.

[elfnumber1]

Hey all,

I need some help with the stated title.

I have this old PentiumI 75 lappy that my friend needs an OS on. There is no internal CD-ROM drive. I would like win98 on it. What happens when I add my external parallel ported cd-rom drive (from my DELL lappy) it doesn't recognize it from the start up disk.

I have an idea of how to get the mscdex drivers to work, but it would require me to know the commands for it and add them into the autoexec. This is only a theory. What I need from you guys is some exact and specific steps.

Thank you ahead of time.

-elf

 

[Citadel535]

You are probably gonna need real mode drivers specific to that CD-ROM drive. Check the website of the manufacturer for installation advice.

 

[elfnumber1]

Thanks for the advice wiredmike. Anyone else out there that can be more specific?

-elf

 

[mrbios]

Go to the website of your cd-rom manufacturer, and download the DOS driver. In the config.sys file on your startup disk put:
DEVICE=(driverfile).sys /D:MSCD001

In autoexec.bat:
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

If it is a Backpack Bantam CD-ROM, you should have no problem getting it to go. Other ones, I'm not too sure. I've only dealt with the Backpack external CD-ROM's. But the code I gave you is generic for all drivers.

Russell "Mr.Bios" Sampson

 

[Jiggz]

Bump on Mr. Bios'. But you need to make sure you add the directory where you will put all these files,i.e. CD-Rom DOS driver and the MSCDEX.exe file on the Config and autoexce lines.

 

[Kartajan]

of course, all should fit onto the boot disk that you are using...

 

[elfnumber1]

ok, i will try that tonight when i return home. i sure hope that it works.

thanks for the help. anymore pointers?

i have an external dell cd-rom (believe it to be a toshiba) drive.

-elf

 

[elfnumber1]

all those commands were already in the config.sys and autoexec.bat files.

anymore ideas???

-elf