Installing OS/2 Warp, Internal CDROM Drive Connected to a Soundcard Directly (Not a Separate Controller Card)

Last updated: 27 Dec 1994

DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
Not recognizing CD-ROM. OS2CDROM.DMD not found.

RESOLUTION
This is a hardware related problem. User needs to do the following:

On the back of the CD-ROM drive is a jumper which controls the bus device number. OS/2 install requires it to be on 0 (zero).

Most sound board manufacturers leave it at the factory default of 1. If it is anything other than 0, the install disk #1 will not load the driver "OS2CDROM.DMD" and will stop installation with a red screen saying it can't find the CD-ROM.

Source

 * software.watson.ibm.com/pub/os2/info/cdscrd.txt