Installing the 8x Internal CD-ROM drivers for the Gateway Solo 2200

This document contains installation instructions for the 8x internal CD-ROM drivers in Windows 3x and MS-DOS as well as how the CD-ROM drive is recognized in Windows 95. These instructions assume the 3.5 inch drive is A:, the hard drive is C:, and the CD-ROM drive letter is D:

Windows 3.x and MS-DOS driver installation instructions

The Windows and MS-DOS section of this document contains driver installation instructions for the 8x internal CD-ROM drivers. The only time these drivers need to be installed is if the hard drive is formatted, if the CD-ROM files become corrupt, if the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file is deleted, or if the CD-ROM driver directory is deleted.

1. Insert the Gateway Solo 2200 Boot Disk, that was received with the computer into the A: drive. Exit Windows and reboot the computer or power the computer on. The system boots up to this diskette. A menu starts as shown below:
2. The system boots up to the Gateway Solo 2200 boot diskette in the A: drive. A menu appears as shown below:
   
   Main Menu
   Install CD-ROM Drivers on your Hard Disk
   Install an Operating System on your Hard Drive
   Reset your boot Disk Settings
   View your Boot Disk Settings
   Help
   Exit Program, Go Back to DOS
   By default the Install CD-ROM Drivers on your Hard Disk is highlighted, press Enter to continue.
   
   
3. A Information window appears, providing a brief explanation about the CD-ROM drivers. To install the CD-ROM drivers, press the F1 key on the keyboard.
4. A copying window appears displaying the files that are copied to your hard drive. Once the files finish copying, press Enter to return to the Main Menu.
5. At the Main Menu, press the down arrow on the keyboard to highlight the option, Exit Program, Go Back to DOS. Press the ENTER to exit to DOS.

Default lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS file

AUTOEXEC.BAT lines

The AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains more entries than the ones below. The items listed are simply added to the existing file settings.
c:\CDROM\mscdex.exe /d:cd1 /L:D

CONFIG.SYS lines

The CONFIG.SYS file contains more entries than the one listed below. The line is simply added to the existing file settings.
devicehigh=c:\cdrom\TEAC_CDI.SYS /d:CD1

Windows 95 Installation

1. The internal CD-ROM drives are ATAPI 1.2 compliant. This allows Windows 95 to detect the drive when the system is started. Drivers do not need to be installed to configure this drive in Windows 95.
2. To view the drive properties, right click the My Computer icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Click the word Properties on the menu that appears on the screen.
3. Across the top of the System Properties screen are four tabs: General, Device Manager, Hardware Profiles, and Performance. Click the Device Manager tab to view this information.
4. In the upper left hand corner of Device Manager, by default, the View devices by type option is bulleted. From the list of devices previewed in the window, click once on the + symbol besides CDROM. The Teac CD-48E is shown as the installed CD-ROM drive.

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