Micro Solutions Backpack User manual

backpack
CD-ROM Drive
User’s Guide

Rev. 09.96.04
Part Number: MAN-CDDS
Micro Solutions, nc., provides this manual as is, without warranty of any
kind, either express or implied. Micro Solutions, nc., shall not be liable for
errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in con -
nection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter-
ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communica -
tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. f this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equip -
ment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
using one or more of the following measures:
·Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
·ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
·Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
·Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
MODIFICATIONS
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Micro Solutions could
void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
SHIELDED CABLES
Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance
with FCC regulations.
backpack is a registered trademark of Micro Solutions, nc.
Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................
1.1 System Requirements...................................................................................
2. INSTALLATION....................................................................
2.1 Drive nstallation..........................................................................................
2.2 Software nstallation.....................................................................................
3. USING BACKPACK.............................................................
3.1 Backpack’s Drive Letter...............................................................................
3.2 The NONSTOP Option.................................................................................
3.3 Playing Audio CDs.......................................................................................
3.4 Changing the nternal Drive D....................................................................
3.5 Backpack Device Driver Parameters............................................................
4. Microsoft CD-ROM E tensions...........................................................
Appendi A Troubleshooting...................................................................
A.1 Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions Error Messages.......................................
A.2 DOS Error Messages...................................................................................
A.3 Technical Support........................................................................................
Appendi B CD-ROM Tutorial..................................................................
B.1 Program/Data CDs.......................................................................................
B.2 Audio CDs....................................................................................................
Appendi C Installation Under OS/2.......................................................
Appendi D Hardware Warranty..............................................................
Appendi E Software License Agreement..............................................

Introduction
Congratulations on your decision to purchase backpack , the easy-to-install
CD-ROM drive for PCs, XTs, ATs, PS/1s, PS/2s, laptops, notebooks and com-
patibles. This manual provides information regarding the installation and use of
backpack..
System Requirements
Check the system requirements listed here to make sure you have everything
needed for proper operation of backpack:
·BM PC, XT, AT, PS/1, PS/2, laptop, notebook, or compatible com-
puter with:
·100% BM compatible parallel printer port.
·128K memory.
·DOS version 3.1 or above or
·Windows, Windows 95 or Windows NT.
Note: backpack is Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) Aware. f the parallel port
is equipped with EPP and the computer B OS has support for EPP, back-
pack will detect this and use the feature to improve its performance.

Installation
1 Using Backpack

The backpack drive and software must be installed before you can use the
backpack drive. The step-by-step instructions in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 will help
you perform the installation.
Drive Insta ation
nstalling the backpack drive is a straightforward process. t consists of plug-
ging the drive into your computer’s parallel printer port. The instructions in this
section will guide you step by step through the installation procedure. Perform
the following steps to install the backpack drive:
1) Locate the parallel printer port connector on your computer. f you have
more than one parallel printer port, it doesn't matter which one you use
for backpack.
2) f you have a printer connected to the parallel printer port, disconnect it
and attach the printer cable to the connector labeled “Printer” on the
backpack drive.
3) Connect the cable supplied with the backpack to the connector labeled
“Computer” on the back of the backpack drive.
4) Connect the backpack cable to the printer port on the computer.
5) Plug the backpack power unit into a wall outlet and attach the power ca-
ble to the power connector on the backpack drive.
6) Set the backpack power switch to the ON position.
Once you have completed the installation successfully, your computer should
work exactly as it did before. f it doesn't, review the installation procedure and
check for mistakes.
Software Insta ation
The SETUP program on your backpack master diskette will install the soft-
ware for you automatically. This procedure assumes your diskette drive letter is
“A”. f you use a different drive letter, substitute it in the procedure. Use the fol-
lowing procedure to run SETUP:
Using Backpack 2

