CD-ROM Drives

SunPCi CD-ROM drives work differently in Windows NT than they do in Windows 95. The following sections explain how the CD-ROM drives works under each version of Windows.

Windows 95 CD-ROM Drives

You can connect to CD-ROM drives from within the SunPCi program to access DOS and Windows 95 software. The CD-ROM must be in the High Sierra File System (HSFS) format (which includes most, but not all, commercially sold CDs), and it can only be accessed by creating a SunPCi extended drive. The SunPCi software does not support Microsoft CD-ROM extensions.

This default drive mapping does not support long file names for use with Windows 95. To install software from a CD that requires long file names, map your CD-ROM drive to another drive letter, such as Z:, using Windows Explorer. For instructions on how to do this, refer to Accessing Solaris Files and CD-ROMs From Windows 95.

If you have Solaris Volume Manager enabled, the default drive mapping for your CD-ROM drive is R:\cdrom\cdrom0.

Windows NT CD-ROM Drives

SunPCi 1.1 software contains a direct CD-ROM driver for Windows NT, so mapping is not necessary if you are running Windows NT. To connect to a CD-ROM drive other than your default (if you are not running vold or if you have more than one CD-ROM drive installed), use the Attach CD-ROM command under the SunPCi Options menu.

Ejecting a CD From a CD-ROM Drive

To eject the CD from your CD-ROM drive, use the Eject CD command under the Options menu or press Meta-E.