FREEWARE PROGRAMS FOR POPULAR CDROM RECORDERS VERSION 3.8 PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS... CD2CD.EXE Copies a single-track data CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive directly to the CD recorder. The reader must be faster than the recorder (i.e. 4X reader when recording at 2X, or a 2X reader when recording at 1X). CD2FILE.EXE and FILE2CD.EXE Copies a CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive to an "image" file on disk. This file can then be used by FILE2CD to write the image to the CD recorder. These two programs will allow someone who doesn't have a SCSI CDROM drive on their system to make copies of CDs using only their CD recorder for both reading the source disc and writing the new disc. FILE2CD can also be used to make ISO9660 discs if you already have a program that can build ISO image files. You must use the /POSTGAP switch so that the proper track postgap is written to the disc. DISK2CD.EXE Copies a SCSI harddrive block-by-block to the CD recorder. This program can be used to make native VMS and Unix CDs from the PC. The harddrive cannot be larger than the capacity of a CDROM (650Mb). NOTE: DOS and NT CDROMs must be in ISO9660 format, so making an image copy of a PC disk won't work. CDTOOLS.EXE This program is a collection of miscellaneous CDROM/CD-R tools with the following functions... - Display a disc's table-of-contents. - Erase a disc (CD-RW only). - Finalize a session/disc. - Load a disc (tray models only). - Eject a disc. Please refer to CDTOOLS.TXT for more information. *********************************************************************** >>> TIPS FOR WINDOWS 95 USERS <<< If you are using the 32-bit version of this software under Windows 95, then you must make sure that the following settings are enabled/disabled for all CDROM readers and recorders on your system... 1) Open the "Control Panel" folder and click on the "System" icon. 2) Select the "Device Manager" tab. 3) Click on the CDROM icon 4) For each CDROM device in the list... Select the device. Select the "Settings" tab. Disable the "Auto Insert Notification" option. Enable the "Disconnect" option. Enable the "Sync Data Transfer" option. Click on "OK" If you have an Adaptec SCSI card and are unable to run any of the programs under Windows 95/NT, then download and install the latest drivers from Adaptec's FTP site... Windows 95 ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/win95/win95mpd.exe ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/win95/aspi32.exe Windows NT ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/winnt/aspi32.exe You must have WNASPI32.DLL to use the 32-bit version of the software. ********************************************************************** NOTES: - You can display the command line switches for any of these programs by typing "program-name /?". There must be at least one space between each command line argument or switch. - These programs will only work on a DOS based system with an ASPI manager installed. - These programs will only copy single-track data CDs (with CDROM Mode-1 type sectors). They will *not* copy audio, CDROM-XA, CD-I, mixed-mode, or any type of multi-session disc. If you are not sure if your CD has more than one track, use CDTOOLS.EXE to display the table-of-contents. - When using CD2CD/FILE2CD/DISK2CD on any of the Pinnacle, JVC, or TEAC recorders, do *not* use the /NOFINALIZE option. This option is not supported and will result in a disc that cannot be finalized at a later date. - All of the programs that write to the recorder have a /TEST option that will put the recorder into "write emulation" mode. Please make use of this switch when you are trying these programs for the first time or are copying a disc that might have a format that these programs don't support. - You must have a blank CD-R disc in the recorder even when using the "write emulation" mode. - If you record a CD in "write emulation" mode, you usually have to eject the disc from the recorder and re-insert it before you can write the disc for real. ********************************************************************** Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to... Golden Hawk Technology 909 Columbia Circle Merrimack, NH 03054 Phone: 603-429-1008 FAX : 603-429-0073 Email: support@goldenhawk.com Web : www.goldenhawk.com ********************************************************************** Updated on MARCH 20, 2000