Appendix B: Installing a SCSI Drive in Windows
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NOTE: If you don’t have a CD drive available in your system yet, copy the drivers
from the Plextor CD onto a floppy disk. (SCSI drivers have the extension *.sys.) Then
adjust steps 3 and 4 above to use this floppy instead of the Plextor PlexWriter CD.
To install software if you purchased a SCSI interface board separately:
Follow the above procedure for hardware installation until you are asked to insert the
Windows 95/98 disk or CD. Then insert the disk supplied by the manufacturer of
your SCSI interface board, rather than inserting the Windows 95/98 disk.
If you do not have this disk (or cannot find it among all the other disks you have),
you can try using the files provided by Windows 95/98, but we cannot guarantee you
will get the most recent version of the driver that will work properly.
To reboot your computer after installation:
1. Select Shut Down from the Start button.
2. In the Shut Down dialog box, select Restart the Computer and select Yes.
This will reboot your computer with the new configuration.
Troubleshooting Windows 95/98 SCSI Installations
If you followed the previous instructions, you should be up and running without any
problems. If things are not working correctly, there are a few likely problems.
Is your SCSI interface board recognized by 95/98?
When Windows 95/98 starts, an icon for a CD-RW drive will appear in My
Computer. If it does not, then there are a couple of likely possibilities:
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The SCSI cable is missing or not properly connected.
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The support for your SCSI interface board has probably not loaded correctly. In
this case, make sure you used the Plextor CD as detailed below.
Even if you get the CD-ROM icon, you may want to check that the Windows 95/98
32-bit driver is working properly. To confirm its operation:
1. Select Control Panel in My Computer.
2. Double-click on System.
3. Click on the tab called Device Manager at the top of the window.
4. In the new window of devices, double-click on SCSI Controllers. This displays
all the SCSI interface boards currently installed in your system.
5. Confirm that the Driver Status box displays This Device Is Working Properly. If
you get this message, you can now make full use of your CD-RW drive with the
Windows 95/98 32-bit support.
