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Date:	Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:35:53 PDT7
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: CD-R/RW Upgrade Plans

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Harry:

If I (for example) were to switch from an old HP writer to a new Sony writer, would I have
to re-install RSJ? Or would it auto-detect?

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:21:13 PDT7, Harry Motin wrote:

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>On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:02:04 PDT7, J. R. Fox wrote:
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>>> 2) I seem to recall from past posts that using RSJ with an IDE drive is
>>> something less than straight forward. Is there a "cookbook" available to
>>> assist? If not, some pointers from those of you who have already done this
>>> task would also be appreciated.
>>
>>Not sure what you're referring to here, but if it's that old LOCKCDR business,
>>which governs whether the drive will still be available as a *reader*, the adjustment
>>on that is quite simple.
>>
>>Jordan
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>Actually, the RSJ installation is pretty simple. The installer correctly configures your
>CONFIG.SYS file, then you reboot. The only problem will be, if you have a CD unit that
>RSJ does not recognize. As I said in my earlier post, RSJ tries to auto identify your
unit
>at bootup. If it fails, the software probably will not work. If it fails, it will tell you so at
>bootup. And if that happens, simply contact the RSJ support folks and tell them what
>unit you have. They will send you an update to the cddrv.inf file, which will contain the
>proper info on your unit.
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>That's what happened to me. RSJ did not auto id my unit and RSJ did not work for me.
I
>contacted RSJ and they quickly provided written instructions for the fix. And it worked.
>
>What is poorly documented is how to correctly modify your CONFIG.SYS file, if you
>want to use Daniela's drivers (to provide a back door for using your read-write unit for
>read only operation without opening RSJ and attaching it). I had to search the RSJ
>user's group E-Mail for a posting that explained the correct mods. If you want to use
the
>back door, I can help you with that.
>
>HCMotin
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