HITACHI CD-ROM Bus

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Hitachi Interface Cards

Model	Bus	Format	Connection	Devices	Misc.
CDIFI2	ISA	ext	DB37	1	-
CDIFI3	ISA	ext	DB37	1	-
CDIFI4	ISA	ext	DB37	4 (ID 0-3)	-
CDIFI4A	ISA	ext	DB37	-	-
CDIFI5A	Microchannel	ext	DB37	-	@5EEE.ADF - Picture
CDIFI8A	ISA	int/ext	40-pin/DB37	-	-
CDIFI8S	ISA	int/ext	40-pin/DB37	-	>10 MHz Bus Frequencies
CDIF25A	ISA	int/ext	40-pin/DB37	4 (ID 0-3)	-
CDIF25A-2	ISA	int/ext	40-pin/DB37	-	-
CDIF25A-3	ISA	int/ext	40-pin/DB37	-	-
CDIF35A	ISA	int	40-pin	-	-

CD-ROM Drives

Model	Type	Format	Connector	ID	Cache Memory
Hitachi CDR 1502S	1	ext	C-36	-	-
Hitachi CDR 2500	2	int	40-pin	-	-
Hitachi CDR 2500S	2	ext	dual DB37	0-4	-
Hitachi CDR 1503	3	ext	dual DB37	0-4	-
Hitachi CDR 3500	4	int	40-pin	0-4	-
Hitachi CDR 1600S	5	ext	dual DB37	0-7	32 kB
Hitachi CDR 3600	5	int	40-pin	0-7	32 kB
Hitachi CDR 1700S	6	ext	dual DB37	0-7	32 kB
Hitachi CDR 1700SA	6	ext	dual DB37	0-7	128 kB
Hitachi CDR 3700	7	int	40-pin	0-7	64 kB
Hitachi CDR special	8	-	-	-	32 kB
Amdek LD1 (1503S)	3	ext	dual DB37	0-4	-
Amdek LD2 (3500)	4	int	40-pin	0-4	-
Todd 6000 (3600)	5	int	40-pin	0-7	32 kB
Todd 7000 (3700)	7	int	40-pin	0-7	64 kB
Sun MoonStar (3600)	5	int	40-pin	0-7	32 kB

CD-ROM Bus vs. SCSI

In order to maintain or repair these old drives, here are the SCSI counterparts listed:

CDR 1553S (1503S)
CDR 3650 (3600 + 64kB cache)
CDR 1650S (1600S)
CDR 1750S (1700S)
CDR 3750 SCSI-II (3700)

Drivers

For DOS and OS/2
Download 1 (Germany): hitachi.zip
Download 2 (Australia): hitachi.zip

Adapter Description File (ADF) for MCA: @5eee.adf

DOS drivers

HITACHIA.SYS - ISA/EISA adapter cards
HITACHIB.SYS - MCA adapter card

CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=x:\path\HITACHIA.SYS /D:name /N:1 /P:300
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
MSCDEX.EXE /D:name /M:8

OS/2 drivers

HITCDISA.ADD - ISA/EISA adapter cards
HITCDMC.ADD - MCA adapter card

CONFIG.SYS:
BASEDEV=HITCDISA.ADD /P:300

Jumper Settings:

Switch	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
IO	200	220	240	260	300	320	340	360

last update 11.10.2008 - A.Kohl