| 摘要 |
A method, programmed medium and system that determines if a computer operating without a functioning operating system contains an IDE type CD-ROM device. If it is determined that the computer contains an IDE type CD-ROM device, the user is prompted with device type, make and model identifiers and a driver common to all IDE type CD-ROM devices is loaded from a programmed medium into the computer without any user intervention. If it is determined that the computer does not contain an IDE type CD-ROM device, it is determined whether the computer contains a SCSI type controller for a SCSI type CD-ROM device. If it is determined that the computer contains a SCSI type controller and thus, a SCSI type CD-ROM device, the user is prompted with the identity of the SCSI type controller and a driver associated with the identity of the SCSI type controller is loaded from a programmed medium into the computer without any user intervention. By using a driver common to all IDE type CD-ROM devices instead of the numerous individual IDE drivers, the method of the present invention can be incorporated into a single boot disk which can be used during installation, re-installation and emergency situations.
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