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Chapter 1 Introduction Overview HP CD extensions for MPE/iX is a client-server application that expands the capabilities of your HP 3000 system. With the extensions in place, you can use HP LaserROM (or any DOS application) to access an HP 3000 CD-ROM drive.When the drive is not being read by HP LaserROM, you can use it as a software update device with HPINSTAL/iX, the software installation tool that lets you update your HP 3000 system from a CD-ROM drive. HP CD extensions lets you access an HP 3000 system CD-ROM drive over a network. The client software includes a virtual device driver that sends CD-ROM information requests over the network to the HP 3000 system. The server software reads the data from the CD-ROM drive and sends the requested data back over the network to the client PC, where it is read as a normal MS-DOS file. The HP CD extensions software also includes a utility called the Media Manager. This utility is the administrative software for the extensions. You can use the Media Manager to mount and dismount CD-ROM disks and to monitor and disconnect client PCs. The CD-ROM disks containing the MPE/iX software differ significantly from the ISO-9660 disks used with HP LaserROM. HP CD extensions cannot recognize the MPE/iX disks, so you can access these disks only from the MPE/iX command line, using HPINSTAL/iX. Similarly, CD-ROM disks formatted for the ISO-9660 (or High Sierra) standards required by HP LaserROM can be mounted only with the Media Manager and accessed from the client PC. You cannot access these disks from the MPE/iX command line.