Conflict with DECtalk and EIDE CD-ROM Drivers.

We have found that the DECtalk hardware will not work with PCs that have 
certain EIDE CDROMs intalled.

Some of the CDROMs are manufactured by ACER and Mitsumi and one of the 
driver names in CONFIG.SYS is VIDE_CDD.

The problem apparently is caused by the DECtalk and CDROM drivers trying 
to use the same software interrupt (different than hardware IRQs).

A small program called HOLD2F.SYS is available which should resolve the 
problem.

The procedure for using this program is as follows:

1. Change to the root directory, e.g. C:\, and edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add 
the following line at the top of the file:

	DEVICE=C:\DECTALK_DIR\HOLD2F.SYS

The "C:\DECTALK_DIR" part of the command line should be the disk drive name 
and directory path to your DECtalk subdirectory. For example for the 
default DECtalk PC2 the line would be:   

	DEVICE=C:\DECTALK2\HOLD2F.SYS

2. After the line is added, save the change to the CONFIG.SYS file.

NOTE: The line "DT_DRIV -r" should be the first line of the DECtalk BAT 
      file for this procedure to work.

3. Reboot the system. 

If a call to the DECtalk BAT file is in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the DECtalk 
should now be working. If the DECtalk is still not speaking      
a verificatiion that the procdure worked is to enter at the system prompt
the command "MEM/C/P". The command will list all programs loaded into
memory. The program "DT_DRIV", which is the DECtalk TSR should be listed.

If DT_DRIV is listed as a loaded program and the unit still does not speak,
other causes like a speaker not connected, the volume control not set loud
enough, etc. should be checked.

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