DOS Insta ation Procedure:
7) Start your computer as you normally would.
8) Place your backpack master diskette into drive A. Make sure you have
your DOS system prompt “A:\>“ before you proceed to the next step.
9) Run the SETUP program with the following command at the DOS prompt
(A:\>):
A:\>setup¿
“¿” means that you should press the RETURN, or ENTER, key.
Answer the questions about your disk drive letters.
Windows Insta ation Procedure:
10)Turn on the computer and load Windows as you normally would.
11) Place your backpack master diskette into drive A.
12)From Windows PROGRAM MANAGER choose: File-Run and type in
A:SETUP.
13)Click OK.
NOTE: The backpack OS/2 nstallation Procedure is included in Appendix C
of this User’s Guide.
f your backpack CD-ROM does not contain the 16-bit sound board option,
the following information in this paragraph does not apply to your installation.
Backpack CD-ROM models that contain the 16-bit sound board include instal-
lation software on multiple High Density 3.5” diskettes. When running the
SETUP program from Disk 1, you will be prompted when it is time to insert
Disk 2.
The backpack diskette includes a file called README.TXT which contains
information gather since this guide was written. You can view or print this text
file using NOTEPAD under Windows. Under DOS, you can use the DOS ED T
utility to view or print README.TXT.
The software shou d now be insta ed on your boot drive. Remove the back-
pack master diskette and put it in a safe p ace. Restart the computer before
using the backpack drive. Either power the computer off and then back on
or ho d down CTRL, ALT, and DEL on the keyboard. Under Windows,
make sure to “Shut Down” the system before rebooting.
You have now completed the installation, and the backpack CD-ROM drive is
ready to use. The remaining chapters in this guide can be referred to when
needed.
Using Backpack 3

Using Backpack

Backpack is used just like any other disk drive. t has its own drive letter. You
can access it from your programs by referring to the drive letter. The only re -
striction is that you can't write to the CD-ROM drive. f you have never used a
CD-ROM drive before, a brief tutorial is included in Appendix B of this User’s
Guide.
Backpack’s Drive Letter
Just as your existing disk drives are referred to by letters (A:, B:, etc.), back-
pack also has a drive letter associated with it. The letter to be used is assigned
by DOS and is determined by which letters are already in use on your system.
Backpack will get the next available letter in alphabetical order. n a typical
hard disk system where the floppy drives are A: and B: and the hard disk is C:,
backpack will be drive D:.
If you are using MS-DOS of Windows 3:
When your computer is powered up, the Microsoft CD-ROM extensions pro-
gram will display a message on the screen to tell you the backpack letter. The
message will look like this:
Drive D: = Driver BPCDDRV$ unit 0
n this case, you will refer to the backpack CD-ROM drive as drive D: when
you are accessing it through any software packages.
You can check the backpack drive letter at any time by one of three methods:
A) nsert the backpack master diskette in drive A and type:
A:cddrives¿ or
B) From the hard drive in DOS, type:
2 Troubleshooting

C:\bpcdrom\cddrives¿ or
Additional backpack CD-ROM statistics, including the parallel port mode that
has been detected and used by backpack can be obtained by using the /x
switch:
C:\bpcdrom\cddrives /x¿
If you are using Windows:
The CD-ROM drive will appear as an icon in Files Manager, or My Computer
and Windows Explorer
The NONSTOP Option
This Section only applies if you are using MD-DOS or Windows 3
When the DOS system loads the backpack software driver, it will scan the par-
allel printer ports looking for backpack drives. f it doesn't find at least one
backpack CD-ROM drive, it will issue an error message and wait for you to
press the ESC key to acknowledge the message. This could become annoying if
the backpack drive isn't always connected to the computer.
The NONSTOP software option can be used to suppress the error message that
is displayed if no backpack drive is found when the system starts. Perform the
following steps to specify the NONSTOP option:
14)Using a suitable text editor or word processor (in nondocument, or DOS
text mode), bring up the CONF G.SYS file from your hard drive for
editing.
15)Locate the line that references BPCDDRV.SYS and add NONSTOP to the
end of it, as shown below:
device=\bpcdrom\bpcddrv.sys nonstop
Be sure to type a space before NONSTOP.
3) Save the modified CONF G.SYS file on your hard drive.
Troubleshooting 3