ASPI check failed

[joeroni]

Having trouble with HP CDRW 7100i.So I used ASPI checker from HP.Says it's not working properly.Then I remembered a while back I had changed these lines in config.sys.Can someone explain to me what would happen if I remove the rem in these lines.This is my whole config.sys.
Files=50
Buffers=30
LASTDRIVE=Z
rem TShoot: DEVICE=C:\ATADVD\ATAPIMGR.SYS
rem TShoot: DEVICE=C:\ATADVD\SR_ASPI.SYS /D:MSCD001 /Q
rem TShoot: DEVICE=C:\ATADVD\DRVEX.SYS /D:MSCD001

[tweakthis]

The short version:
REM stands for REMARK and basically means "ignore this statement". Go ahead and remove the "rem". If the system locks up, put it back in again.


The long version:

The REM Command:
Remarking Drivers from your Start Up files You can use the REM (remark) command in front of a line that you do not want DOS to use, rather than actually deleting the line. Using this command tells DOS you do not want it to execute the information contained in this statement. Therefore, DOS effectively ignores the lines beginning with REM. Deleting lines in these two important DOS files may cause more problems than if they were left intact. Thus, we recommend trying the REM command.

There are advantages to using REM over deleting the line:

1.Without deleting the information contained in the line, REM allows you to test the performance of the file. This process allows you to keep the information in the event the change was not beneficial.

2.REM keeps the command line for future reference and/or editing. This is important should the line, such as a device driver, be needed again in the future.

3.REM preserves the command line in case it was accidentally mistaken for a similar line that should have been omitted.

4.Since the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files do not display or recognize remarks (statements beginning with the REM command) no harm comes to the system by using the REM instead of deleting the line.

5.If you are working with CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT, you may consider this tip before you remove any of the lines you have in these files. Also, it is a good idea to keep copies of the original files under a different name (such as CONFIG.OLD or AUTOEXEC.SAV) for reference. Many people keep these files in the C:\DOS directory

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<FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by tweakthis on January 24, 2001 at 01:35 PM</font>

[joeroni]

Thank You I needed to know about rem because as you see I've used it before and didn't fully understand what I was doing.I'm a little more clear on this now.