Re: driver for 755CD CD-ROM under win95?

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@engr.wisc.edu>]

At 03:58 PM 11/6/95 PST, you wrote:
>IBM's notes about installing win95 on a thinkpad state that
>  "Windows 95 comes with a generic ATAPI CD-ROM driver and it works
>   with the ThinkPad integrated CD-ROM."
>
>it mentions a problem with the win95 setup failing to remove the old driver,
>but claims that if you disable the old driver by hand and reboot, the new
>driver will be automatically installed.
>
>has this worked for anyone else?  if i remove the old driver from my
>config.sys/autoexec.bat files, it boots up without installing any new
>drivers, leaving the drive inaccessible.  
[snip]

i do not have a 755CD, and do not if this is the problem or not, 

BUT

i recall reading yesterday in the current PC Magazine that Microsoft
Window 95 has a BUG in the ATAPI driver which made it all the way to the final
release version!  the article said that on new win95 CD-ROMS/floppies being
stamped now have the bug fixed, but that folks who purchased win95 in the
first couple weeks may have the buggy ATAPI.

the article said to contact microsoft for a free ATAPI patch.

(this was mentioned in the article on a review of win95 backup tape
drives/software)

hope this helps,
Todd

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Todd Tannenbaum
CAE Model Advanced Facility
email: tannenba@engr.wisc.edu  ph: 608-262-3118